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词条 Wazalendo Savings and Credit Cooperative Society
释义

  1. Overview

  2. Branch network

  3. Governance

  4. See also

  5. References

  6. External links

{{Infobox company |
  name           = Wazalendo Savings and Credit Cooperative Society|  logo           = |  type           = Private|  foundation     = 2005|  location       =  Bombo, Uganda |  key_people     =  '''Major General Samuel Kavuma'''[1]
Chairman| num_employees = | assets = US$45.5 million (UGX:131.1 billion) (2014)| revenue = {{profit}}Aftertax:US$3.3 million (UGX:9.5 billion (2014)| industry = Financial Services| products = Loans, Savings, Investments| homepage = Homepage

}}Wazalendo Savings and Credit Cooperative Society (WSACCO), also referred to as Wazalendo Sacco, is a savings and credit co-operative society in Uganda. It is an institutional Sacco composed of Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) personnel and their families, UPDF Reserve Forces, and staff of Uganda's Ministry of Defence. WSACCO is affiliated with the Uganda Co-operative Savings and Credit Union Limited and with the Uganda Co-operative Alliance.[2]

Overview

WSACCO was established on 22 September 2005 with initial savings of about US$96,000 (UGX:238 million). Membership is restricted to persons in active service with the UPDF and their families, UPDF veterans and their families, and staff of the Ministry of Defence in Uganda and their families. The main objective is to mobilize savings and make loans to members at reasonable interest rates to improve their welfare. WSACCO adopted “Save for the Future Development” as its slogan. By 30 June 2011, 61,482 members had joined. By February 2012, membership had increased to 65,741 and total savings were valued at approximately US$9.23 million (UGX:23 billion), making WSACCO the largest savings credit union in Uganda.[3] {{asof|April 2014}} the WSACCO's total assets were valued at approximately US$43.7 million (UGX:109 billion) with shareholders' equity of about US$30.1 million (UGX:75 billion) and a loan portfolio estimated at US$35 million (UGX:87 billion).[4]

As of December 2014, the WSACCO's membership had increased to over 73,000. Shareholders equity stood at USh67.4 billion (US$23.4 million). Total assets were valued at USh131.1 billion (US$45.5 million). The total loan book stood at USh116.3 billion (US$40.4 million). WSACCO made after-tax profits of USh9.5 billion (US$3.3 million), for the calendar year ending 31 December 2014.[5]

Branch network

{{asof|March 2015}}, WSACCO maintained the following branches:[6]

  1. Achol-pii Branch - Achol-pii
  2. Arua Branch - Arua UPDF Barracks
  3. Head Office - Bombo UPDF Barracks
  4. Bombo Branch - Bombo
  5. Entebbe Branch - Entebbe
  6. Gulu Branch - Gulu
  7. Jinja Branch - Jinja
  8. Kakiri Banch - Kakiri
  9. Kotido Branch - Nakaprimoli, Kotido District*
  10. Masaka Branch - Masaka
  11. Masindi Branch - Masindi
  12. Mbale Branch - Mbale
  13. Mbarara Branch - Mbarara
  14. Moroto Banch - Moroto
  15. Mubende Branch - Mubende
  16. Muhooti Branch - Muhooti
  17. Nakasongola Branch - Nakasongola UPDF Air Base
  18. Ssingo Branch - Kaweweeta, Nakaseke District
  19. Mogadishu Branch - Somalia

(*) = Non-Networked branches

Governance

As of March 2014, the Board of Directors of the society included the following:[5]

Board Members
  • Chairman - Brigadier Moses D Ssentongo
  • Vice Chairman - Major G Katongole
  • Caretaker Vice Chairman - Lieutenant Colonel - Robert Mugabe
  • Treasurer - Captain Emmy Kumanya
  • Member Central - Captain Ronald K Kagina
  • Member Gender - Captain Alice Ankunda
  • Member Western - Lance Corporal Isabirye Aarone Mwase
  • Member Eastern - Private Habib Mohamed Bumba
  • Member Northern - Warrant Officer II Nicholas Mwebaze
  • Member West Nile - Sergeant Isaac Draparaku
SUPCO Members
  • Chairman SUPCO - Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Onata
  • Vice Chairman SUPCO - Major Arthur K Kwezi
  • Secretary SUPCO - Captain Danson Tayebwa

See also

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  • Banking in Uganda
  • Economy of Uganda
  • Exodus Sacco

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References

1. ^{{cite web| title=Kavuma promoted to Major General |accessdate=3 December 2017| url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1466743/kavuma-promoted-major |date=1 December 2017 |location=Kampala | author=Vision Reporter |newspaper=New Vision}}
2. ^{{cite web | title=WSACCO: About Us: Who We Are | url=http://www.wazalendo.co.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15&Itemid=26 | publisher= Wazalendo SACCO | accessdate=11 April 2014}}
3. ^{{cite web | last=Kasasira | first=Risdel | title=UPDF Sacco Grows Savings to Shs23 Billion In Eight Years | url=http://in2eastafrica.net/updf-sacco-grows-savings-to-shs23b-in-eight-years | publisher=In2EastAfrica | date=27 February 2012 | accessdate=11 April 2014}}
4. ^{{cite web | last=Candia | first=Steven | title=Army SACCO Gets New Command | url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/654438-army-sacco-gets-new-command.html | publisher=New Vision | date=10 April 2014 | accessdate=11 April 2014}}
5. ^{{cite web | accessdate=21 March 2015 | date=20 March 2015 | url=http://www.wazalendo.co.ug/images/pdf/agm_booklet_final.pdf|title=Wazalendo Savings & Credit Cooperative Society Annual Report for 31 December 2014|publisher=Wazalendo Sacco Uganda|first=.| last=Wazalendo Board}}
6. ^{{cite web|title=Full List of Wazalendo Sacco Branches| url=http://www.wazalendo.co.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=43&Itemid=64|publisher= Wazalendo Savings & Credit Cooperative Society (WSACCO)|accessdate=21 March 2015}}

External links

{{Luweero District}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Wazalendo Sacco}}

4 : Companies established in 2005|2005 establishments in Uganda|Luweero District|Credit unions of Uganda

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