African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4194

Full Length Research Paper

Poverty eradication and wealth creation: The role and challenges of savings and credit cooperatives (SACCOs) in Uganda

Julius Omona
  • Julius Omona
  • Department of Social Work and Social Administration, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
  • Google Scholar


  •  Received: 21 April 2021
  •  Accepted: 01 July 2021
  •  Published: 31 August 2021

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