Regional Project - Promotion of Self-help Organizations and the development and strengthening of Cooperative Structures in Africa

DGRV follows a multi-level approach: The individual cooperative – i.e. at the micro-level – needs a consistent business orientation, adequate internal organization and well-trained managers and staff. In addition, the cooperative must be part of an integrated subsidiarity-based network at the meso-level in order for it to benefit from services provided by specialized central enterprises and associations, such as for training and auditing. At the macro-level, the government must create an adequate legal and regulatory framework for cooperative activities. Fields of activity are among others: - Work with pilot cooperatives - Training schemes on the topics: function of cooperative federations, cooperative audit, relevance of savings and credit cooperatives - Consultancy to cooperatives, federations, for the set-up of business an investment plans and at local level for the set-up of a system of cooperative credit banks, audit, training - Support of legal and regulatory framework.

The project is financed by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).