In Brazil we offer our support through a project financed by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
The DGRV project in Brazil is part of the Participation, Energy, Welfare – Sustainability with Cooperatives in Latin America (PEB-LA) project, which works in three different areas: cooperatives in rural areas, renewable energy in cooperatives and financial cooperatives. In Brazil the current focus is on renewable energy cooperatives and small rural agricultural groups.
Cooperatives and other forms of associations in rural areas are instruments for the generation of sustainable employment and income for their members, which is why efforts are being made to strengthen their structures and services through the Redes (networks) program. The Redes program addresses issues such as management, governance, participation, market access, etc. and culminates in the establishment of networks, alliances, or cooperative centers. The program is being developed in the north of the country by the counterpart OCB Pará and “SESCOOP Nacional” and by the savings and credit cooperative Sicredi Paranapanema in its area of operation.
The topic of renewable energy production in cooperatives with the participation of citizens includes both cooperatives that are involved in the production and consumption of renewable energy and cooperatives that are active in all economic sectors. The possibility of generating one’s own energy leads to a reduction in energy costs and at the same time contributes to the protection of the environment and the participation of the population in the energy transition.
In this context, the support of initiatives and the collection and dissemination of relevant information, which is available on the project website www.energia.coop, should be emphasized. The exchange of experience between cooperatives that produce and consume renewable energy is actively promoted, as is dialogue with key players at local and national level and cooperation with other Latin American countries. This area of work is being developed in close partnership with the Organization of Brazilian Cooperatives (OCB).
The credit cooperatives in Brazil today have a strong and sustainable structure and a very comprehensive product portfolio, which is why they play an important role at local level and are partners in various project activities.
Dr. Matthias Arzbach
Camila Japp
Silvio Giusti
Monica Lehmann
Priscilla Orsi
The OCB is the umbrella organisation for cooperatives in Brazil. Its aim is to create a favourable environment for the development of Brazilian cooperatives through political and institutional representation.
It works in the field of renewable energies as an opportunity for the co-operative sector and for the participation of citizens in energy production.
https://somoscooperativismo.coop.br/ocb
OCB Pará is the regional office of the Organisation of Brazilian Cooperatives (OCB) responsible for cooperatives in the state of Pará, in northern Brazil.
It is the local partner that implements, with the support of the DGRV, actions to strengthen agricultural cooperatives and networks.
SESCOOP is a cooperative sector organisation linked to OCB in the areas of training and technical advice, with the mission of promoting the cooperative culture and improving management for the development of Brazilian cooperatives.
Together with the support of the DGRV, it implements the Programme with agricultural cooperatives with its strategy focused on the northern region of Brazil (Pará).
https://somoscooperativismo.coop.br/sescoop
SICREDI Paranapanema is a savings and credit cooperative operating in the north of the state of Paraná and southwest of the state of São Paulo and its mission is to transform the lives of its members and the regions where it operates.
With the support of the DGRV, it runs the “Juntos – Redes Productivas” (‘Together – Productive Networks’) program with agricultural associations and cooperatives in its area of operation.
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