DGRV project activities in Costa Rica mainly focus on two key areas: We support our partner INFOCOOP, the public cooperative institute, in fostering its supervisory function providing three different softwares for credit union financial indicators, for assessing the internal control systems and performing financial audits of all types of cooperatives. INFOCOOP is also advised by the DGRV on the construction of social balances in various sectors of the cooperative system (financial services, energy generation and distribution, agrarian and mixed services). Since 2023 it has been implementing the SDG-COOP Tool, providing methods and calculus to measure, report and plan effectively actions, initiatives, projects, and investments that contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in cooperatives.
With the regional association UROZON, DGRV is working on the topic of networks composed of cooperatives. Various networks of a sectoral or cross-sectoral nature strive for efficiency, growth and stability of cooperatives and, ultimately, for an improved income and stable employment of their members, mostly small scale producers in disadvantaged rural areas in the northern zone of Costa Rica.
Dr. Matthias Arzbach
Jennifer Soto
Viviana Rua
Instituto Nacional de Fomento Cooperativo – INFOCOOP, is a governmental entity with the task of promoting (including financing), training, advising and supervising cooperatives in all sectors. It uses tools and methodologies of DGRV to pursue these goals.
Plaza Torres de Heredia, Of. 221
Ulloa, Heredia – Costa Rica
F. +506 4350 0763
Latin America In the Dominican Republic, DGRV works together with AIRAC (Asociación de Instituciones Rurales de Ahorro y Crédito), an association of rural savings and credit cooperatives. At meso level, DGRV supports the staff of AIRAC’s member cooperatives with training (credit risk, good governance, etc.). At micro level, DGRV provides AIRAC with the software “Social Balance” and […]
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Latin America DGRV is active nationwide in the Ecuadorian cooperative sector. The aim of the project is to improve the income situation of micro-entrepreneurs and family farms, as well as to secure the savings of members of savings and credit cooperatives. At makro level, the DGRV team in Ecuador advises the supervisor of the cooperative sector (SEPS) […]
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Latin America Guatemala is one of the countries with the highest social and economic inequality in the world and a long-standing historical background of social exclusion. In the country, cooperatives make significant contributions towards reducing MSMEs and marginalized populations entry barriers to compete within the economic system. In addition, cooperatives provide their members with benefits according to […]
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