In South Africa we support different governmental institutions, cooperatives as well as traditional, indigenous structures to support primary cooperatives.
Cooperatives are an important tool in South Africa to foster economic engagement of marginalized parts of society especially in rural and semi-urban settings. At the same time cooperatives play an important role when it comes to transformation of the economy to reduce inequalities and foster the participation of previously disadvantaged group of society.
Besides partnerships on national levels when it comes to policies and strategy DGRV supports different departments in the 2 pilot provinces Kwazulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape.
The main focus of DGRV in South Africa is on cooperatives and its structures in the sectors of Agriculture, Youth, Energy and Forestry.
South Africa is part of the Regional Project Southern Africa Strengthening Cooperative Economic Cycles in Rural and Semiurban Areas in Selected Southern African Countries (SUCOSA) in which a regional exchange among the different stakeholders of the cooperative sector and supporting organisations including the Governments is supported and fostered.
Veit H. Gesenhues
Aljoscha Warych
Bongumusa Ntuli
Marsha Greenland
Thandeka Dabata
Erika Böhmer
Gisela Hollamby
Phumudzo Netshifulani
Africa In Mozambique we support primary cooperatives in different parts of the country and different value chains to be economically successful and sustainable. On a secondary and tertiary level, we are fostering exchange among cooperatives and explore the possibilities and benefits of formalized structures which create a benefit for members of primary cooperatives.
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Africa DGRV has begun a longer-term approach to cooperative development in Tunisia. In 2017, DGRV received a request from the Tunisian Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries (MARHP) to contribute its cooperative expertise to the revision of the legal framework in Tunisia. As a result, consultative and exploratory talks were held with the relevant actors […]
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Africa Cameroon is a country with about 26.6 million inhabitants. It borders Nigeria, Chad, the Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and the Atlantic Ocean. The largest cities are the capital Yaoundé and the port city Douala. The latter is an important hub for the landlocked member states of the Central African […]
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