Members Highlights 2017

27 Jan 2017

National Co-operative Confederation of Rwanda (NCCR)

Under engagement, NCCR in partnership with Land’O Lakes organized for a meeting with different partners , the meeting  resulted into formation of a “Cooperative Learning Platform “(CLP) with the aim of getting together different Stakeholders and updating them on the sector developments and National Orientation of the Cooperative movement.

Hon. Francois Kanimba; Minister for Trade and Industry in Rwanda was the Guest of Honor accompanied by Mr. Munanura Apollo  Director General of Rwanda Co-operative Agency, Chairman of NCCR Mr. KATABARWA Augustin with the host NYIRIGIRA Willy, the Coordinator Land’O Lakes.

In June 2017, Rwanda held International Day of Co-operatives celebrations in the Northern Province of Rwanda led by Hon. François Kanimba. The event saw a number of cooperatives countrywide in attendance with some scooping awards from various categories with NCCR getting the award of Good Service Delivery to its members.  

 

NCCR want a head and partnered with Sustainable Harvest Rwanda and organized for “Let’s talk coffee” program in Kigali. The event brought coffee farmers cooperatives and producers, exporters, importers, buyers and government leaders to discuss challenges, and opportunities facing the coffee industry.  The experts shared their experiences and discussed about the various factors that affect quality and how to improve quality and value.

                    

We also have a MoU with AMIR (Association of Microfinance Institutions in Rwanda), to help us establish Rwanda Institute of Cooperatives Entrepreneurship and Microfinance (RICEM)

 

AWACH Saving and Credit Cooperative Society Ltd

Awach held representative council meeting two times in August and October 2017 to discuss on Leverage ratio and to substitute board members.

As we promote the cooperative image and identity, Awach did five experience sharing program in the year 2017 from Butajira SACCO from Ethiopia, Yetu SACCO from Kenya and South Amenti SACCOS from Kenya. We also went ahead and shared the experience learnt with Kolfe Sub city on administration and cooperatives. All cooperatives came to Awach and got the valuable experience.

During its General Assembly, Awach had discussions on cooperative finance and concentrated mostly on capital and liability that is leverage ratio. Legal framework plays a critical role for the viability and existence of cooperative.

The Awach strategic plan aims to provide assistance to officials and managers so that the growing desire for the cooperative form of enterprise is met with supportive legal frameworks that will release the full potential of members’ economies. 

Fédération des Coopératives d'Approvisionnement et d'Alimentation Générale (FECAAG)

Introduction

After three (3) years of the Ebola hemorrhagic disease in the country that left us with an economic crisis, social and cultural activities being interfered with and lack of donor Funds and International Institutions has really dragged us behind.

In the interest of preserving cooperative identity, FECAAG has made some highlights as follows: