Project objectives:
- Reinforce the infrastructure of cooperatives, by strengthening their legal framework.
- Increase the competitiveness of cooperatives in the market by strengthening their business structure.
Project summary:
- Development of a platform to support the project: PROMOVE (www.cooperativas.gov.ao). This allows access to: online survey of cooperatives; directory of cooperatives; information on market and financing opportunities; possibility of accessing asynchronous training; technical assistance; access to legislation and information relevant to the current and future directory.
- Preparation of regulations and statutes in accordance with Presidential Decree 23/2015, covering the areas of agricultural, livestock and fisheries production, logistics and general services.
- Preparation of a draft of the statutes for the Cooperative Regulatory Agency.
- Conducting an assessment of 150 of the 327 legalized cooperatives to identify performance gaps and potential areas for training and technical assistance.
- Provision of comprehensive training and technical assistance to the 150 selected cooperatives to strengthen their management capacity, facilitate access to financing from the Credit Support Project and increase their market share. 100 courses were delivered to approximately 2.000 cooperative members.
- Training of trainers for the management team (technicians from IDA – Institute for Agricultural Development and other stakeholders).
- Implementation of at least seven business networking events, with the aim of connecting qualified cooperatives with potential clients and financial institutions.