Cooperatives should train focus on principle of member education

Education, training and information, the fifth Cooperative principle, was established and adopted by the International Cooperative Alliance and later embraced locally through the enactment of the Cooperative Act. The goal and objective of this principle is to ensure that cooperative members understand their responsibilities and rights. It also seeks to ensure cooperatives educate and train…

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Why Saccos should continuously train their staff

The fifth cooperative principle of Education, training and information encourages Cooperative societies to hold education days to train members, stakeholders and the public on the operations of the cooperatives so they can contribute to the development of their co-operatives and ensure they are run professionally. These trainings bring us to the biggest question of: are the…

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The importance of personal finance literacy

Personal finance refers to a financial management process which an individual or a family unit engages in to budget, save and spend financial resources over a given period of time, considering various financial risks and future life events and expectations. Financial experts argue that personal finance literacy is critical in helping an individual make rational…

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What Saccos can do to remove non-performing loans from their books

Provision of credit facilities is the core mandate of Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies (Saccos). Therefore, prudential credit management practices are key to the facilitation of efficient management and administration of the Sacco loans portfolio. They ensure equity in the distribution of funds to members, thus encouraging efficiency in cash flows. Saccos are always guided…

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The role of women in cooperative development

Cooperatives are an alternative form of economic organization that are based on democratic decision-making and the equitable distribution of benefits among members. In recent years, there has been a growing interest in how cooperatives can promote gender equality and empower women. Cooperatives can be particularly beneficial to women because they offer a space for collective…

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