The strategy can adopt the following ways to promote the cooperatives and ensure their sustainability.
- Building effective management information systems (MIS)
- Reaching large number of clients with vision for growth;
- Promoting savings services and diversify savings products;
- Offering services that fit the clients’ needs and diversify loan products;
- Simplify procedures to reduce operational costs;
- Motivating clients to repay loans and focuses on high repayment;
- Attaining financial sustainability by charging sufficient interest rates and fees;
- Involving clients when designing services;
- Promoting effective governance, – characterized by democratic and transparent decision-making;
- Targeting clients properly;
- Focusing on financial services only;
- Developing institutional linkages;
- Mobilizing internal resources in the form of share capital, long term savings and reserves;
- Offering patronage rebate to members in proportion to the services used;
- Integrating cooperative training and education in the regular services of the cooperative.
Microfinance, Cooperatives and Microinsurance as Sustainable Solutions……….Goal of Microfinance and Cooperative Strategy……….Cooperatives as a Means to Promote Sustainable Livelihoods……….Self-Help Groups……….Entry-Point Activities……….Savings and Credit Cooperatives……….Sustainability of Cooperatives……….Gender in Microfinance and Cooperatives
NGO Tools & Guides:
How to write a Proposal: A basic guide for NGOs on proposal writing & project development...[more] |
Free Fundraising Guides: A compilation of fundraising guides that can be downloaded freely...[more] |
HRM for NGOs: A comprehensive guide on how NGOs can manage their staff & personnel effectively...[more] |
LFA in Proposals: A basic guide for NGOs on how to write Logical Framework Analysis in grant proposals...[more] |
Fundraising Staff: How to train NGO staff in fundraising for your organization...[more] |
Travel Grants: Where can NGOs find travel grants to attend conferences and trainings around the world...[more] |
Protection from Online Scams: How NGOs can protect themselves from online scams...[more] |
Funding for Women: Resources on availability of funding to address women's & girls' issues...[more] |
NGO Policies: Sample policies & systems for NGO management...[more] |
Livelihood Proposal: How to write a proposal for a Community Livelihoods Development Project...[more] |
Climate Change Proposal: How to write Proposals on Projects addressing Climate Change...[more] |
Human Rights Proposal: How to write a human rights project proposal...[more] |
Job Description: How NGOs can write job descriptions for thier staff easily...[more] |
NGO Promotion: How to develop different types of promotional material for NGOs...[more] |
Bilateral Funding: How to identify NGO Funding Opportunities among Bilateral Agencies...[more] |
| How to write a Case Study: A simple guide for NGOs on how to write a case study...[more] |


