DESIGNing a Stronger Cooperative Model

DESIGNing a Stronger Cooperative Model
The goal of Developing Economic Strengthening Interventions for Group Production (DESIGN) is to design a better cooperative development model in Uganda by working with rural smallholders to understand their motivations and expectations for joining cooperatives. The program assesses individual’s “willingness to cooperate” used as a proxy for “trust,” to understand the drivers of cooperation and to assess how trust forms and/or changes overtime within a cooperative. With these insights, the DESIGN program can create cooperative strategies that lead to better outcomes for members and more sustainable cooperative enterprises.
Learn more about DESIGN and the challenges of the cooperative development sector here.