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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…

Promoting Community Health & Nutrition through Cooperative Development The Global Communities cooperative development programs utilize the cooperative business model to bring community members together providing them with the ability to purchase inputs and sell their produce together for greater income gains. For over 30 years, Global Communities has been working with cooperative members to achieve…

Increasing Access to Finance for Agribusinesses Global Communities is implementing the five-year Agribusiness Investment for Market Stimulation (AIMS) program to bolster trade by increasing access to financing for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) engaged in agribusiness in Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi. The core of the program supporting lending banks will be a proposed $50 million…

Global Communities Launches Agribusiness Investment for Market Stimulation (AIMS) Program NAIROBI, KENYA  – On Thursday, August 27 Global Communities will launch a $19 million USD multi-country Agribusiness Investment for Market Stimulation (AIMS) Program funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).  The five-year program will promote growth of the agricultural sector in Kenya, Tanzania…

Global Communities Partners with Birmingham-Southern College to Study Cooperation Among Ugandan Farmers Bert Morrow, Ph.D., Billy McMahon, Patrick Joyce, and Caleb McVicker Contribute to Research on Cooperatives in Uganda Even though cooperatives are numerous in Uganda, little is known about the reasons which motivate people to join them and use their services. The DESIGN (Developing…

Walmart Foundation, USAID & Global Communities Join Forces Through a $1 Million Expansion of a “Brighter Future” in Rwanda Women will receive community-based agricultural training through Farmer Field Schools, where they learn bio-intensive agricultural techniques that emphasize the production of corn, beans, and dairy, as well as nutrient-rich vegetables. Kigali – Today the U.S. Agency for International…

Global Communities in Rwanda: USAID Ejo Heza Program Video Having worked in Rwanda since 2005, Global Communities is currently implementing the USAID Ejo Heza (“brighter future”) program in Rwanda, which aims to improve the livelihoods and food consumption of 75,000 of the country’s very poor, particularly women. This video showcases the work Global Communities has…

Cooperative Advocacy: A Practical Guide for Advocating Cooperative Legal and Regulatory Reform Preface This publication is written for national cooperative organizations and their volunteer cooperative leaders and staff members around the world, who are the main intended audiences for CLARITY, the Cooperative Law and Regulation Initiative. The goal of CLARITY is to develop a cooperative-led…

Rwandans Bank on Banking as Avenue to Greater Gains By Jessica Massie, Education and Microfinance Consultant This article originally appeared in USAID Frontlines. An Integrated Savings and Lending Group meeting. Rwanda, the most densely populated country in Africa, faces many challenges on the road to economic growth. In 12 years working in the field, I have…

Trainer Mathew supporting the trainees (Courtesy photo) Rwanda: Civil Society Organizations trained, given portable video kits This article originally appeared on Itumanaho Members of civil society organizations working with Global Communities (formerly CHF International) will now be able to document their activities in video form after receiving training how to use portable video kits. The…