By Delicious Mathuthu
Zimbabwe is set to borrow some of Rwanda’s policies, legal and institutional frameworks governing Cooperatives to improve efficiency, Vice President, Honourable General (Retired) Dr. Constatino Chiwenga has said.
As Zimbabwe joins the rest of the world in celebrating the International Day of Cooperative, it is reviewing its Cooperative policy, guided by the Rwandan model, in order to align it to the country’s National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1) and Vision 2030.
Speaking during Zimbabwe’s commemoration of the day at the Village Inn Hotel in Nyanga, on Saturday (1/07/2023), Vice President Dr. Chiwenga said Zimbabwe recently sent a government delegation to Rwanda on a study tour.
“The research has been carried out with a view to review and rebrand the Cooperative Model in Zimbabwe to bring it in line with the development trajectory as provided in the Vision 2030 and National Development Strategy (NDS) 1.
“The major objective is to determine the Cooperative model’s viability, profitability, productivity, and contribution to the current socio-economic development in line with Vision 2030.
“Last year a government delegation embarked on a study visit to Rwanda.
“The major objectives of the study tour to Rwanda was to learn about their policy, legal and institutional frameworks governing Cooperatives in Rwanda and how this has contributed to a successful Cooperative Movement in their country.
“Zimbabwe will borrow some of the principles that can be applied to us to improve our own model as well,” Dr. Chiwenga said.
Globally, the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) says about 3 million Cooperatives exist and are operating nearly in every industry and sector.
In Zimbabwe, as Dr Chiwenga said, there are more than 10 000 registered Cooperatives in different sectors such as housing, savings and credit, agriculture, fishing, transport, mining among other sectors.
Forming and working as a Cooperative includes advantages such as service group purchasing, marketing and skills-building to help them innovate.
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