Ministry of Business, Enterprise and Cooperatives

Role of Co-operatives Division

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The Co-operatives Division has the statutory duty to ensure that the Co-operative Societies operate within the co-operative legal regulatory framework. It assists in the consolidation , promotion and development of the Co-operative Movement through the creation and provision of favourable and conducive environment.

Departments

The departments under the Cooperatives Division are:

1. Administration
2. Registrar's Unit
3. Co-operative Development Unit

VISION

Supporting a modern co-operative movement with sound, diversified and autonomous co-operative organisations operating for the upliftment of the standard of living of their members

MISSION

Facilitating and assisting the development of co-operatives through the creation and provision of favourable and conducive legal and institutional environment together with adequate support and incentives.

Services Provided by Cooperatives Division

The Co-operatives Division has the statutory duty to ensure that the co-operative societies operate within the co-operative legal regulatory framework. It assists in the consolidation, promotion and development of the co-operative movement through the creation and provision of a favourable and conducive environment.

The following are the main services provided by the Co-operatives Division:

• Provision of legal and institutional framework for co-operatives and co-operative development
• Formation and registration of co-operative societies
• Audit of financial accounts of co-operative societies
• Monitoring and supervision of the activities of co-operative societies
• Provision of education and training to the co-operative movement
• Guidance and technical consultancy services to co-operative societies and federations for the implementation of their plans and projects
• Providing technical and financial assistance for the implementation of projects for the development of the co-operative sector