Projects
The Collaborative Group seeks to develop a board capacity building initiative designed to meet the unique governance challenges faced by individual cooperatives. To achieve this a three-stage model was developed to identify specific board development needs at various stages of growth: Creation/Startup; Direction/ Establishment; and Delegation/Institution. The main objectives include: Developing and testing a questionnaire Read More
These questions will be answered using a participatory research methodology centered around Cooperative Leadership Events (CLEs). The 5-day CLEs allow for participative action research where participants receive top quality education, coaching, and networking with government officials, peers, and experts. The CLE model also promotes active participation in the quantitative and qualitative research. Approach and methodology Read More
“Side selling” is the practice of farmers ignoring contractual agreements for the sale of their product. This research project focused on this issue, and its main objectives were to: Assess challenges and opportunities of marketing malt barley by farmer-members of Galema and Raya Kejewa cooperative unions and their respective primary cooperatives, emphasizing the extent and Read More
Intention: The “What Difference Do Cooperatives Make?” research project is a multi-year, multi-country cross-sector regional research study on the effects that cooperatives have on the social and economic well-being of individuals and the broader effects that they have in the communities where they are located. The focus will be on the primary society, but will also Read More
The Research Advisory Committee – Cooperative Development Experts
The RAC is a council of cooperative development experts to council the Research Director and the Research Group to ensure strong research methodologies, partners, and analysis. The RAC members have significant experience and expertise to help the Research Group identify topics of need in the wider cooperative community. The RAC have quarterly meetings and updates Read More
The Collaborative Group
The Collaborative Group is a working group of project managers from each of the member Cooperative Development Organizations. The purpose of the CG is to promote collaboration, knowledge and best practice sharing, and to conduct cross-sectoral research to improve cooperative development programming. The CG meets monthly to work on collaborative research, share CDO updates, and Read More