Africa Policy Forum: Cooperative Resilience –What the Evidence Suggests

To explore the potential for savings and credit cooperative organizations (SACCOs) to serve as pillars around which their members and communities can cope with effects of COVID-19 shocks, we investigated how SACCOs in the hospitality, aviation, and horticulture sectors responded. Specifically, we looked at how they remained afloat and supported members and the surrounding vulnerable communities to cope with the pandemic. We recommended potential policy options as well.