DGRV/GKCD conducted a successful workshop on defining of a specialized training for Co-operative Auditors on 15th September 2023 at the Heron Hotel, Nairobi. The workshop was attended by 17 representatives from 11 keys stakeholders: The Cooperative Alliance of Kenya, The Co-operative Bank, CIC Group, NCBA CLUSA, National Co-operative Housing Union (NACHU), The Co-operative University of…
Successful entrepreneurs improve lives by creating innovative products or services to enhance the standard of living. In addition to their products and services, entrepreneurs create opportunities through jobs and tax remittance for our economy to grow and prosper. According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) census data, the rate of unemployment amongst the…
Strategic planning is critical to any co-operative success; it gives the organization an opportunity to develop its strategic thinking, decision-making and planning skills in order to provide overall direction to the co-operative on how the set goals will be achieved. DGRV/GKCD in partnership with Narok CETIC, Kakamega CETIC and the newly formed Kipkelion Youth Service…
A distinct management feature of Co-operative enterprises is the element of self-control. In Kenya, Co-operatives elect Supervisory Committees during their Annual General Meetings. These impartial groups made up of 3 elected members are answerable directly to the membership of the Co-operative. Help protecting the member’s assets through overseeing the management of the Co-operative is the…
Preparing a new generation of co-operators for their important role in the sustainability of the Kenyan Co-operative sector is one of our major projects concerns. In this regard, GKCD/DGRV Kenya and the Kipkelion District Co-operative Union Youth Council (KYC) partner to strategically develop the capacities of young people in Kipkelion District. This partnership aims to…
From February 3rd – February 7th 2020 the extended CETIC family (CETIC, Co-operative Education Training and Information Center) came together to discuss and resolute on new solutions for the CETIC Centers. The CETIC Leadership Retreat 2020‘ was held at Sentrim Lodge Elementaita hosted by DGRV/GKCD and attended by CETIC stakeholders from the Co-operative sector of…
GKCD is an NGO which is fully supported by the German Cooperative and Raiffeisen Confederation, the apex and auditing association of the German Cooperative Organizations and BMZ. The NGO’s mandate is to empower the co-operative sector in Narok and Kakamega County through the establishment of Co-operative Education, Training and Information Centers (CETICs) at County level.…