East Africa - Financial management of cooperatives and farmers' organisations

Agriterra considers healthy financial management of its clients as core condition for succesfull operations and business planning. In 2014 and 2015 it has developed a specific financial management training package. The year 2015 has been baptised the year of financial management. Agriterra want to roll out further this training package and solution to its clients and business advisors by implementing a financial management program in East-Africa. As part of its strategy for 2016 through 2019, Agriterra will continue to support all its clients in terms of transparency and good management practices. These clients include those with which Agriterra is already actively working on this issue and those clients that will join after the organization is restructured in the upcoming months. The underlying project comprises the following services:(1) implementation of the Basic Financial Management training (2) expansion to the new appointed program countries Zambia, Rwanda, Burundi, Congo DR, (3) recruitment and training of new trainers + Agriterra staff involved, (4) refreshment meetings for trainers and (5) design and production of an advanced strategic and financial management workshop for managers and directors of organizations that have already participated in the Basic Financial Management Workshop.