SWEDISH COOPERATIVE CENTRE

The Swedish Cooperative Centre, SCC, was created by the Swedish Cooperative Movement in 1958. Through long-term development work and “help to self-help” we equip poor people with the tools needed to fight poverty themselves. Through advocacy work we strive to convince more people to take stand for a world free from poverty and injustice. Our projects are financed through fundraising and by Sida, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency.

News

19/2

Houses under construction in Zambia

In a country where urban slum settlements are rapidly growing, every new housing initiative is extremely valuable. 25 houses are currently being constructed in the Kitwe and Kalalushi communities in the Copper Belt region north of capital Lusaka, by members of the Zambia Homeless and Poor People’s Federation, with technical assistance from the People’s Process on Housing and Poverty in Zambia.
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11/2

New blog on microinsurance

What is microinsurance and how does it work? In this new blog you can read about how microinsurance can help fight poverty.
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8/2

New country office in Mozambique

In order to strengthen the presence in one of the poorest countries in the world, the Swedish Cooperative Centre has opened a country office in the capital Maputo.
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22/9

Workshop on Value Chain Financing: The opportunities and challenges

The co-hosts of the regional rural finance thematic workshop, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) - Rural Finance Knowledge Management Partnership (KMP), International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) and the Swedish Cooperative Centre and VI Agro-forestry (SCC-Vi), are happy to announce that this year's workshop took place in Kigali, Rwanda.
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"A world free from poverty and injustice"

Our vision is "A world free from poverty and injustice". We believe that we can, together with our partner organisations in developing countries, contribute to reduced poverty and increased global justice.

SCC in Africa works to:

• Support poor women and men to mobilise in defence of their human rights, to improve their livelihoods and increase their income
• Strengthen the democratic and financial capacity of partner organisations .
• Contribute to the development of a democratic and just society