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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 86018, member: 27"] Government pressure is pushing cooperatives to stop being sleepy clubs and start pulling women and youth into real money-making lanes. Directive to expand cooperative inclusion [LIST] [*]Daniel Chongolo told the Tanzania Cooperative Development Commission Board to pull in special groups. [*]Targeted women and youth already accessing empowerment loans. [*]Pushed broader participation in cooperative activities. [*]Framed inclusion as an economic unlock. [/LIST] Money is already moving through groups [LIST] [*]Women and youth tap ten percent of local authority loan allocations. [*]Annual loan access sits around 80bn. [*]Bodaboda riders flagged as ready-made cooperatives. [*]Urged formal absorption into the sector. [/LIST] Professionalism and innovation push [LIST] [*]Abdulmajid Nsekela chairs the new board. [*]Ordered tighter management standards. [*]Abdulmajid Nsekela pressed innovation over routine administration. [*]Emphasized accountability and audits. [/LIST] Presidential directives in play [LIST] [*]Samia Suluhu Hassan’s guidance set clear expectations. [*]Focused on industrial growth via cooperatives. [*]Pushed for farm insurance and retirement benefits. [*]Farmers are positioned as long-term stakeholders. [/LIST] Board legacy and banking move [LIST] [*]Abdulmajid Nsekela credited the outgoing board’s groundwork. [*]Asset identification across cooperative unions improved. [*]Registration numbers climbed under prior oversight. [*]Led to the creation of COOP Bank Tanzania. [/LIST] Commission mandate and continuity [LIST] [*]Benson Ndiege outlined a commitment to government direction. [*]Regulates and promotes cooperative development. [*]Oversees registration, supervision, and dispute resolution. [*]Anchored in the Cooperative Societies Act No. 6 of 2013. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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