Deutscher Genossenschafts - Und Raiffeisenverband e.V.

Short Name

DGRV

Address Line 1

Unit P042B, 4th Floor, Coco Building

Address Line 2

Street - Number and Name

14 Thuy Khue, Tay Ho District

District

City

Hanoi

Province – Vietnam

Phone

+84 4 3847 0945

Fax

+84 4 3847 0945

Email Address

Contact Person – Vietnam

Ms. Nguyen Thi Tuyet Minh, Director DGRV Program Vietnam

International Headquarters

Mission Statement

DGRV – the German Cooperative and Raiffeisen Confederation is the national apex organization and top-level auditing confederation of the cooperative sector in Germany. Since more than 30 years, DGRV is involved in international development cooperation aiming on the sustainable development of the cooperative sector worldwide. In Vietnam DGRV´s primary objective is to contribute to the sustainable development of the cooperative sector by capacity building in terms of training, tailor made consultancy and knowledge sharing. The overall objective of the Program aims to enhance the capacities of Vietnamese cooperatives and cooperative federations in order to improve the economic and social structure of the cooperative economy and cooperatives in Vietnam. The strategy of DGRV in Vietnam is at present focused on contributing to the reconstruction and strengthening of a market-oriented cooperative system at the national, regional and local level on the basis of the core principles of co-operatives: Self-help, Self-government and Self-responsibility

History of operations in Vietnam

In Vietnam, DGRV supports since 1999 the transformation and development of the cooperative sector by providing cooperative expertise, long and short-term consultancy, as well as tailor-made solutions for international development projects. DGRV is since 2006 intensively collaborating with the national APEX confederation Vietnam Cooperative Alliance (VCA), several Provincial Cooperative Alliances (PCAs) and Local Cooperatives in order to achieve better efficiency and to realize its multi-level-approach. As centre of competence in cooperative development, DGRV operates on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and cooperates with international institutions. In Asia, DGRV operates in several countries within the framework of the “Regional Program for the Promotion of Cooperative Self-help groups in Asia”, funded by BMZ. Activities in SR Vietnam are a sub-component of this program.

Years of operation in Vietnam

Vietnam Programme Description

Projects in Vietnam

Local Partner(s) in Vietnam

National Staff

Expatriate Staff

Budget in USD