Co-ops in Kenya

16-11-25 ImPREZKA by Star Ngei

What
(a disappointment)

a spółdzielnia is

63% of Kenyans are
members of a co-op

Western gaze

14 million people registered in Saccos

Saccos alone - 6% of Kenyan GDP

Co-ops (including agricultural) make up 40% of GDP

Social Impact

rural development

infrastructure

access to resources

reducing inequality

How did we get here

cultural

precolonial

movement

colonial, early post-

cultural

neocolonial,
capitalist

the other kind of harambee