National Co-operative Association of South Africa (NCASA)
NCASA is an independent co-operative association which unites, represents and serves co-operatives country-wide. NCASA was founded in 1997. It is the sole apex body of the co-operatives in the country. Its members are national sector organisations and primary organisations in many sectors of activity including agriculture, savings and credit, worker co-operatives, housing and consumer co-operatives. NCASA has more than 400 co-operatives representing more than 300,000 individuals countrywide. They are also affiliated to the international Co-operative Association (ICA) which represents co-operative movements from more than 100 countries, representing 760-million members.
Their activities are aimed at promoting the concept and principles of the cooperatives; facilitate the co-operation among co-operatives – both for their mutual beneficial relations among themselves and advancing the economic and social empowerment of their members and their communities. The activities include training, education and information; holding of seminars and workshops; facilitating access to markets and promote sectoral and inter-development of cooperatives.
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Physical address | 976 Schoeman Street, ArcadiPretoria | |
Postal Address | (not available | |
City | Pretoria | |
Telephone | (012) 3421207 | |
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Keywords:Co-operatives, community, finance