Who We Are
Tanzania Federation of Co-operatives Ltd; is the national cooperative Umbrella Organization that promotes, serves and coordinates the work of cooperative societies in mainland Tanzania. (Cooperatives are voluntary organizations, open to all persons able to use their services and willing to accept the responsibilities of membership, without gender, social, racial, political or religious discrimination. ICA Statement of Identity, 1995).
Co-operative Principles
- Voluntary and Open Membership
- Democratic Member Control
- Members Economic Participation
- Autonomy and Independence
- Education, Training & Information
- Co-operation among Co-operatives
- Concern for Community
TFC Roles and Responsibilities
- Members Representation
- Lobbying and Advocacy
- Capacity Building
- Marketing Linkages
- Youth and Women Empowerment
- Members Access to Financial Services
- Members Access to Inputs
- Membership Growth, Networking and Collaboration
TFC Membership.
Being open and voluntary kind of membership, TFC currently comprises of 70 members, 52 are Agricultural Co-operatives Societies, among that 44 are Agricultural Co-operative Unions and 8 are AMCOS. 1 Savings and Credit Co-operatives Union League – SCCULT, 9 SACCOS, 2 Housing Co-operative Societies, 2 Co-operative Banks, 1 Small Industry Co-operative society and 3 Joint Enterprise Co-operatives.
TFC represent a total number of around 4,000 Co-operatives Societies spread all over the Country with a total number of around 4,000,000 individual members. The members are diversified in different economic sectors including Maize, Rice, Cashew nut, Coffee, Tea, Cocoa, Tobacco, Dairy, Sugar cane, Cotton, Sisal, sesame, Sun flower, pulses, financial Co-operatives.
Current, the Co-operative movement in Tanzania comprises of 7300 Co-operatives Societies with a total of individual members of 8,000,000.
Benefits of Being a member of TFC
OUR PROJECTS
Women and youth Inclusion Program
In corroboration with partners TFC is involved in facilitation of involvement of Youth and Women in Cooperatives and Agr
Read MoreTFC Lobbying and Advocacy
TFC as an umbrella organization for the co-operatives societies in Tanzania do policy lobby and advocacy for the co-oper
Read MorePublic Cooperative Education Program
TFC have been promoting idea of Cooperative education programs to the public for the sake of promoting Co-operative awar
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