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16 Abattoir 1 38 0 38 15,750
17 Mineral 3 177 21 198 14,356
18 Coffee 1 16 4 20 350,000
19 Hule Geb 4 76 108 184 30,328
20 Bee keeping 11 649 65 714 147,956
21 Silk 1 0 23 23 1,000
22 Rural electrification
services
2 421 30 451 4,000
23 Live cattle 5 351 7 358 344,683
24 Building materials
1 9 3 12 22,500
producers
suppliers
&
25 Parking 1 5 6 11 3,000
26 Telecommunications
associations
1 202 6 208 52,000
27 Tea development 1 16 3 19 6,500
Total 1,768 847,167 113,682 960,849 148,258,845
8 The dynamics in the sector at regional level
The growth and active involvement of cooperatives as an NSA typology is important
dynamism that would strengthen the NSA participation and contribution to development.
Apart from their horizontal expansion through the inclusion of new members, vertically they
have also integrated to form unions that jointly established the SNNPR Cooperative
Federation. The growth has also brought about functional dynamism through the expansion in
the span of business activities that cooperatives undertake. Thus, cooperative unions are
becoming the major importers of inputs specially fertilizer while they are also the main
exporters of products that members supply. As a result of functional dynamism, the
competitive position of the major actors has also changed in favour of the cooperatives. In
addition to the dynamism in the growth of cooperatives, the NGO networking initiative is
also an important manifestation of dynamics in the NSA sector.
9 Networking
As indicated above, networking is an important dynamism which is observed in the growth of
the NSA sector in the region. The networks and forums that were formed over the last three
years include HIV/AIDS, education, food security, gender, OVC and environmental
networks. Even though the networks and forums formed have their own weaknesses, the
initiatives indicate that there is a growing interest among NGOs to engage in dialogue, joint
activities and collective action among themselves.
10 Dialogue and cooperation between NSA and Local Government.
There is a very good and healthy working relationship between NSA and the regional
government. Different NSA including NGOs, Iddirs and other CBO, regionally organized
women and youth associations, etc have good relation with the regional government at
different levels namely regional, woreda and kebele administration. At each level, NSA and
government organs engage in dialogue and cooperate on operational issues.
The GO – NGO forum is an example of the progress achieved in the level of dialogue and
cooperation between NSA and government. Apart from the forum which created wider
opportunity for dialogue and cooperation, the ratification of the NGO guideline has also
contributed to the improved relations and cooperation.
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