Deutscher Genossenschafts - Und Raiffeisenverband e.V.

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