Mr Sifiso Mhlongo

The President

The strategic plan is an attempt to ensure that the Federation support the members to survive and remain financially sustainable in the medium to long term.

These activities seek not only to make the co-operatives and unions financially sustainable, but are also aimed at improving their members’ experiences as well as their soceconomic participation in the economy, at both individual and family levels. To this end, the ownership and full understanding of this strategic plan is paramount.

That is why on behalf of the new Board of NCFE and myself, I wish to express heartfelt appreciation at the first instance to the Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry for assisting with the sourcing of the facilitator from DGRV and on the second instance express our sincere appreciation for DGRV financial and technical support in putting this document together. Without this support, we would not have achieved this feat.