24 Dec. 2025 Activity Report
Progress in Expenditure Management and Revenue Generation Towards Cooperative Self-Management
The self-management of cooperatives as a local mutual aid system is essential for residents to live stably even after our support ends. The biggest challenge is how they will cover the management costs that HFW currently supports. Cooperative members, who previously focused almost exclusively on increasing income, have now started paying attention to reducing expenditure. This has allowed them to gradually generate profit after deducting expenses.
Furthermore, residents themselves took charge of everything from planning to operation at the annual general meeting, with minimal support from HFW. During the meeting, strategies for improving income were discussed. They agreed on policies that prioritize renting out cornfields and focuson purchasing and selling agricultural products. These are concrete steps towards self-reliance.
The Beneficiary
Before joining the cooperative, I didn't know many people in the community. Through HFW, I have learned a lot, and now, by cultivating and selling crops, I have even been able to buy my own farmland.
Mr. Steven Kiddu
The Staff
We aim to conclude our support by the end of 2026, and we can already see that the beneficiaries are seriously working towards self-reliance. Economic independence remains their biggest challenge, and one of their strategies is to make regular follow-up calls to those who are behind on small loans. The path toward self-managed cooperatives is steep, but each cooperative is currently experimenting with income-generating activities that suit local needs, so I look forward to seeing what comes next.
Yasuko Tsuchiya, Overseas Operations
