To mark International Credit Union (ICU) Day in Freetown, celebrations included a parade, with all Sierra Leonean credit unions represented. During the parade the participants held placards displaying the unique selling points of the credit union movement movement. The ICU Day theme, “Cooperation for a Prosperous World,” called on credit unions globally to collaborate for...
New 5 Year Progamme launched in Sierra Leone The ILCU Foundation in partnership with the National Cooperative Credit Union Association (NaCCUA) launched our new five-year programme, Credit Union Growth and Sustainability. The new programme, supported by Irish Aid and the Irish Credit Union movement, aims to foster financial inclusion through sustainable growth of the movement...
In a significant development for the credit union movement in Sierra Leone, the National Cooperative Credit Union Association (NaCCUA), the Bank of Sierra Leone (BSL), and the Department of Cooperatives (DoC) have agreed to strengthen cooperation by signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on establishing a Credit Union Supervisory Board. The Credit Union Supervisory Board...
