Community Solidarity Cooperative
Let us build a strong, caring community together in Kolwezi.
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Born on the land of Kolwezi on July 2, 2022, MUGEC is a human-facing cooperative committed to dignity and collective resilience in Lualaba.
Building Resilience through Solidarity Savings
Our Mission
Reach out to the most vulnerable people and families by offering solidarity solutions and caring local support. By supporting local courage and initiative, we act together to push back precarity and help everyone regain full economic and social dignity.
Our Vision
Become the beating heart of inclusion and community empowerment in Lualaba, inspiring a model where collective mutual aid allows every household to thrive and build a dignified, peaceful, and autonomous future.
The story of our union
Creation of MUGEC
Official birth of the non-profit association in Kolwezi with the will to unite residents against precarity through local collective savings.
Federation of 150 VSLA groups
Rapid expansion in peripheral neighborhoods like Kapata. More than 5,000 neighbors organize and secure their solidarity savings.
Launch of IGA & agro-ecology support
Direct support for market gardeners and small local farmers to turn financial mutual aid into concrete food security.
More than 10,500 active members
With a 97% repayment rate, MUGEC is the leading independent community mutual aid network in Lualaba.
The values of our pledge
Solidarity
We move forward together. With us, the strength of the group replaces cold bank guarantees, and each member is co-responsible for a neighbor's success.
Dignity
Money is only a simple tool in service of human empowerment. We ensure that every support strengthens self-esteem and the power to act.
Transparency
Absolute trust through permanent accountability. Dual signature, open-meeting validation, and freely accessible reports.
Inclusion
No one should be left behind. We warmly welcome everyone, regardless of education level or field of activity.