Corporate Profile
History & Governance
The KAMCCU Credit Union was started in 1972, originally with members of Staff of Ghana Co-operative Credit Unions Association (CUA) Ltd. as the nucleus. It began to open up to the neighbourhood and the Community in the early Nineties and now has Members from all over Accra and beyond. All manner of persons including children can be Members.
The Credit union holds General Meetings with the Members annually where all Members are expected to attend and partake in the discussions. It is governed by the Committee system, which are elected from the general membership at the General Meetings. These are the Board of Directors, the Loans and Supervisory Committees.
Mission
- Kamccu Co-operative Credit Union Limited is a financial Co-operative institution with membership from Accra Metropolis and its Environs.
- Its purpose is to offer competitive financial services to its members so as to improve upon their standards of living.
Core Values
- Professionalism
- Transparency
- Integrity
- Accountability
- Equity
- Social Responsiveness
- Institutional Inclusiveness
History and Credit Union Development in Ghana
The first Credit Union in Ghana, and on the African soil, was formed at Jirapa in the Upper West Region in 1955. Rev Father John MacNaulty, an Irish-Canadian Priest with the Roman Catholic Church, originated the idea. The Credit Union was successful and had an initial membership of 40 people. The then Bishop of Wa, now Archbishop Emeritus P. P. Derry, found solace in the idea and encouraged other Catholic churches in the Northern sector and other parts of the country to embrace the concept. The idea began to spread to other sectors within the country – communities and workplaces. So much so that by 1968, a National Association, now CUA Ltd., was formed at a conference in Tamale, in the Northern Region.
What is CUA?
CUA is the apex body for credit unions in Ghana. It seeks to promote their development through services provided by personnel and programs by the movement.
Regional branches of the National Association known as “chapters” at the moment eleven in number, were established to promote coordination with the primary societies. CUA is affiliated with the African Confederation of Co-operative Savings and Credit Association (ACCOCSA), which in turn is affiliated to the World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU).
