VCBA carries out a role of representation, assistance and promotion in the cooperative movement. It also acts as co-ordinating and encouraging collaboration for its member cooperatives; it guarantees the coordination and orientation of strategies and policies; and it establishes and manages relations with the government, it’s committees and it’s political, economic and social forces.

VCBA responsibility also involves preparing the legal issues regarding cooperatives, agreed on with the sector representatives, and undertaking the necessary initiatives for their approval. VCBA also coordinates regional and national relations for the member cooperatives in our region to connect to work on a national scale.