Project Description

BOLEO GLOBAL developed a strategic consultancy project for the Inspección General de Cooperativas de Guatemala aimed at supporting the institutional strengthening and modernization of Guatemala’s cooperative sector during a period of political transition and institutional budget expansion.

The consultancy sought to contribute to INGECOP’s strategic repositioning through the design of tools, partnerships, and mechanisms aimed at strengthening institutional capacities, improving financial sustainability, and consolidating new instruments for training, project management, and knowledge generation for the Guatemalan cooperative movement.

The project was implemented directly for INGECOP under Technical Services Administrative Contract 22-2019.

BOLEO GLOBAL’s Role

BOLEO GLOBAL assumed full responsibility for the consultancy, leading the strategic design, institutional coordination, and technical development of the proposals aimed at INGECOP’s modernization.

The work included:

design of institutional and operational strategies,
coordination with national and international stakeholders in the cooperative sector,
development of funding acquisition and resource management mechanisms,
preparation of proposals for training and technological strengthening,
and advisory services for the creation of sustainability structures and sectoral knowledge-generation mechanisms.

The consultancy was executed entirely by BOLEO GLOBAL.

Main Areas of Work

The project was structured around several strategic institutional strengthening areas:

Institutional Strengthening and Sectoral Cooperation

A mapping of key national and international stakeholders linked to the cooperative ecosystem was carried out, identifying opportunities for strategic collaboration and partnerships to strengthen INGECOP’s supervision, coordination, and institutional development capacities.

Resource Mobilization and Financial Sustainability

A strategy was designed to expand institutional financing capacities through:

identification of national and international funding opportunities,
resource mobilization mechanisms,
and proposals for the sustainable management of external financing.

Training and Capacity Building

The consultancy included a comparative analysis of cooperative training models and the design of proposals aimed at strengthening:

technical capacities of institutional staff,
training programs for the cooperative movement,
and mechanisms for specialized knowledge generation.

Institutional Innovation and Strategic Transformation

Among the main proposals developed were the conceptual design of:

a Technological Platform to strengthen institutional management,
a specialized Observatory,
and a Training and Sector Intelligence Institute focused on strengthening cooperativism in Guatemala.

These initiatives aimed to provide INGECOP with permanent tools for analysis, training, coordination, and institutional sustainability.

Results and Deliverables

The consultancy generated a strategic roadmap for strengthening INGECOP and supporting the development of the cooperative sector, including:

mapping and analysis of strategic stakeholders,
proposals for institutional agreements and collaboration mechanisms,
a funding acquisition and management strategy,
comparative studies on cooperative training models,
institutional training program designs,
strategic validation workshops and participatory working sessions,
a communication and dissemination strategy,
and a final report including recommendations, monitoring mechanisms, and sustainability proposals.

Project Impact

The project established strategic foundations for strengthening INGECOP’s institutional capacities in key areas such as:

cooperative governance,
financial sustainability,
specialized training,
inter-institutional coordination,
and organizational modernization.

The consultancy also contributed to positioning new lines of work related to institutional innovation, knowledge management, and the strengthening of Guatemala’s cooperative ecosystem.