Drawing on our experience and trusted leadership in founding and managing the Lake Victoria Aquaculture (LVA) Association, Ohala Kenya is spearheading efforts to establish the LVA SACCO, a member-based financial cooperative designed to address the chronic financing challenges faced by small and medium aquaculture enterprises in the Lake Region.

This new, fintech driven initiative will offer savings, credit, and collective investment solutions tailored to two primary client groups:

1. Small Enterprises in the aquaculture value chain including fish farmers, hatchery operations, processors, traders, transporters, input suppliers.

2. Community Based Economic Groups including other SACCOs, table banking groups and rotating savings and credit association (ROSCAs).

Cooperatives have proven transformative in many agricultural sectors, yet aquaculture in the Lake Victoria region has not fully benefited from this model—until now. LVA SACCO has the potential to become a game changer, enabling members to pool resources, access inputs, invest in shared infrastructure, and build resilience through financial inclusion and cooperative strength.

This is part of Ohala Kenya’s broader commitment to building sustainable, locally anchored solutions that drive inclusive economic transformation in the Lake Region.