Cooperative societies

 There are various types of co-operative societies in the county namely, Multipurpose co-operative societies, saving and credit co-operative societies, Soapstone mining co-operative societies, Coffee growers co-operative societies and Tea growers co-operative societies. These are spread in Kisii, Ogembo, Suneka, Nyamarambe, Nyamache and Marani town. There is therefore need to encourage the rural communities in the county to join these societies so as to benefit from credit facilities. There are a total of   80 active cooperative societies with 59,715 members.

 Non Governmental Organizations

There are about 16 registered NGOs implementing various activities in the county in HIV/Aids and environment sectors. The NGOs have greatly contributed to the creation of awareness on the fight against HIV/Aids and environmental conservation which has resulted to reduced stigma on the people directly affected with the virus and protection of river banks and mountains. Therefore there is need to work closely with them and encourage more others.

Self-Help, Women and Youth Groups

There are about 450 Self Help groups, 1000 women Groups and about 1200 youth groups in the county dealing with poultry rearing, tree nurseries, sports activities, grade cows rearing and merry going activities among other activities. Therefore there is need to link them to financial agencies and international NGOs for funding to enable them grow and be self reliant since the funds they get from the Women and Youth enterprise funds are not sufficient owing to the large number of groups.