Transformation has been widely adjudged as the major index, for social change which is best applied to pandemic economies for resilience. This is necessary for people to live within the planetary boundary to prevent cynical consequences. Nowhere is the need for a transformation shift greater than in Sub-Saharan Africa where the region is assumed by extant scholars and true shreds of evidence to be the worst in virtually all of the most important social and economic indicators. The region's ugly circumstances were further exacerbated by COVID 19 pandemic thereby highlighting the fragility and complexity of the region’s socio-economic system. It becomes imperative to demonstrate the urge for an innovative solution conducive to universal values which will protect and sustain economic prosperity. This is ultimately embedded in Cooperative Model. The paper is a qualitative study involving the appraisal and strategic options of transformation in the region through the Cooperative Model. It is concluded that the region’s leadership adopts a more innovative growth model through strategic alliances, networks and joint ventures with cooperatives to salvage the region.