Mapping International Cooperative Development Programmes

The Role of Cooperatives

Cooperatives play a major role in creating an inclusive and sustainable economy around the world. As people-centered businesses, cooperatives enable a locally anchored development process, thanks to their specific model based on self-help, democratic ownership, and concern for the community.

To demonstrate the impact of Cooperative Development Organizations (CDOs), the U.S. Overseas Cooperative Development Council (OCDC) and the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) joined forces to demonstrate the extensive reach and scope CDOs have - invoking greater collaboration with development partners.

What are CDOs?

Cooperative Development Organizations (CDOs) are cooperatives and cooperative support organizations, that support and/or implement development projects outside their home countries. CDOs believe that cooperatives are ideal engines for development, since they empower people to fulfill their human, social and economic rights and needs.

The data displayed on this portal provides access to information from around 30 CDOs. The goal is to strengthen the network, encourage world-wide exchanges and connect CDOs to new partners and stakeholders.

Development Projects

Women for entrepreneurship and resilience – transforming fish-farming and forest value-chains in Nepal

Nepal

CEI Colores, launching productive initiatives to support young people and women in strengthening organisational structures to generate the process of community change in Colombia

Colombia

CoopSur - economic inclusion of SME and small farmers through cooperative and competitive structures in southern America

Paraguay

YOUCOOL _ Youth in Cooperatives as Key Drivers of Digital Transformation in Local Communities

Vietnam

The GROW Project in Ukraine

Ukraine

Economic Inclusion Project

Ecuador, Peru

Cooperative Development Organizations

National Cooperative Business Association CLUSA International (NCBA CLUSA)

NCBA CLUSA is the primary voice in the United States for people who use cooperatives to build a better world through an inclusive economy.

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Legacoop - Alleanza Delle Cooperative Italiane

Italian national apex cooperative organization representing around 10.000 cooperatives active in all the economic sectors, with 7.4 million individual members and around 457.000 employees. Legacoop is articulated in seven sectoral associations and regional/territorial branches covering the national territory. Legacoop supports cooperatives through specialized structures (for training, financial support, digitalization, etc.).

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Co-operative College

Born over 100 years ago out of a need for radical education that fights for social justice, our mission is to inspire and enable people, through co-operative learning, to transform lives and tackle inequalities in their communities, creating a fairer world.

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