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

Climate Adaptation Project for Economic Development of Agricultural sectors in Haiti (AVETI)

Haiti

Support for Strengthening Activities of the Cooperative Bank of Vietnam and the People’s Credit Funds Network (STEP)

Vietnam

Increasing the climatic and economic resilience of small agri-businesses run by women (ARCEPE-Ahinadje)

Benin

Strengthening agropastoral women's adaptation to climate change (ELLES+)

Chad

Climate change adaptation for women in protected areas of Congo and Chad (ELLESadAPt)

Chad, Congo (Republic)

Supporting food security and adaptation to climate change for women cassava growers (Bla ni agba)

Côte d'Ivoire

Cooperative Development Organizations

MALAYSIAN NATIONAL COOPERATIVE MOVEMENT

ANGKASA is the apex cooperative body recognized by the government to represent Malaysian Cooperative movement at national and international levels, with the vision to be the prime catalyst for the socio-economic sustainability of cooperative movement.

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Equal Exchange

Equal Exchange is a worker-owned cooperative with a mission to build long-term trade partnerships that are economically just and environmentally sound, to foster mutually beneficial relationships between farmers and consumers and to demonstrate, through our success, the contribution of worker co-operatives and Fair Trade to a more equitable, democratic and sustainable world.

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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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