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

Georgia Safety and Quality Investment in Livestock (SQIL)

Georgia

Ukraine Dairy Business Development Project (UDBDP)

Ukraine

Empowering women through the development of cedar and rosemary forest cooperatives in Morocco (COOPFAM)

Morocco

Projet d’appui à l’Autonomisation Économique des Femmes rurales du Mozambique (PAEF)

Mozambique

FERMA (RESILIENT WOMEN IN THE MIDDLE ATLAS)

Morocco

Inclusive Development of the Green Tara Value Chain in Bolivia (SAYARIY)

Bolivia

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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Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada

CMC is the national, bilingual association for cooperatives and mutuals in Canada. CMC provides leadership to support, promote, and develop the cooperative economy in Canada.

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Japanese Consumers' Co-operative Union

Japanese Consumers' Co-operative Union (JCCU) was established in March 1951 as the national federation of consumer co-ops in Japan. Today, about 314 consumer co-ops and consumer co-op unions join JCCU and the total of business turnover of the member co-ops is about 3.8 trillion JPY, with total of 30 million members. JCCU is the largest consumers' organization in Japan.

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