Coopermondo - Associazione per la Cooperazione Internazionale allo Sviluppo
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Who we are
Coopermondo is the NGO of Confcooperative. It promotes the creation and empowerment of cooperative enterprises in developing countries - mainly through training and technical assistance activities - with the aim of reducing inequalities and promoting economic democracy, inclusive and sustainable development and decent work for all.
What we do
- Exchange of experience among Italian cooperators and local producers;
- Training on cooperative management, cooperative marketing, institutional building;
- Trust building among producers and sensitization on the necessity of associating into formal groups (setting up their own identity);
- Strengthening of the value chain through the improvement of the access to markets;
- Enabling environment for cooperatives: reinforcing local laws;
- Women empowerment and mainstreaming throughout the projects.
Geographic scope
Europe – Albania, Italy
Africa – Cape Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Senegal, Togo, Tunisia
Americas – Colombia, Guatemala
Donor(s)
Bilateral Aid/Government agencies: AICS - Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (Italy), Ministry of the Interior (Italy), SENA - Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje (Colombia)
Multilateral Aid: European Union
Others: CEI - Italian Episcopal Conference, Waldensian Evangelical Church