ICA Coop
© Sara Vicari / Andrea Mancori

As people-centred businesses, cooperatives are owned and run by their members, who have an equal say in what their organisation does and how it generates and uses profits.

Cooperatives are a tried and tested model in international development and enable people around the world to take control over their livelihoods.

© Sara Vicari / Andrea Mancori

In March 2016, the Global Office of the International Co-operative Alliance entered into a partnership with the European Commission, DG Development and Cooperation, ushering in a new phase of collaboration on strengthening the cooperative movement as development actors.

#coops4dev maps

Explore the latest key figures and cooperative legislation around the world

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Highlights

visibility
Main achievements
2019-10-04
Increased visibility

A visibility strategy and campaign to raise awareness about the identity of the cooperative model in international development

recognition
Main achievements
2019-09-26
A historic recognition

A historic recognition within the new EU Consensus on Development, co-signed by the EU Commission, Parliament and Council; 3 strong references point out the cooperative role as key actors in the SDGs implementation

GCE
Main achievements
2020-02-06
Global Cooperative Entrepreneurs (GCE) program

A program of mentoring young entrepreneurs and transmitting knowledge to use the cooperative model as a vehicle of entrepreneurship.

Sara Vicari/Andrea Mancori
Ongoing activities
2019-09-17
aroundtheworld.coop

Supported by #coops4dev🌍, the serial of documentary films aroundtheworld.coop captures the worldwide diversity of the cooperative movement and its impact on social and economic development at local level.