International Forum
Ist UN Decade for the Eradication of Poverty
(1996/2006)
New York 15-16 November 2006
Working Together, Building
Partnerships
Stefania Marcone Head-officer
International Relations
Cooperatives…
Autonomous association of people
United voluntarily to meet common
economic, social and cultural needs
Through a jointly owned and democratically
controlled enterprise
Globally
Employing more than 100 million people
Associating more than 800 million individual
members
Contribute significantly to economic and social
development and to the reduction of poverty
International
Cooperative Alliance
Apex Organization representing
cooperatives worldwide
230 member organizations from 92
countries
The ICA and the ILO have joined forces to
tap the potential of cooperatives for poverty
reduction through:
Creating economic opportunities;
Providing basic protection and security
Empowering local communities
Cooperate out of Poverty:
Global Co-operative Campaign
Harnessing the financial and
ethical strength of the world cooperative movement
Demonstrating the co-operative
response to poverty reduction
globally
Strengthening co-operative
enterprise locally
Living the Co-operative Principles
Building cooperative solidarity
We, as National Cooperative
Apex Organization, act in this
international framework…
What is Legacoop
Multi-sectoral Cooperative Organization
More than 15,000 cooperatives
More than 400.000 employees
More than 7 million members
Legacoop activities
Traditionally active in cooperation for
development and solidarity activities
Promotion of cooperative development in
Asia, Africa, Latin America, Eastern and
Central Europe
Promotion of cooperative values and culture
Advocacy and lobbying (national, European
and international level)
Building of partnerships
Fair trade/solidarity
Coop brand “SOLIDAL”
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10 million € turnover
2 million € go to local producers
80% with Latin America
Africa and Asia
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Membership commitment
Coop Solidarity
• 4 million € devoted to
solidarity projects
• “Water for Peace” Campaign
• Support to childhood
• Defence of the rights of
workers
Fair trade/networking
Cooperativa Sin Fronteras
25 cooperatives, 10 from Latin-American countries
Empowerment of local producers, networking,
enhancement of local markets
Economic Development against
AIDS
Granarolo – dairy factory in Tanzania
• Dairy production for local markets
• Reducing the diffusion of aids among
children, through the promotion of self
development
• Ensure healthy food for local population,
mainly children
• Provide jobs for adults and parents
• Promote social economy
• Full training for workers, technical
assistance, management services
Reconstruction, Empowerment,
Peace
Tsunami - Fund raising campaign
• Long term reconstruction
and rehabilitation of cooperatives
• Direct beneficiaries members of
cooperatives
• Indirect beneficiaries members’
households and local community
• Microcredit and gender focus
• NCC local partner
August 2006 II phase of the project
Training, organizational building, know how transfer
Empowerment, Peace
Economic Empowerment of Palestinian rural
Women
• Project - financed by Europe Aid and run in
partnership with Negev Institute (Israel) and YEP
(Palestine)
• Direct beneficiaries 120 Palestinian rural
women
• Vocational training, know how transfer and
cooperative networking
…enhancing peace through gender empowerment and
socio economic development
Cooperatives, all over the world,
do their part to attain the global
target of poverty reduction,
focusing on:
mutual partnerships,
responsibility,
commitment,
solidarity and self-help.
THANK YOU
s.marcone@legacoop.coop
www.legacoop.coop