Resources on cooperative, social and solidarity economy
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ILO Workshop aimed to boost agricultural cooperatives in Lebanon and Iraq and foster knowledge exchange
18 October 2023
The PROSPECTS Programme held a Training of Trainers workshop to address the needs of agricultural cooperatives in the region, raise awareness about their work, and enhance local capacities by establishing a network of qualified trainers.
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Shadia and Sahar: How decent work has changed their lives in Jordan
01 May 2023
An almost three-year ILO intervention across six cooperatives in Jordan has brought about tangible changes to the lives of thousands Jordanian and Syrian refugee agricultural workers in Jordan. Listen to the words of Shadia and Sahar on the matter.
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Think.COOP for refugees and host communities
11 April 2023
Think.COOP for refugees and host communities is designed for refugees and host community residents who are interested in joining or starting a cooperative. During this orientation, the participants: (i) learn about the fundamentals of a cooperative business; (ii) understand the conditions under which the cooperative is a better way to doing business; (iii) analyse how social cohesion and trust can help one pursue opportunities to improve one’s livelihood; and (iv) learn how cooperative can contribute to build trust and social cohesion at the community level. At the end of this orientation, the participants will be better able to decide whether the cooperative business model is right for them.
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Equipping Asia-Pacific youth with entrepreneurial skills for sustainable growth
10 April 2023
Youth in Bangladesh, Cambodia and the Philippines learn entrepreneurship and soft skills using the ILO’s activity-based learning tools.
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Think.Coop and Start.Coop adaptations to the groundnut supply chain, developed by ILO PROSPECTS in Sudan, are available in Arabic now
06 April 2023
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The ILO is undertaking a training of facilitators workshop on Think.Coop adaptation for Refugees and Host Communities in Sudan
06 April 2023
The three day workshop is taking place in Khartoum on 21-23 April in partnership with Hope and Friendship for Development Organization (HOPE).
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My.COOP - Managing your agricultural cooperative: Training of Trainers, 9 October - 31 December 2023
My.COOP is a training package and programme on the management of agricultural cooperatives.
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Conference and Study tour: Strengthening Social and Solidarity Economy in Asia
The ILO will organize a conference and study tour as part of the strengthening the social and solidarity economy in Asia – phase 2 project on 14-15 May 2024.
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My.COOP - Managing your agricultural cooperative: Training of Trainers, 9 October - 31 December 2023
14 March 2023
My.COOP is a training package and programme on the management of agricultural cooperatives.
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ILO organizes Our.COOP orientation to support cooperatives development among coffee farmers in Laos
02 March 2023
The ILO held an orientation session on the Our.COOP training programme for coffee farmers’ representatives in Champasak, Laos, to encourage the advancement of cooperatives in Laos’ coffee growing regions.