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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ILO, JCC and partners discuss amendments to cooperative legislation in the country
27 January 2023
The proposed modifications to the country’s cooperative law are meant to eventually lead to revised legislation, paving the way for an autonomous, inclusive and self-reliant cooperative movement in Jordan.
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ApexFinCoop: Advance policy and effectiveness for financial cooperative apexes
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12th Academy on the Social and Solidarity Economy - Closing Session
31 January 2022
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The 12th Academy on the Social and Solidarity Economy - Elective 8: SSE: youth, education and new skills
31 January 2022
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Think.Coop and Start.Coop Spanish updated versions are now available
01 March 2021
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Start.COOP - A step-by-step tool to start-up a cooperative - Facilitator's Guide
06 August 2020
Start.COOP is a low-cost, easy to use tool for those interested in starting and launching a cooperative in a participatory manner. It draws on technical content from existing materials in different ILO cooperative training tools. It also uses a peer-to-peer, activity-based learning methodology from the ILO’s Community-Based Enterprise Development (C-BED) programme. Start.Coop package contains: a training guide, a facilitator’s guide and two power point presentations that can be used for training of facilitators and direct beneficiaries.
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Start.COOP - a Step-by-step tool to start up a cooperative - Training Guide
06 August 2020
Start.COOP is a low-cost, easy to use tool for those interested in starting and launching a cooperative in a participatory manner. It draws on technical content from existing materials in different ILO cooperative training tools. It also uses a peer-to-peer, activity-based learning methodology from the ILO’s Community-Based Enterprise Development (C-BED) programme. Start.Coop package contains: a training guide, a facilitator’s guide and two power point presentations that can be used for training of facilitators and direct beneficiaries.
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Expansion of agricultural cooperative in rural Viet Nam creates local jobs to prevent child labour
19 June 2020
Child labour prevention Project in Viet Nam supports the expansion of a farming cooperative to produce mango juice, providing livelihood opportunities for local families with children engaged in or at risk of child labour.
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Djankou Ndjonkou, former ILO Specialist on Cooperative Education and Training
26 February 2020
Established in March 1920, the ILO’s Cooperatives Unit marks its Centenary in 2020. On this occasion, the ILO COOP 100 Interview series features past and present ILO colleagues and key partners who were closely engaged in the ILO's work on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy (SSE). The interviews reflect on their experience and contributions in the past and shares their thoughts on the future of cooperatives and the SSE in a changing world of work.