Resources on cooperative, social and solidarity economy

  1. The ILO and the AU launch calls for expressions of interest for mapping studies on the social and solidarity economy in select countries in Africa

    04 September 2023

  2. Training of trainers workshop on cooperative development tools in the DRC

    25 January 2023

    A training of trainers on ILO cooperative development tools was held in the Democratic Republic of Congo from 12 to 23 December 2022.

  3. Summary report: Cooperatives’ competitiveness potential for trade in SADC countries

    14 June 2018

    The objectives of the research are to determine what opportunities exist for agricultural cooperatives to export, with what products, and to which markets from which SADC countries. The external constraints to increasing cooperative share of export markets and the ability to be competitive in the SADC, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and EU markets have been identified as critical considerations in prioritizing the products, markets and countries.

  4. ILO COOP NewsUpdate, Issue No. 6

    20 December 2016

  5. Supporting the improvement of household incomes in Bukanga Lonzo, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

    16 December 2016

    The project aims to improve incomes of local smallholder farmers around the ABP in Bukanga Lonzo, DRC, through the creation of cooperative enterprises and local economic development.