International Forum Ist UN Decade for the Eradication of Poverty 19962006 New York 1516 November 200

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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
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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
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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

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Cooperate out of Poverty Global Co-operative
Campaign

• Harnessing the financial and ethical strength
  of the world co- operative movement
• Demonstrating the co-operative response to
  poverty reduction globally
• Strengthening co-operative enterprise locally
• Living the Co-operative Principles
• Building cooperative solidarity

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• We, as National Cooperative Apex Organization,
  act in this international framework

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What is Legacoop

• Multi-sectoral Cooperative Organization
• More than 15,000 cooperatives
• More than 400.000 employees
• More than 7 million members

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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

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Fair trade/solidarity

• Coop brand SOLIDAL
• 10 million turnover
• 2 million go to local producers
• 80 with Latin America
• Africa and Asia
• Membership commitment

• Coop Solidarity
• 4 million devoted to solidarity projects
• Water for Peace Campaign
• Support to childhood
• Defence of the rights of workers

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Fair trade/networking

• Cooperativa Sin Fronteras
• 25 cooperatives, 10 from Latin-American
  countries
• Empowerment of local producers, networking,
  enhancement of local markets

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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

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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
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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
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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_at_legacoop.coop www.legacoop.coo
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Development of Co-operativism

• Pro.Coop.
• Promotion of Cooperative enterprises in Central,
  Eastern and Balkan Europe to increase
  economical and social cohesion
• Institutional Building and partnerships among
  coops in Argentina
• Know how transfer to MNER
• 180 enterprises, mostly workers cooperatives
  employing over 14,000 workers
• Brazil a multiregional project
• Support to local cooperative movement in
  partnership with the Brazilian Federal
  Government