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Canadian Co-operative Association
Mission: "To promote the growth and development of the co-operative sector for the economic and social betterment of communities and people in Canada and internationally . . . Through the provision of three core services: co-operative development, government affairs and public policy, and providing a common table for members to come together around issues unique to them."
In China since: 1993
Annual China budget: $130,240
International Contact:
Kathleen Speake
Director, East Asia and Eastern Europe
Suite 400, 275 Bank Street, Ottawa,Ontario K2P 2L6
Canada
Tel: +1 613 238 6711 ext. 220
Fax: + 1 613 567 0658
Activities in Other Countries:
24 countries in Africa, Asia, and the Americas
This national umbrella organisation represents Canadian co-operatives and private credit unions, which played an important role in Canada’s development, particularly in rural communities, by establishing credit and savings facilities for farmers and small entrepreneurs.
Over the last 25 years, the Association has supported projects overseas, providing technical assistance for co-operatives of all types in over 40 countries, helping people to provide themselves with food, education, shelter and higher incomes.
An important partner in China is the International Committee for the Promotion of Chinese Co-operatives (中国工合国际委员会also known as ‘Gung Ho’). The Association has worked closely with Gung Ho to develop and test a training curriculum that is now being used to provide training for a network of Chinese cooperatives.
From 1997-2001, the Association implemented a CAD 4.8 million microfinance project, funded by the Canadian government, in Xinjiang province. This involved establishing women’s credit and savings cooperatives in the city and county of Hetian (和田), and the county of Pishan (皮山), with stat-up loan funds totaling CAD 2 million.
In an earlier project also funded by the Canadian government, the Association worked with the All-China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives on feasibility studies for commercial and development opportunities.
Back in Canada, the Association continues to promote co-operative developme nt in areas such as health care and agriculture, and supports the establishment of new co-operatives in low-income communities and among Canada’s ‘First Nation’ people – ancestors of the original inhabitants, before immigration from Europe began.
Core funding for the Association comes from the Co-operative Development Foundation of Canada. For specific activities, this is generally supplemented by project grants from other development agencies – notably, in China’s case, the Canadian government’s Canadian International Development Agency.
Links
http://www.coopscanada.coop
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