Mr Iain MacDonald: Empowering the co-operative movement through advocacy education
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Building Knowledge
Iain MacdonaldNovember 3, 2013
Capetown
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Cooperative movement:
an economic giant but
a political mouse?….
How can we change that?
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Top 10 Co-operative and mutual organizations in the World Co-operative Monitor
1. Zenkyoren Japan2. Zen-Noh Japan3. Edeka Zentrale Germany4. State Farm Group USA5. Nippon Life Japan6. ReWe Group Germany7. ACDLEC - E.Leclerc France8. Groupe Crédit Agricole France9. Kaiser Permanente USA10. Meiji Yasuda Life Japan
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What is a Co-operative?
Definition
A co-operative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly-owned and democratically-controlled enterprise.
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Bienvenue à la Fédération Nationale du Crédit Agricole!
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Co-operative Facts
In Colombia, health co-operatives are the country’s second largest employer
In Denmark, consumer co-operatives in 2007 held 36.4% of consumer retail market.
In Japan, the agricultural co-operatives report outputs of USD 90 billion with 91% of all Japanese farmers in membership.
The United Nations estimated in 1994 that the livelihood of nearly 3 billion people, or half of the world’s population, was made secure by co-operative enterprise.
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Co-operative Facts
236 million Indians are members of co-operatives.
In New Zealand, 22% of the gross domestic product (GDP) is generated by co-operative enterprise
In Norway out of a population of 4.8 million people, 2 million are members of co-operatives.
Co-operatives in Kenya contribute more than 50% to the country’s GDP
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..and all of them adhere to these Values and Principles!
Co-operatives are based on the values of self-help, self-responsibility, democracy, equality, equity and solidarity. In the tradition of their founders, co-operative members believe in the ethical values of honesty, openness, social responsibility and caring for others.
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Principles
1. Voluntary and Open Membership2. Democratic Member Control,3. Member Economic Participation4. Autonomy and Independence5. Education, Training and Information6. Co-operation among Co-operatives7. Concern for Community
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From a governmental perspective
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Cross Party Group on Co-operatives
The Scottish Parliament
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Which do you prefer?
Should our values such as democracy prevail in business or should dictatorship continue?
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Johnston Birchall and Lou Hammond-Ketillson
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CO-OPERATIVE ENTERPRISES BUILD A BETTER WORLD
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Co-operation in practice
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There is but one mode by which man can possess in perpetuity all the happiness which his nature is capable of enjoying – that is by the union and co-operation of all for the benefit of each
Robert Owen
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Dr. Iain MacDonaldInternational Cooperative Consultant
Former Director General, International Cooperative Alliance