Global IYC Appeal now stands CHF 662,320.91

The worldwide co-operative community continues to show their support for the ICA’s Global Appeal for the International Year of Co-ops.  In the last month this figure has crashed...

The worldwide co-operative community continues to show their support for the ICA’s Global Appeal for the International Year of Co-ops.  In the last month this figure has crashed through the half a million swiss franc barrier and now stands at CHF 662,320.91.

We would like to thank the following co-operatives for their generosity and support in donating to the IYC Fund Appeal – without this funding we would be unable to pursue our communications activities and raise global public awareness of the co-operative way of doing business.  For a full list of IYC Partners please visit our website.

Thanks go to:

Agricultores Federados Argentinos Sociedad Cooperativa Limitada (AFA S.C.L.) – Argentina

Confederación Cooperativa de la República Argentina Ltda. (COOPERAR) – Argentina

Sancor Cooperativa de Seguros Ltda – Argentina 

Confederacion Nacional de Cooperativas de Trabajo (CNCT) – Argentina

Capricorn Society Ltd. – Australia

National Co-operative Union of Bangladesh (Bangladesh Jatiya Samabaya Union-BJSU) – Bangladesh

European Association of Co-operative Banks (EACB) – Belgium

Fédération Belge de l’Economie Sociale et Coopérative (FEBECOOP) – Belgium

SOFICATRA s.a. – Belgium

Cooperativa La Merced Ltda. – Belgium

Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito San Martin de Porres Ltda. (COSMart) – Belgium 

Cooperativa Rural de Electrificación Ltda. (CRE) – Belgium

Botswana Co-operative Association (BOCA) – Botswana  

Unimed do Brasil, Confederaçao Nacional das Cooperativas Médicas – Brazil 

Cooperativa de Crédito de Livre Admissão de Associados Pioneira da Serra Gaúcha – Sicredi Pioneira RS – Brazil

Unimed do Estado de São Paulo – Federação Estudual das Cooperativas Médicas (FESP) – Brazil

Organizaçao das Cooperativas Brasileiras (OCB) – Brazil

Central de Cooperativas e Empreendimentos Solidários do Brasil (UNISOL Brasil) – Brazil

National Union of Workers Producers Co-operatives of Bulgaria (NUWPC) – Bulgaria

Federaçao Nacional das Cooperativas de Consumo (FENACOOP) – Cape Verde

COOPEUCH Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito – Chile

All China Federation of Handicraft & Industrial Co-operatives (ACFHIC) – China 

Caja Coperativa CREDICOOP (CREDICOOP) – Colombia

Cooperativa del Magisterio (CODEMA) – Colombia

Corporación Gimnasio Los Pinos – Colombia

Casa Nacional del Profesor (CANAPRO) – Colombia

Efectiva, Soluciones y Alternativas Comerciales – Colombia

La Equidad Seguros – Colombia

Entidad Promotora de Salud Organismo Cooperativo (SaludCoop EPS) – Colombia

Federacion de Asociaciones Cooperativas de Ahorro y Crédito (FECOOPSE R.L.) – Costa Rica

Banco Popular y de Desarrollo Comunal (BPDC) – Costa Rica

Centro de Estudios y Capacitación Cooperativa R.L. (CENECOOP) – Costa Rica

Consejo Nacional de Cooperativas (CONACOOP) – Costa Rica

Instituto Nacional de Fomento Cooperativo (INFOCOOP) – Costa Rica

Croatian Association of Co-operatives (Hrvatski Savez Zadruga)

Pancyprian Co-operative Confederation Ltd. – Croatia

Co-operative Association of the Czech Republic (CACR) – Cyprus

Danish Agriculture & Food Council (Landbrug & Fedevarer) – Denmark

FDB (Consumer Co-operative Denmark) – Denmark

Kooperationen – Denmark

Cooperativa Nacional de Servicios Múltiples de los Maestros (COOPNAMA) – Dominican Republic

Instituto de Desarrollo y Crédito Cooperativo (IDECOOP) – Dominican Republic

Cooperativa de Servicios Múltiples de Profesionales de Enfermería, Inc. (COOPROENF) – Dominican Republic

Asociación de cooperativas de ahorro y crédito controladas por la Superintendencia de Bancos y Seguros (ACSB) – Ecuador

Federation of Co-operative Housing (FCH) – Egypt

General Co-operative Union (GCU) – Egypt

Central Productive Co-operative Union (PCU) – Egypt

Federación de Asociaciones Cooperativas de Ahorro y Crédito de El Salvador de R.L. (FEDECACES) – El Salvador

Estonian Union of Worker Co-operatives, Participative Enterprises and Social Economy Organisations (ESTCOOP) – Estonia

Fiji Co-operative Union Ltd. (FCUL) – Fiji

Pellervo, Confederation of Finnish Co-operatives – Finland

Crédit Coopératif – France

Coop de France – France

Confédération Nationale du Crédit Mutuel – France

Fédération Nationale des Coopératives de Consommateurs (FNCC) – France

Coop FR – France

Verband Deutscher Produktivgenossenschaften und Partnerschaftunternehment e.V. (VdP) – Germany

Deutscher Genossenschafts- und Raiffeisenverband e.V. (DGRV) – Germany

Ghana Co-operative Council – Ghana

Confederación Guatemalteca de Federaciones Cooperativas, Responsabilidad Limitada (CONFECOOP) – Guatemala

Conseil National des Coopératives (C.N.C.) – Haiti

Cooperativa Mixta de Mujeres Unidas Ltda (COMIXMUL) – Honduras

National Federation of Consumer Co-operatives & Trade Associations (AFEOSZ- CO-OP Hungary) – Hungary

National Federation of Fishermen’s Cooperatives Ltd. (FISHCOPFED) – India

Indian Farm Forestry Development Co-operative Ltd. (IFFDC) – India

Krishak Bharati Co-operative Ltd. (KRIBHCO) – India

National Agricultural Co-operative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) – India

National Federation of State Co-operative Banks Ltd. (NAFSCOB) – India

National Co-operative Consumers Federation Ltd. (NCCF) – India

National Co-operative Union of India (NCUI) – India

National Labour Co-operatives Federation of India, Ltd. (NLCF Ltd.) – India

Indonesian Co-operative Council (Dekopin) – Indonesia

National Federation of Rural Co-operatives (Induk KUD) – Indonesia

Co-operative Investment Guarantee Fund (CIGF) – Iran

Central Organization for Rural Co-operatives of Iran (CORC) – Iran

Central Union of Rural & Agricultural Co-operatives of Iran (CURACI) – Iran

Iran Central Chamber of Co-operatives (ICC) – Iran

Mollah-Al-Movahedin Credit Co-operative (MAMCC) – Iran

Tose’e Ta’avon Bank (T.T. Bank) – Iran

Supervision and Coordination Central Union of Rural and Agricultural Co-operatives of Iran (SCURA) – Iran

National Association of Building Co-operatives Society Ltd. (NABCO) – Ireland

Central Union of Co-operative Societies in Israel – Israel

Kibbutz Movement – Isreal

Associazione Generale Cooperative Italiane (A.G.C.I. Nazionale) – Italy

TIP Friendly Society – Jamaica

Central Union of Agricultural Co-operatives (JA-ZENCHU) – Japan

Japanese Health and Welfare Co-operative Federation (HeW Co-op Japan) – Japan

IE-NO-HIKARI Association (Association for Education and Publications on Agricultural Co-operatives) – Japan

Japanese Consumers’ Co-operative Union (JCCU) – Japan

Japan Workers’ Co-operative Union (Jigyodan) (JWCU) – Japan

National Association of Labour Banks (NALB) – Japan

National Federation of University Co-operative Associations (NFUCA) – Japan

The Japan Agricultural News (NIHON-NOGYO-SHIMBUN) – Japan

The Norinchukin Bank – Japan

National Federation of Agricultural Co-operative Associations (ZEN-NOH) – Japan

National Federation of Fisheries Co-operatives Associations (JF ZENGYOREN) – Japan

National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Co-operatives (ZENKYOREN) – Japan

National Federation of Forest Owners’ Co-operative Associations (ZENMORI-REN) – Japan

National Federation of Workers & Consumers Insurance Co-operatives (ZENROSAI) – Japan

The Co-operative Alliance of Kenya (CAK) – Kenya

Co-operative Bank of Kenya Ltd. – Kenya

Co-operative College of Kenya – Kenya

Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Co-operatives Ltd. (KUSCCO) – Kenya

National Co-operative Housing Union Ltd (NACHU) – Kenya

Korean Association of Social Economy Enterprises (KASEE) – Korea (Republic of)

National Credit Union Federation of Korea (NACUFOK) – Korea (Republic of)

Union of Consumer Co-operative Societies – Kuwait

Latvian Central Co-operative Union (TURIBA) – Latvia

Coop Lesotho – Lesotho

Co-operative College of Malaysia (CCM) – Malaysia

National Land Finance Co-operative Society Ltd. – Malaysia

The Mauritius Co-operative Union Ltd (MCUL) – Mauritius

Federación de Cajas Populares Alianza SC de RL de CV – Mexico

Caja Popular Mexicana – Mexico

Federación Nacional de Cooperativas Financieras UNISAP S.C. de R.L. de C.V.- Mexico

Central Union of Consumer Co-operatives of the Republic of Moldova (MOLDCOOP) – Moldova

Mongolia National Co-operator’s Association (MNCA) – Mongolia

National Association of Mongolian Agricultural Co-operatives (NAMAC) – Mongolia

Office du Développement de la Coopération (ODCo) – Morocco

Co-operatives Advisory Board – Namibia

National Co-operative Development Board (NCDB) – Nepal

New Zealand Cooperatives Association Inc.- New Zealand

Co-operative Federation of Nigeria (CFN) -Nigeria

Federation of Norwegian Agricultural Co-operatives (Norsk Landbrukssamvirke) – Norway 

The Norwegian Federation of Co-operative Housing Associations (NBBL) – Norway

The Norwegian Co-operative Centre – Norway

Coop Norge SA – Norway

Karachi Co-operative Housing Societies Union Ltd. – Pakistan

Cooperativa de Servicios Múltiples Profesionales R.L. – Panama

Confederación Latinoamericana Cooperativas de Ahorro y Crédito (COLAC) – Panama

Consejo Nacional de Cooperativas de Panama (CONALCOOP) – Panama

Instituto Panameño Autónomo Cooperativo (IPACOOP) – Panama

Confederación Paraguaya de Cooperativas (CONPACOOP) – Paraguay

Cooperativa Universitaria Ltda – Paraguay

Panal Compañia de Seguros Generales S.A. – Propriedad Cooperativa – Paraguay

Cooperativo de Ahorro y Crédito Abaco (Cooperativa Abaco) – Peru

Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito de Andahuaylas (CAC San Pedro de Andahuaylas) – Peru

Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito¨Grl. Francisco Bolognesi¨Ltda. (C.A.C. FB) – Peru

Cooperativa de Servicios Múltiples del Centro Ltda. (CENTROCOOP) – peru

Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito de Trabajadores de Empresas de Luz y Fuerza Eléctrica y Afines (CREDICOOP Luz y Fuerza Ltda.) – Peru

National Confederation of Co-operatives (NATCCO) – Philippines

VICTO National Co-operative Federation and Development Center (VICTO National) – Philippines

Auditing Union of Housing Co-operatives – Poland

National Association of Co-operative Saving and Credit Unions (NACSCU) – Poland

National Co-operative Council – NCC – Poland

National Supervision Union of Spolem Consumer Co-operatives – Poland

Confederaçao Nacional de Cooperativas Agricolas e do Crédito Agricola de Portugal, CCRL (CONFAGRI) – Portugal

Cooperativa António Sérgio para a Economia Social – Cooperativa de Interesse Público de Responsabilidade Limitada (CASES) – Portugal

Confecoop – Confederação Cooperativa Portuguesa, CCRL – Portugal

Cooperativa de Seguros de Vida de Puerto Rico (COSVI) – Puerto Rico

Liga de Cooperativas de Puerto Rico (LIGACOOP) – Puerto Rico

Cooperativa de Seguros Múltiples de Puerto Rico Inc. – Puerto Rico

National Union of Consumer Co-operatives (CENTROCOOP) – Romania

Moscow Regional Union of Consumer Societies – Russia

Central Union of Consumer Societies of the Russian Federation – Russia

National Cooperatives Confederation of Rwanda (NCCR) – Rwanda

Union Nationale des Cooperatives Artisanales d’Art, de Production et de Service (UNCAAPS) – Senegal

Co-operative Union of Serbia (CUS) – Serbia

Co-operative Union of Yugoslavia – Serbia

Singapore National Co-operative Federation Ltd. (SNCF) – Singapore

Co-operative Union of the Slovak Republic (Druzstevná Únia Slovenskej Republiky) – Slovak Republic

Co-operative Union of Slovenia Ltd. – Slovenia

South African National Apex Co-operative (SANACO) – South Africa

Confederació de Cooperativas de Catalunya (CCC) – Spain

Confederación Empresarial Española de la Economía Social (CEPES) – Spain

Confederación Española de Cooperativas de Trabajo Asociado (COCETA) – Spain

Unión Nacional de Cooperativas de Consumidores y Usuarios de España (UNCCUE) – Spain

Sri Lanka Consumer Co-operative Societies Federation Ltd. (CoopfeD) – Sri Lanka

National Institute of Co-operative Development (NICD) – Sri Lanka

Federation of Thrift & Credit Co-operative Societies Ltd. in Sri Lanka (SANASA) – Sri Lanka

Coompanion – Kooperativ Utveckling Sverige – Sweden

Republican Union of Consumer Societies – Tajikistan

Tanzania Federation of Co-operatives Ltd (TFC) – Tanzania

Association of Asian Confederations of Credit Unions (ACCU) – Thailand

The Co-operative League of Thailand (CLT) – Thailand

Cyprus Turkish Co-operative Central Bank Ltd. (KoopBank) – Turkey

National Co-operative Union of Turkey (NCUT) – Turkey

Turkish Co-operative Association – Turkey

Central Union of The Agricultural Credit Cooperatives of Turkiye – Turkey

Uganda Co-operative Alliance Ltd. (UCA) – Uganda

Sharjah Co-operative Society (SCS) – United Arab Emirates

Co-operative Development Scotland (CDS) – United Kingdom

Co-operatives UK – United Kingdom

Plunkett Foundation – United Kingdom

Women in Informal Employment Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO) – United Kingdom

CHF International – United States

Credit Union National Association (CUNA) – United States

National Co-operative Grocers Association (NCGA) – United States

World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) – United States

Agricultural Co-operative Development International/Volunteers in Overseas Co-operative Assistance (ACDI/VOCA) – United States

National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) – United States

National Society of Accountants for Co-operatives (NSAC) – United States

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company – United States

NCB – United States

Cooperativade la Seguridad Social de Ahorro y Crédito (COSSAC) – Uraguay

Confederación Uruguaya de Entidades Cooperativas (CUDECOOP) – Uraguay

Cooperativa SEFIRED R.L. – Venezuela

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