On July 2, cooperatives from one side of the world to the other will celebrate the 100th International Day of Cooperatives (#CoopsDay). A decade on from the UN International Year of Cooperatives, which showcased the remarkable commitment of cooperatives to making the world a better spot.
The International Co-operative Day/International Day of Co-operatives is celebrated on the first Saturday in July every year. Its aim is to bring awareness to co-operatives and advance the development’s successes and standards of international solidarity, economic efficiency, equality, and, and world harmony.
International Day of Cooperatives is celebrated on the main Saturday of July consistently. It was first celebrated under the support of the United Nations in 2005, however, it set of history as a day celebrated by the international cooperative development and the International Co-operative Alliance returns 1923.
Statement by the Director-General for the International Day of Cooperatives – 2 July 2022. The theme for the 2022 International Day of Cooperatives will be “Cooperatives Build a Better World”.
The 2022 Coopsday activities pack including the logo, key messages, and other digital resources will be available soon.
The aim of the International Day is to increment awareness of cooperatives and advance the development’s successes and standards of international solidarity, economic efficiency, equality, and world peace. The International Day additionally plans to strengthen and extend partnerships between the international cooperative movement and other actors, including governments, at local, national, and international levels.
“Cooperatives are answering the wake-up call of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who warned that the world is ‘on the edge of an abyss — and moving in the wrong direction’, and exclaimed that ‘to restore trust, and inspire hope, we need cooperation, we need dialogue, we need understanding’. For nearly two centuries, cooperatives have been pulling in this direction. This was amply highlighted at the 33rd World Cooperative Congress, held by the International Cooperative Alliance in December 2021, which focused a spotlight on how their shared identity is moving cooperatives to take action to address the world’s problems” declared Bruno Roelants, Director General of the ICA.
The ICA welcomes cooperators wherever to get the message out about how our human-centered business model, inspired by the cooperative values of self-improvement, self-obligation, democracy, equality, and solidarity and the ethical values of honesty, openness, social responsibility, and caring for others, is building a better world.
Cooperatives are affiliations and enterprises that permit individuals to work on their lives while adding to the economic, social, cultural, and political advancement of their community and nation. For quite a long time, these cooperatives have been liable for wealth creation and taking out neediness.
They are additionally frequently significant stakeholders in international and foreign relations. The individuals contribute equitably to and democratically control the wealth and benefits of the cooperative association. Cooperatives will generally be individuals focused and not capital-focused, thusly they will generally be more ethical and fair with regard to speeding up capital concentration.
Co-operatives likewise encourage equality. Since they are community-based, cooperatives are committed to the sustainable development of their communities — this incorporates environmental, social, and economic sustainability. Cooperatives likewise add to community exercises, businesses, and decision-making that impacts their communities.
In spite of the fact that they are for the most part centered around their neighborhood local community, cooperatives try to share their economic and social success with everybody. They additionally aim to erase the imbalance and overabundances that are rampant under modern-day capitalism. The cooperative development is exceptionally democratic and locally autonomous but internationally integrated.
The movement urges residents to be self-reliant and takes responsibility for their economic, social, and environmental prosperity. Cooperatives have been fruitful in beating destitution, getting useful work, and employment, and encouraging social integration.
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