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ILO COOP/SSE Manager interviewed for the second edition of Co-op Women's Voices
23 February 2021
ILO COOP/SSE Unit Manager was interviewed for the second edition of Co-op Women's Voices, a series started by two women leaders from the cooperative movement in the UK.
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StreetNet International organises an orientation session on cooperatives and the informal economy
22 February 2021
ILO COOP Unit Manager presented at an orientation session organised by StreetNet International for its regional coordinators on cooperatives’ role in the informal economy
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ILO COOP/SSE participates in a webinar organized by We Effect and vi Agroforestry on "Our cooperative identity – where is it taking us in the future?”
19 February 2021
The webinar organized by We Effect and vi Agroforestry on ”Our cooperative identity – where is it taking us in the future?” took place on third of February bringing staff members from headquarters and regions together.
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Our impact, Their voices
Growing a field of dreams
10 February 2021
For the many first-time women farmers in the village of Chettikulam, black gram offers new opportunities. Through its work in the agriculture sector, ILO Sri Lanka’s LEED+ project is working with Coops, government officials, and private sector to create sustainable livelihoods, and empowered communities.
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Lessons from the Social Economy Policy project in South Africa: Understanding diversity
27 January 2021
The ILO‘s Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) Policy project in South Africa is working on building a comprehensive understanding of social economy in the country to inform a policy that is inclusive. The findings from the National Survey conducted in 2019 informed the recommendations found in the Green Paper on the Social and Solidarity Economy.
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ILO COOP/SSE participates in a Masterclass on gender equality and women’s empowerment in social economy
26 January 2021
On January 21, 2021 ILO COOP/SSE participated in a virtual Masterclass on gender equality and women’s empowerment in social economy organized by the Diesis network.
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Joint COOP/SSE/Social Finance research initiative on Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) and social innovation in Africa
25 January 2021
The ILO’s Cooperatives Unit (COOP) and Social Finance Programme (Social Finance) recently launched a research project on Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) and social innovation in Africa funded by the French Government.
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How do you establish a cooperative?
22 January 2021
ILO Office for Turkey supports you to take one step forward to your dreams!
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Social and Solidarity Economy highlighted as an alternative model of growth in the UN Secretary General’s Report on “Socially just transition towards sustainable development: the role of digital technologies on social development and well-being of all”
22 January 2021
The report was released for the upcoming Fifty-ninth session of the Commission for Social Development on the topic.
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ILO COOP 100 – ILO PROSPECTS Webinar: The role of cooperatives and social and solidarity organizations in forced displacement contexts
14 January 2021
The webinar was organized by ILO COOP and ILO PROSPECTS to highlight the role and contributions of cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy organizations (SSEOs) in forced displacement contexts, and the work of both field practitioners and the ILO on this subject.