International Cooperative Alliance

Seeds of Inclusion: How women and youth-led cooperatives are transforming agrifood systems | ICA The side event 'Seeds of Inclusion: How women and youth-led cooperatives are transforming agrifood systems' is organised during the upcoming 2025 World Food Forum which al

🌱 Seeds of Inclusion 🌾
How women & youth-led cooperatives are transforming agrifood systems.

Join @fao.org and the ICA at #WorldFoodForum2025, celebrating FAO’s 80th year & the power of cooperation.

🗓️ Oct 15 | 10:30–11:30 | FAO HQ, Rome and online

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📌 The official launch of CM50, its Manifesto and Global Commitment Plan, will take place in Doha, Qatar, on 3 November 2025, on the eve of the World Social Summit.

#CM50 #Beyond2025 #IYC2025 #CoopsYear #CooperativesBuildABetterWorld

These leaders are part of the CM50, advancing the cooperative and mutual movement worldwide.

Stay tuned every week as we spotlight more inspiring leaders building a better future and world for all.

👉 Learn more at cm50.coop

🇧🇷 Ênio Meinen — Sicoob (Brazil)

🇿🇦 Lindelwe Lesley Ndlovu — CEO, African Risk Capacity (ARC) Group (South Africa)

🇬🇧 Debbie Robinson — Central Co-op (UK)

🇵🇭 Dr. Jaime Aristotle B. Alip — Founder, CARD MRI (Philippines)

🇺🇸 C.E. Pugh — National Co+op Grocers (USA)

The CM50 (Cooperatives & Mutuals Leadership Circle) brings together cooperative & mutual leaders from across the globe.

Each week, we’re spotlighting CM50 leaders who are shaping the future of #cooperatives.

Here are this week’s featured leaders A 🧵
#CM50 #Beyond2025

🌍 This week, the ICA will join world leaders at the #GlobalGateway Forum 2025 in Brussels 🇪🇺 to spotling how cooperatives drive sustainable, inclusive, & people-centred development.

Stay tuned for updates from Brussels! 💬✨
🔗 global-gateway-forum.ec.europa.eu
#coops4dev🌍

🇮🇹🤝🇯🇵 At #Expo2025 Osaka, @LegacoopN & Japan Cooperative Alliance celebrated #IYC2025 with “Cooperatives Building Future Societies” at the Italian Pavilion, one of the most visited!

Italy & Japan shared their impact stories, showing how cooperatives builds fairer futures.

World Social Summit in Doha to Host Closing Ceremony of the UN International Year of Cooperatives | ICA The International Cooperative Alliance will host the Closing Ceremony of the UN International Year of Cooperatives (IYC2025) on 4 November from 11:30 to 12:45 at the Qatar National Convention Centre, ...

🚨 Big news: The Closing Ceremony of #IYC2025 will take place at the 2nd World Social Summit in Doha on 4 Nov.

Read the article for more info: ica.coop/en/newsroom/...

#CoopsYear #IYC2025 #WSS #CooperativesBuildABetterWorld

🚨 Join our team!

The ICA is looking for a Junior Communications Officer in Brussels to support global comms for #coops4dev🌍

Apply by 26 Oct 2025 👉 ica.coop/en/newsroom/...

#Hiring

📄 New event brief out now: www.thenews.coop/wp-content/u...

🔜 Recording soon + New ICA WG on Cooperative Cultural Heritage will map sites & launch a global campaign in late 2025.

#CoopsYear #IYC2025 #CooperativesBuildABetterWorld #coops4dev🌍

Our @UNESCO #Mondiacult2025 hybrid side event in Barcelona brought together cooperators, policymakers & cultural leaders

We “traveled” across Jeju, Morocco, Italy, the US & Rochdale, proving that cooperation is a living thing, not just the past.

#Coops4Culture

🌍 From the first International Year of Cooperatives in 2012 to today, #cooperatives have been key UN partners in tackling poverty, inequality & sustainability.

Read Erbin Crowell’s reflection 👉 greenenergytimes.org/2025/07/a-se...

#IYC2025 #CoopsYear #CooperativesBuildABetterWorld #Beyond2025

These leaders are part of the CM50, advancing the cooperative and mutual movement worldwide.

Stay tuned every week as we spotlight more inspiring leaders building a better future and world for all.
#CooperativesBuildABetterWorld #CoopsYear #IYC2025

@coopnews.bsky.social

🇮🇳 Dr. Jayen Mehta — Managing Director, Amul_Coop

🌍 Dr. Carlos Zarco — President, International Health Cooperative Organisation (IHCO)

🇺🇸 Carla Decker — CEO, SkyPoint Federal Credit Union

🇰🇪 Dr. Gideon Muriuki — CEO, The Co-operative Bank of Kenya

🇦🇷 Diego Guaita — CEO, Grupo San Cristóbal

🌍 The CM50 (Cooperatives & Mutuals Leadership Circle) brings together cooperative & mutual leaders from across the globe.

Each week, we’re spotlighting CM50 leaders who are shaping the future of #cooperatives.

Here are this week’s featured leaders A 🧵
#CM50 #Beyond2025

Did you know? Since 1844, the cooperative principles have been refined through four phases. The table shows an important constancy in their evolution—and how they’ve steadily moved towards more completeness. #IYC2025 #CoopHistory #CooperativesBuildABetterWorld #Coopsyear #ICA130

🕊️ Yesterday was the International Day of Peace.

Cooperatives strengthen democracy, social cohesion & solidarity, which are key building blocks of peace.

This #IYC2025, we show how #cooperatives help create a more inclusive & peaceful world.

#CooperativesBuildABetterWorld

2025 arrivals: New and returning ICA members in India, South Africa, Turkey and Dominican Republic | ICA The ICA welcomes a number of new and returning members this month.The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) from India and the National Cooperatives Association of South Africa ...

The ICA welcomes a number of new and returning members this month.

Check out the article to learn more about them.

ica.coop/en/newsroom/...

#ICA130 #CooperativesBuildABetterWorld #IYC2025 #CoopsYear

SDG17 CASE STUDIES: Cooperatives working in partnerships | ICA Cooperatives are no strangers to working in partnerships. The sixth cooperative principle – cooperation among cooperatives – embeds the idea of working collaboratively as a vital element of cooperativ...

📖 Check some real-world case studies showing how #cooperatives work together across regions to advance #SDG17:

🔗 ica.coop/en/newsroom/...

#CooperativesBuildABetterWorld #CoopsYear #IYC2025

From local initiatives to global alliances, cooperatives are proving that partnerships create resilience, scale impact & build inclusive futures.

This principle connects directly with SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals, which highlights cooperation as the key to achieving sustainable development.

🌍 Cooperatives are built on partnerships.

The 6th Cooperative Principle – cooperation among cooperatives – makes collaboration a core part of our DNA.

Here's how. A🧵