1. Cooperatives Europe General Assembly
23 June 2009
CICOPA’s experience in
international development
Bruno Roelants
CICOPA

2. International Organisation of industrial,
Artisanal and Service Producers’
Cooperatives
A sectoral organisation of the International
Cooperative Alliance

3. CICOPA has members in 30
countries on the 5 continents

4. Our cooperative sector is one of
the most rapidly developing
ones

5. We are also one of the oldest
cooperative sectors in history
The first one recorded:
1833 in Paris

6. In China in the 1930s and 1940s:
The Gung Ho
Movement
工合

7. In India in the 50s and 60s:
a heritage of Gandhi

8. Substantial growth nowadays in
Latin America
North America
South Africa
India, China, Japan

9. CICOPA’s direct experience in
development:
China
India
South America
West Africa

10. 2003: decision to work indirectly in
development

11. 2009: new project with FAI:
The idea is to create a world network
between CICOPA and NGOs

12. Ongoing definition of a world
development strategy
Establishment of a database of
development experts
Identification of development
NGOs