INTERNATIONAL LINKS
ACDI/VOCA
http://www.acdivoca.org
ACDI/VOCA retains a grassroots orientation from its beginnings in cooperative development. While we still work people-to-people to increase household income and food security, we also design and implement multidisciplinary economic development projects of significant scale and complexity
Australian Centre for Co-operative Research and Development (ACCORD)
http://www.accord.org.au/
We are a group of researchers interested in understanding and publicising the contribution of co-operatives, mutuals and the wider social economy.
Canadian Cooperative Association
http://www.coopcca.com/
The Canadian Co-operative Association (CCA) is a national umbrella organization representing co-operatives and credit unions. We are a not-for-profit co-operative owned by our members.
Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation
http://www.canadianworker.coop/english/index_e.html
Secure and coordinate national development resources, in order to support the development of worker co-ops; Develop awareness of and support for the worker co-op option within the co-op sector, government, and elsewhere throughout Canada; and Provide value-added business services to our member worker co-ops.
Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives of Japan
http://www.e-zenchu-ja.org/
Website is in Kanji
Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada
http://www.chfc.ca/
CHF Canada is the nation-wide umbrella organization for co-op housing and Canada’s link with co-op housing around the world.
Co-operatives Secretariat (Canada), Agriculture and Agri-Food
http://www.agr.gc.ca/policy/coop/home_e.phtml
The Co-operatives Secretariat was created in 1987 from the Co-operatives Section of Agriculture Canada to improve the relationship between Canadian co-operatives and the numerous federal departments and agencies known to have legislation or policies affecting co-operatives.
Coady International Institute, St. Francis Xavier University
http://www.coady.stfx.ca/
The Coady International Institute is a training center specializing in leadership development. It operates from a complex of facilities located on the campus of St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives
http://www.copacgva.org/
COPAC is a successful and on-going partnership between representatives of the cooperative movement, farmers´ organizations, and the United Nations and its agencies.
Conseil de la Cooperation de l'Ontario
http://cco.coop/
The CCO (Conseil de la Coopération de l'Ontario) is an organisation of promotion, research, development and socio-economic intervention, devoted to furthering the economic and social empowerment of the Francophone community, through co-operation.
International Co-operative Alliance
http://www.ica.coop
The ICA is an international non-governmental organisation which unites, represents and serves co-operatives worldwide.
Japanese Consumer Co-op Union
http://www.co-op.or.jp/ccij/
For the English language website featuring CCIJ's newsletter, see http://www.co-op.or.jp/ccij/english/pdf/ccijnews_30.pdf More current issues are available by changing the number.
Mauritius Ministry of Industry, Small & Medium Enterprises, Commerce & Cooperatives (Cooperatives Division)
http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/msechisSite
Supporting a modern co-operative movement with sound, diversified and autonomous co-operative organisations operating for the upliftment of the standard of living of their members
Mondragon Corporacion Cooperativa
http://www.mcc.es/
A business group made up of 150 companies organised in three sectorial groups: Financial, Industrial and Distribution, together with the Research and Training areas.
New Zealand Co-operatives Association
http://nz.coop
The site should be a useful resource on matters to do with co-operative and mutual business information.
Plunkett Foundation
http://www.plunkett.co.uk/
The Plunkett Foundation is an educational charity, based near Oxford in the UK, which supports the development of rural group enterprise world-wide. The Foundation draws on 80 years' practical experience of working with partners from the private sector to promote and implement economic self-help solutions to rural problems.
Scottish Agricultural Organization Society
http://www.saos.co.uk
We are the member organisation of agricultural and rural co-ops in Scotland. We’re committed to improving understanding of co-operation, and helping those who wish to co-operate whatever the business activity, scale or corporate structure.
Societe de Cooperation Pour le Development International
http://www.socodevi.org/
SOCODEVI was founded by some Quebec cooperatives and mutual societies that actively contribute to cooperation projects. The ongoing commitment of its member institutions is characterized by participation in the Société's management, technical assistance for development projects and education and information activitives for members to favour a better understanding of aspects of sustainable development.
Swedish Co-operative Development and Research Institute
http://www.koopi.se/
Swedish Co-operative Development and Research Institute. Website in Swedish.
The Society for Cooperative Studies
http://www.co-opstudies.org
We seek to advance the education of members and the public on all aspects of the Co-operative Movement, co-operative forms of structure, and, in particular to commission, identify, and publish research on the Co-operative Movement, and the exchange of information and experience on Co-operative study and Research.
UK Cooperative Group
http://www.co-op.co.uk/
The Co-operative Group employs over 70,000 people, operates more than 3,000 retail outlets, as well as online and 'business to business' operations, and in 2002 our sales topped £7billion.
University College Cork, Center for Co-operative Studies
http://www.ucc.ie/acad/foodecon/centre_b.html
The Centre for Co-operative Studies is a university research centre that promotes education and training and independent research and consultancy in all aspects of co-operative organisation.
University of Alberta, Cooperative Program in Agricultural Marketing & Business
http://www.re.ualberta.ca/coopchair
To build on the already strong bridge which links the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry to the co-operatives, boards, commissions and other group marketing entities of the province in the broad area of extension education in co-operative marketing and business management.
University of Manitoba, Agricultural Economics and Farm Management
http://www.umanitoba.ca/afs/agric_economics/
The Department was the first in Canada to offer a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics, with the first graduate in 1964. Agricultural Economics and Farm Management graduate students from the Department have found jobs and made major contributions in agribusiness, government, university and international affairs.
University of Saskatchewan, Centre for the Study of Co-operatives
http://www.coop-studies.usask.ca/
The objectives of the Centre are: to develop and offer university courses that provide an understanding of co-operative theory, principles, development, structures, and legislation; to undertake original research into co-operatives; to publish co-operative research, both that of Centre staff and that of other researchers; and to maintain a resource centre of co-operative materials that supports the Centre's teaching and research functions.