Cooperative enterprises build a better world
By: International Labour Organization ; ILO Country Office for the United Republic of Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda
Contributors: International Labour Organization; ILO Country Office for the United Republic of Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda
Publisher: ILO
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Dar es Salaam
Language: eng
Number of pages: 145
ISBN-13: 9789221262077
Subjects: Cooperation; Cooperative societies; Women in development; Cooperative; Cooperative movement; Decent work; Poverty alleviation; Gender equality; Africa south of Sahara; Coopérative; Mouvement coopératif; Travail décent; Lutte contre la pauvreté; Égalité des genres; Afrique au sud du Sahara; Cooperativa; Movimiento cooperativo; Trabajo decente; Lucha contra la pobreza; Igualdad de géneros; Africa al sur del Sahara
Description: Explores the underlying rationale for the approach adopted by the COOPAfrica, a regional technical programme established by the ILO in October 2007, and highlights innovative features in the process of setting up and implementing phase 1 of the programme (2007-2010).
Notes: References.
Table of contents: title: Phase I of COOPAfrica: an overview; title: Creating an enabling environment for cooperatives: how did COOPAfrica phase I contribute?; title: Advancing the decent work agenda in Africa: how did COOPAfrica assist?; title: CoopAfrica's contribution to MDG1: eradicating extreme poverty and hunger; title: COOPAfrica's contribution to MDG3: promoting gender equality and empowering women; title: COOPAfrica's role in reviving the African cooperative movement; title: Conclusions and the way forward.