Membership
The American continent has 93 member organizations from 24 countries. These organizations include practically all cooperative families, both through direct membership and through cooperative integration organizations. If you want to know more about our member organizations you can do so by entering each of the 24 countries and from there to all of our 93 member organizations. To which we thank for being part of the family of the International Cooperative Alliance and Cooperatives of the Americas.
Recent news
Parlatino approved model law for agri-food cooperatives
It aims to create a legal framework to promote them and allow their growth, valuing the multiple contributions they present to society in their
Dialogue on education and research in view of the International Year of Cooperatives
Cooperatives of the Americas organized a regional dialogue space focused on education and research, as part of the preparation activities for the
Strategic alliance between Cooperatives of the Americas and UNESCO towards the International Year of Cooperatives
In an effort to boost the role of cooperatives in key areas such as education and youth, Cooperatives of the Americas and the
AIC 2025: Regional Committee of Allied Parties established and new agreement signed with FAO
In a key day for the promotion and strengthening of the cooperative model in the region, the Regional Committee of Allied Parties was established to
Digital transformation of financial cooperatives in the Americas
A new webinar organized by the Regional Committee of Financial Cooperatives and Cooperative Banks (COFIA) -with support from the EU through the Coops4Dev project- called
Training internship in Brazil
After participating in the World Cooperative Management, a delegation from the Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito Educadores de Honduras (Coacehl) visited for three days
Savings and credit cooperatives conduct training internships in India
A delegation made up of 42 representatives of the savings and credit cooperative movement, under the coordination of the Federation of Savings and Credit Cooperatives of Honduras
Extension of the call for research projects analyzing the evolution of cooperativism in the region
Within the framework of the #Coops4dev project, research is being carried out on the evolution of the cooperative sector in the Americas between the international years of cooperatives.
With the International Year of Cooperatives in mind, the 99th meeting of the Board of Directors was held in Washington
Cooperatives of the Americas held its Board of Directors meeting on October 1 in Washington DC, with the participation of representatives of
Graciela Fernández leaves the presidency and José Alves takes over
Due to strictly personal reasons, the Uruguayan leader retired from her position after six years of regional leadership and a marked presence in the Alliance.
Participation in the European Union Development Policy Forum
Cooperatives of the Americas participated in the European Union's Forum on Development Policies (PFD), focused on dialogue
The assembly was held and the 2022-23 management report was presented
With the presence of 42 delegates, bearers of 157 votes from 41 organizations from 17 countries, the Cooperatives Assembly was held