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Building bridges: cooperative contributions for a peaceful world
"We are pleased to welcome cooperative members from all over the world to our region. We look forward to welcoming them to this significant place, as Panama is home to the Bridge
Cooperatives, key to gender equality
With the participation of representatives from 15 countries in the region, the cooperative movement of the Americas commemorated International Women's Day with a webinar that put
Legislation that strengthens cooperatives: new stage of the Analysis of Cooperative Legal Frameworks within the framework of the #coops4dev project
Strengthening cooperative legal frameworks is essential to guaranteeing the identity, autonomy, and development of the cooperative model. In this context, Cooperatives of the Americas, together
Regional workshop for the review of the Cooperative Social Balance model of Cooperatives of the Americas
On February 10 and 11, a technical work and methodological reflection day was held in San José, Costa Rica, aimed at strengthening the Cooperative Social Balance (BSCoop).
The 2025 World Cooperative Monitor records a growth in the presence of the Americas in the Top 300
The new edition of the World Cooperative Monitor 2025 confirms a significant advance of cooperatives in the Americas within the global ranking of the 300 largest organizations in the sector.
Cooperatives of the Americas celebrates the United Nations resolution establishing the International Year of Cooperatives every decade
Cooperatives of the Americas, the region of the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA), welcomes with deep satisfaction the adoption of United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/80/182 on
Donate now to the Emberá Drúa Cooperative
INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS (DONATIONS) Beneficiary: International Cooperative Alliance Checking Account: 10000345625 National Bank of Panama. SWIFT: NAPAPAPA Intermediary Bank: United States Bank Swift Code: CHASUS33 // ABA 021000021 Bank Name: JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA Account No. 0011-688-611 Final Beneficiary: Name: Cooperative Alliance
Cooperative solidarity in action: Let's support together the Emberá Drúa Cooperative project, Panama
We want to move from photos and words to action: Cooperatives of the Americas invites the cooperative movement and its allied organizations to join the campaign to
Training Internship in Italy
Cooperatives of the Americas presents the Training Internship Territorial Impact of the Cooperative Model from the experience in Trento, an opportunity to learn firsthand about one of the most consolidated cooperative ecosystems
The International Year's agenda concluded with significant contributions to the Care Economy and Society.
For three days, more than 400 cooperative members gathered in the City of Knowledge, Panama, to participate in the last regional event of 2025. The meeting, co-organized by Cooperatives of the
Last days to register for the closing event of the International Year of Cooperatives
The International Year of Cooperatives 2025 concludes with a regional event that will focus on the care economy and society, highlighting the role of cooperatives.
Young cooperative members from the Americas took center stage at the 2025 World Food Summit
The president of the Regional Youth Committee, Nicolas Jacquet, was present in Rome and participated in the youth declaration on cooperatives in agri-food systems. The cooperative youth of
On the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, we share how cooperative impact is built.
The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty – observed every October 17 – recognizes the efforts and struggles of people living in poverty and promotes
Year of Cooperatives: America highlighted the impact of education on the Cooperative Identity and for new generations
The third regional event of the International Year of Cooperatives was marked by the transmission of cooperative values and principles to new generations. It took place over three days in Asunción.
The Care Economy at the center of the closing of the International Year of Cooperatives
Cooperatives of the Americas, in collaboration with the Panamanian Autonomous Cooperative Institute (IPACOOP) and the Cooperativa Profesionales, RL, are organizing the closing event of the International Year of Cooperatives 2025.
New member organization: The University of Puerto Rico's Institute of Cooperativism is now part of the ICA.
The International Cooperative Alliance welcomed the Institute of Cooperativism (ICOOP) of the University of Puerto Rico, which joins as a new member from the Americas. With an academic background
Publication on the evolution of the cooperative sector between 2012 and 2025
Cooperatives of the Americas presents the publication “Evolution of the cooperative sector between the International Years of Cooperatives 2012–2025: Public policies, regulations, new associative forms and socioeconomic initiatives”.
Education and cooperative identity are the main themes of the third regional event for the International Year of Cooperatives 2025.
From October 7 to 10, the city of Asunción will host the third regional event of the International Year of Cooperatives 2025 (IYC 2025), under the title The Model
Cooperative finance is a driving force for development: Mexico hosted the second regional event of the International Year
With the participation of cooperative leaders, representatives of international organizations and national authorities, the Second Regional Event of the International Year of Cooperatives 2025 was held in Cancun, under the
Intercooperation as a driver of alliances and solutions for communities
Within the framework of the Second Regional Event of the International Year of Cooperatives 2025, “Cooperative Finance for Integration and Sustainable Development” held in Cancun, Mexico, the