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Founded in 1895, we unite, represent & serve the 3 million cooperative enterprises and its more than 1 billion #coop members.
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📘 What makes education truly meaningful in your community?

Reply below.

We’d love to hear your perspective.#IYC2025 #SDG4 #QualityEducation #CooperativesBuildABetterWorld #coops4dev 🌍
• Create stronger school-to-work pathways
• Strengthen cooperative education institutions
• Leverage multi-stakeholder platforms
But realizing the cooperative difference in education requires action:
• Integrate cooperatives into education strategies and curricula
• Provide financial and technical support
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By turning learners into active citizens, cooperatives strengthen both education systems and the societies they serve.

The new SDG 4 Policy Brief on Quality Education, by the ICA and COPAC, explores how cooperatives bring this principle to life.
🧵 Who decides what’s worth learning?

Education lies at the heart of the cooperative identity.
Guided by Principle 5, cooperatives make learning a shared journey, from early childhood to lifelong training, rooted in community, equality, and participation.

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🎥 Share your story

🔗 Send it to: [email protected]

✔️ Short text (max. 400 words)
✔️ High-quality photos
✔️ Optional video (max. 3 minutes)
✔️ Project’s social media or website
✔️ Reference contact
#CooperativesForEquality #VoicesThatInspire #NoMoreViolence #IYC
🟣 Are you part of a cooperative initiative working to end violence against women?
🟣 Do you have a testimony, concrete action, slogan, or video that can inspire others?
🟣 Are you a man committed to change? Your voice matters too.
Your story can change realities

In every corner of our cooperatives, there are stories of struggle, resilience, and transformation.

Today, we want to hear yours.
🎥 Comparte tu historia

🔗 Envíanos a [email protected]

✔️ Texto breve (máx. 400 palabras)
✔️ Fotos de buena calidad
✔️ Video opcional (máx. 3 min)
✔️ Redes sociales/web del proyecto
✔️ Contacto de referencia

#CooperativasPorLaIgualdad #VocesQueInspiran #NoMásViolencia #aic
🟣 ¿Participas en una iniciativa cooperativa que trabaja por erradicar la violencia contra las mujeres?
🟣 ¿Tienes un testimonio, una acción concreta, un lema o video que inspire a otros?
🟣 ¿Eres un hombre comprometido con el cambio? Tu voz también importa.
Tu historia puede cambiar realidades

En cada rincón de nuestras cooperativas hay historias de lucha, resiliencia y transformación.

Hoy queremos escuchar la tuya
📌 The official launch of CM50, its Manifesto and Global Commitment Plan, will take place in Doha, Qatar, on 3 November 2025, on the eve of the World Social Summit.

#CM50 #Beyond2025 #IYC2025 #CoopsYear #CooperativesBuildABetterWorld
These leaders are part of the CM50, advancing the cooperative and mutual movement worldwide.

Stay tuned every week as we spotlight more inspiring leaders building a better future and world for all.

👉 Learn more at cm50.coop
🇧🇷 Ênio Meinen — Sicoob (Brazil)
🇿🇦 Lindelwe Lesley Ndlovu — CEO, African Risk Capacity (ARC) Group (South Africa)
🇬🇧 Debbie Robinson — Central Co-op (UK)
🇵🇭 Dr. Jaime Aristotle B. Alip — Founder, CARD MRI (Philippines)
🇺🇸 C.E. Pugh — National Co+op Grocers (USA)
The CM50 (Cooperatives & Mutuals Leadership Circle) brings together cooperative & mutual leaders from across the globe.

Each week, we’re spotlighting CM50 leaders who are shaping the future of #cooperatives.

Here are this week’s featured leaders A 🧵
#CM50 #Beyond2025
🌍 This week, the ICA will join world leaders at the #GlobalGateway Forum 2025 in Brussels 🇪🇺 to spotling how cooperatives drive sustainable, inclusive, & people-centred development.

Stay tuned for updates from Brussels! 💬✨
🔗 global-gateway-forum.ec.europa.eu
#coops4dev🌍
🇮🇹🤝🇯🇵 At #Expo2025 Osaka, @LegacoopN & Japan Cooperative Alliance celebrated #IYC2025 with “Cooperatives Building Future Societies” at the Italian Pavilion, one of the most visited!

Italy & Japan shared their impact stories, showing how cooperatives builds fairer futures.