1.9 Building local development through cooperatives: Working Out of Poverty

Participation and inclusion are central to a new approach to poverty reduction.

Cooperatives are an ideal instrument in such a strategy, and the ILO has long drawn on the strength of the movement. Meeting the challenges of globalization requires strong local communities, strong local leadership and strong local solutions. Cooperatives have proved to be a key organizational form in building new models to combat social exclusion and poverty, for example through local development initiatives. Cooperative members learn from each other, innovate together and, by increasing control over livelihoods, build up the sense of dignity that the experience of poverty destroys. To learn more about this author, visit International Labour Organization's Website.

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