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1.9 Building local development through cooperatives: Working Out of Poverty

Written by: International Labour Organization

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

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.

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Article Tags: challenges of globalization, cooperative members, cooperatives, development initiatives, dignity, ilo, inclusion, leadership, local development, local solutions, models, new approach, participation, poverty reduction, social exclusion



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