The IYC Brochure is intended to provide an overview of the importance of the International Year for cooperatives organizations. coming soon...
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The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2012 as the International Year of Cooperatives, highlighting the contribution of cooperatives to socio-economic development, particularly their impact on poverty reduction, employment generation and social integration.
IWith the theme of “Cooperative Enterprises Build a Better World”, the Year seeks to encourage the growth and establishment of cooperatives all over the world. It also encourages individuals, communities and governments to recognize the agency of cooperatives in helping to achieve internationally agreed upon development goals, such as the Millennium Development Goals.
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Please join us on our Picassa Photo Gallery by sharing photos about the International Year of Cooperatives (IYC). In order to share your photos, please send us an email and we will do our best to post them. The subject of your email should be "IYC Photo Sharing".
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Please join us on our YouTube Channel by sharing videos abouth the International Year of Cooperatives (IYC). In order to share your video, just send the video’s URL to us and we will do our best to post it. The subject of your email should be "IYC Video Sharing".
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We've created a Facebook page to promote IYC activities. We are excited that social sites like Facebook are offering us new opportunities for Cooperatives organizations to interact and connect.
We look forward to you joining us. Please visit our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/CoopsYear.
Join Us on Twitter Now!
We've created a Twitter page to promote IYC activities. We are excited that social sites like Twitter are offering us new opportunities for Cooperatives Organizations to interact and connect.
We look forward to you joining us. Please visit our Twitter page: http://twitter.com/#!/CoopsYear
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