International Co-operative Alliance-Africa

Mission & Goals

International Co-operative Alliance-Africa Region is one of the regional offices of the ICA. It serves, unites and represents ICA member organizations in Africa. ICA Africa Region promotes and strengthens autonomous and viable co-operatives throughout the region by • serving as a forum for exchange of experience and a source of information on co-operative development, research and statistics • providing technical assistance for co-operative development • collaborating with national governments, United Nations organizations and African regional organizations. • The Alliance Africa Region will strive to promote and strengthen the co-operative movement in the region and provide services to co-operatives with the following objectives: • promoting the co-operative movement in Africa • promoting and protecting co-operative values and principles • facilitating development of economic and other mutually beneficial relations between its member organizations • promoting sustai (...)