it@coops in the Philippines (video)--Part 2

This is Part 2 of the two-part country report of the National Confederation of Cooperatives (NATCCO), Philippines, at the "Alumni Workshop for Partners and Participants of the Joint Training Programme it@coops," convened by AWCF on 19-24 October 2009, supported by InWent (Capacity Building International, Germany). The event was themed "Renew, Update, Stay Connected—it@coops." In 2004-2007, AWCF and InWent implemented in three of AWCF's member-organizations the it@coops Project (Information Technology for Southeast Asian Co-operatives), with assistance from Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). Participating organizations were the Credit Union League of Thailand (CULT), Thailand; Forum for Indonesian Co-operatives Movement (FORMASI Indonesia), Indonesia; and NATCCO. The Project aimed at providing poverty-oriented co-ops in Southeast Asia with skills in, understanding of, and access to IT that will make them more competitive. It was oriented extensively, but not exclusively, to women who put in above-average involvement in co-ops and who provide valuable economic and social work.

it@coops in the Philippines (video)--Part 1

This is Part 1 of the country report of the National Confederation of Cooperatives (NATCCO), Philippines, at the "Alumni Workshop for Partners and Participants of the Joint Training Programme it@coops," convened by AWCF on 19-24 October 2009, supported by InWent (Capacity Building International, Germany). The event was themed "Renew, Update, Stay Connected—it@coops." In 2004-2007, AWCF and InWent implemented in three of AWCF's member-organizations the it@coops Project (Information Technology for Southeast Asian Co-operatives), with assistance from Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). Participating organizations were the Credit Union League of Thailand (CULT), Thailand; Forum for Indonesian Co-operatives Movement (FORMASI Indonesia), Indonesia; and NATCCO. The Project aimed at providing poverty-oriented co-ops in Southeast Asia with skills in, understanding of, and access to IT that will make them more competitive. It was oriented extensively, but not exclusively, to women who put in above-average involvement in co-ops and who provide valuable economic and social work.

it@coops Thailand--a video

This is the country report of the Credit Union League of Thailand (CULT), Thailand, that was presented at the "Regional Forum on it@coops: Empowering Co-operatives through Information Technology," held 2007, Philippines. In 2004-2007, AWCF and InWent (Capacity Building International, Germany) implemented the it@coops Project (Information Technology for Southeast Asian Co-operatives), with assistance from Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). Participating organizations were CULT; Forum for Indonesian Co-operatives Movement (FORMASI Indonesia), Indonesia; and National Confederation of Cooperatives (NATCCO). The Project aimed at providing poverty-oriented co-ops in Southeast Asia with skills in, understanding of, and access to IT that will make them more competitive. It was oriented extensively, but not exclusively, to women who put in above-average involvement in co-ops and who provide valuable economic and social work.

Empowering Co-operatives through Information Technology (Part 2)

(Part 2 of a two-part video) In 2004-2007, AWCF and InWent (Capacity Building International, Germany) implemented the Project "it@coops" (Information Technology for Southeast Asian Co-operatives). The Project was supported by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany. Participating organizations were the Credit Union League of Thailand (CULT), Thailand; Forum for Indonesian Co-operatives Movement (FORMASI Indonesia), Indonesia; and National Confederation of Cooperatives (NATCCO), Philippines. The Project's overall objective was to provide poverty-oriented co-ops in Southeast Asia with skills in, understanding of, and access to IT that will make them more competitive. The it@coops Project also aimed at transforming the new IT forms into popular and gender-accountable instruments to help co-ops pursue their social and economic goals amid the challenges of globalization.

Empowering Co-operatives through Information Technology (Part 1)

In 2004-2007, AWCF and InWent (Capacity Building International, Germany) implemented the Project "it@coops" (Information Technology for Southeast Asian Co-operatives). The Project was supported by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany. Participating organizations were the Credit Union League of Thailand (CULT), Thailand; Forum for Indonesian Co-operatives Movement (FORMASI Indonesia), Indonesia; and National Confederation of Cooperatives (NATCCO), Philippines. The Project's overall objective was to provide poverty-oriented co-ops in Southeast Asia with skills in, understanding of, and access to IT that will make them more competitive. The it@coops Project also aimed at transforming the new IT forms into popular and gender-accountable instruments to help co-ops pursue their social and economic goals amid the challenges of globalization.

AWCF-FK project has third batch

The second batch of participants in the AWCF project “Capacity-building for Gender and Co-operatives in Asia,” supported by Fredskorpset (FK) Norway since 2008, had its “Homecoming Seminar (Debriefing),” Sept. 29-30, 2010, in Songkhla, Thailand. The third batch of participants—who are staff of AWCF’s member-organizations, as also in the previous batches—is having its preparatory course under FK in Hat Yai, Songkhla, before a year-long deployment to host-countries in latter October 2010. The project allows exchange and building of knowledge and experiences among participating members' staff in various development concerns like gender mainstreaming and co-op development. The third batch of participants interacted with the previous batch on Sept. 30 in Songkhla