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About the Videos
2011/ 7:49 minutes
Poor working families in the Philippines are buying microinsurance to protect the gains they've made.
2011/ 15:44 minutes
This video explores the role of CCA and it's Achenese partners in creating the second tier co-operatives needed to help Acehnese co-operators create stronger and brighter futures for themselves and their families.
2011/16:49 minutes
Innovative Salvadoran farmers overcome war and natural disasters to transform cashew nuts and an unusual but tasty false fruit into real prosperity.
The Rope that Binds - audio
2010/ 1:26 minutes
Listen to Jayanthi talk about her rope making business, how gaining an Uthmavi loan helped her and her business partners and also how this may be the last generation to carry on this tradition.
2010/4:25 minutes
Jayanthi Soysa and her business partners have been carrying on a family tradition reaching back four generations. They may be the last generation to carry on this tradition.
Giving Credit Where Credit is Due
2010/7:37 minutes
The Canadian Co-operative Association (CCA) hosts the Women's Mentorship Program every year. The Women's Mentorship Program offers a rare opportunity for women leaders from overseas financial co-operatives to gain professional development experience.
2010/8:23 minutes
Raquel Alfaro became the first woman mayor of Chilanguera, El Salvador. Though this was not an easy road f, she is paving the way for other women to become leaders and remains an inspiration to men and women alike.
2010/4:11 minutes
CCA is investing in the hope, optimism and determination of people such as the women at Widows Hill in Aceh and Fred Berganio in the
Phillipines. Through this work, CCA is helping people avoid poverty and build successful communities in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
2010/8:03 minutes
Reviving credit unions in Sierra Leone after years of civil war.
2009/8:55 minutes
Starting a new co-op can be very capital-intensive. This video discusses the strategies co-operatives use to acquire the financing they need to create or expand their businesses.
2008/2:27 minutes
Tom Tibamwenda, Jen Muldoon and Ken Dolemen climbed a mountain to shine a light on the global fight to end poverty. Along the way they raised thye raised funds for the Co-operative Development Foundation of Canada (CDF) and caught the imagination of Canadians across the country.
Co-operatives and Rural Communities
2009/9:09 minutes
Co-operatives have played a significant role in rural communities across Canada for more than 100 years. This video looks at the history of agricultural and farm supply co-ops and how they remain an important part of rural life today.
Co-op approaches to renewable energy
2009/10:46 minutes
How do co-operatives address the growing demand for alternative sources of energy? This video looks at how farmers' co-ops are adding value to their agricultural production by becoming part of the new bio-energy industry.
The Governance of Co-operatives
2009/8:16 minutes
Successful co-ops are well-managed businesses that meet the needs of their members and their communities. This video looks at how good governance, and in particular the role of co-op boards, is a key to co-op success.
The Greatest Canadian Co-operator Award
2010/4:20 minutes
At the beginning of CCAs anniversary year, Canadian co-operators were asked to put forth names of co operative pioneers who made significant and lasting contributions to the development of Canadian co-operatives and credit unions. Fourteen outstanding individuals were nominated. From these fourteen individuals, CCA went back to the co-operative community, seeking their on-line vote for the one person who would be given the additional recognition of Canadas Greatest Canadian Co-operator - Aphonse Desjardin
Home at Last
2009/6:27 minutes
Anthony Stephan and his family lost everything after the 2004 tsunami destroyed many homes within their Tamil village in North-eastern Sri Lanka. With the help of his local credit union the Stephans are rebuilding their lives, thankful to be home at last.
2009/7:06 minutes
It is never too early to start saving. With more than half of all Ghanaians under the age of 15, this video showcases the importance of youth savings clubs as a tool to reduce poverty. Mohamed Fishes Again
2007/3:03 minutes
Mohamed Mohideen had big shoes to fill when tsunami waves destroyed the Al Falal Fisherman's credit union. With the help of the local SANASA Development Centre, (donated by Canadian co-ops and credit unions to help coordinate emergency aid and reconstruction) they made a plan to rebuild the credit union away from the shore, restore lost records and deposits, and to get critically needed loans out to members.
A New Beginning
2009/8:57 minutes
A look at the challenges and triumphs of "differently-abled" worker co ops in the Philippines. The National Federation of Co-operatives for Persons with Disability is growing worker co-operative enterprises, creating jobs and garnering new-found respect for differently-abled persons across the country.
Sithy Rebuilds
2007/3:04 minutes
School teacher Sithy Jameela and her family escaped the 2004 tsunami that ripped through Sri Lanka's coastal villages. The waves also left her women's credit union in ruins and one third of its members dead. But Sithy and her fellow members did not give in to despair. They worked with SANASA - Sri Lanka's credit union movement - using Canadian funds and technical aid to rebuild her credit union, restore member accounts and deliver loans and training to help women start small businesses.
2009/9:37 minutes
This video looks at new opportunities for farmers and their co-operatives, including marketing initiatives, alternative energy, organic farming and local food.
2007/4:10 minutes
Community advocate and agronamist Farida Haryani survived years of war and the devastating tsunami that struck Aceh in 2004. Farida and PASKA, the organization she founded, continue to fight to protect human rights and to bring economic opportunties to villages largely hidden from the world's view. I
t's a vigil of hope in a land of promise.
Reclaiming the Heartland - Part 1
2008/5.49 minutes
When the Soviet Bloc crumbled, a determined group of Ukrainian-Canadians set out to bring the benefits of credit unions back to Ukraine. The Council of Ukrainian Credit Unions in Canada enlisted CCA in the effort and for the past 15 years this partnership has been building a successful credit union system in Ukraine.
Reclaiming the Heartland - Part 2
2008/7:47 minutes
The partnership is now improving services to some 1.5 million credit union members, helping credit unions to improve access to productive and agricultural credit, protect members' deposits, and strengthen the national federation.
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Sweeping away old attitudes in rural Ghana: A social experiment challenging the way men and women have been doing things for generations. Listen to the story here. |
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