WORLD COUNCIL OF CREDIT UNIONS INC

DEVELOPMENT WORLD COUNCIL OF CREDIT UNIONS (WOCCU) WORKS TO ADVANCE FINANCIAL INCLUSION THROUGH THE CREDIT UNION AND COOPERATIVE MODEL BY ENGAGING IN INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY, DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION AND NETWORKING THAT EMPOWERS UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, AND PROMOTES MORE EQUITABLE AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES.SINCE 1971, THE WORLD COUNCIL OF CREDIT UNIONS (WOCCU) HAS BEEN A LEADER OF THE GLOBAL CREDIT UNION MOVEMENT BRINGING ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE FINANCIAL SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. WOCCU IS THE GLOBAL LEADING VOICE FOR CREDIT UNIONS. MORE RECENTLY, WOCCU HAS PROVEN CAPABILITIES IN FINANCIAL INCLUSION, SERVING REMOTE AND RURAL AREAS, SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES AT RISK, ADVANCING WOMEN'S ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, PROMOTING INCLUSIVE MARKET SYSTEMS, AND ENCOURAGING ENABLING REGULATORY SYSTEMS. RESTRUCTURING AFTER DISASTERS, ESTABLISHING NEW CREDIT UNION SYSTEMS, AND ENCOURAGING LEGISLATIVE REFORM/REGULATORY SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT.IN ADDITION TO OFFERING INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, WOCCU'S TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS EQUIP CREDIT UNIONS AND OTHER TYPES OF FINANCIAL COOPERATIVES WITH THE TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES NECESSARY TO STRENGTHEN THEIR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND DELIVER FAIRLY PRICED FINANCIAL SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.

WOCCU PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF ACTIVITIES:- ADVOCACY FOR CREDIT UNIONS AND OTHER FINANCIAL COOPERATIVES IN FRONT OF INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SETTING BODIES- CONNECTS ALL CREDIT UNIONS TO THE GLOBAL MOVEMENT THROUGH BOTH FACE-TO-FACE AND VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT AND NETWORKING. - INVESTS IN LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CREDIT UNION PROFESSIONALS, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON EMPOWERING YOUTH AND WOMEN- IMPLEMENTS PROJECTS THAT REACH UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, WITH A FOCUS ON WOMEN, YOUTH, MIGRANTS AND RURAL PROJECTIONS. - PROMOTES SHARED DIGITAL PLATFORMS AND SOLUTIONS THAT ADDRESS COMMON CREDIT UNION CHALLENGES