ICA Youth Conference 2001

"Enhancing the Co-operative Movement through Youth Commitment"

Agenda and Presentations

Gaining the Commitment of Youth for the "Vitalisation" of Co-operative Societies
Dr. Peter Davis, Leicester University (United Kingdom)

Participants' Reports

• Bulgaria: Mr. Zdravko Anchev; Central Cooperative Union (CCU)
• Croatia: Ms. Natasa Grbin, Croatian Cooperative Alliance
• Japan: Ms. Yumi Sogo, Zenrosai
• Kenya: Ms. Catherine Wandera
• Colombia: Mr. Santiago Palacino
• Philippines: Mr. Richard Arceno
• Russia: Mr. Oleg Boulekov, Centrosoyuz
• Russia: Mr. Andrey Vastchenko
• Senegal: Ms. Dabo Maimouna, Chairperson, Senegalese Young Co-operators Network, Union Nationale des Coopérative du Sénégal UNCAS
• Sweden: Mr. Michael Horvath, Kooperativa Förbundet (KF)

Report from Group Discussion

Group 1: How co-operatives meet the challenge of guaranteeing safe food

Mr. Ousseynou Dieng (Senegal), Chairperson

• Bulgaria: Mr. Zdravko Anchev; Central Cooperative Union (CCU)
• Croatia: Ms. Natasa Grbin, Croatian Cooperative Alliance
• Senegal: Ms. Dabo Maimouna, Chairperson, Senegalese Young Co-operators Network, Union Nationale des Coopérative du Sénégal UNCAS
• Sweden: Mr. Michael Horvath, Kooperativa Förbundet (KF)

Group 2: Co-operative financial services - Is the co-operative advantage on-line?

• Japan: Ms. Yumi Sogo, Zenrosai
• Kenya: Ms. Catherine Wandera
• Sweden: Ms. Sheida Tahwildaran

Group 3: Service co-operatives in development - Solutions with care

Mr. Richard Arceno (Philippines), Chairperson

• Colombia: Mr. Santiago Palacino