INTERNATIONAL DAY OF COOPERATIVES

About:

• The International Day of Cooperatives is an annual celebration of the cooperative movement that takes place on the first Saturday of July since 1923.
  
  
• Since 1995, the United Nations and the International Cooperative Alliance have been setting the theme for the celebration of the Day.
  
  
• The aim of this celebration is to increase awareness of cooperatives. Co-operatives have been acknowledged as associations and enterprises through which citizens can effectively improve their lives while contributing to the advancement of their community and nation.