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ICA Africa is the one of the regional offices of the International Co-operative Alliance which serves, unites and represents ICA's member organisations in Africa.

ICA Africa promotes and strengthens autonomous and viable co-operatives throughout the region by

serving as a forum for exchange of experience and a source of information on co-operative development, research, and statistics;
providing technical assistance for co-operative development;
collaborating with United Nations organisations, and African regional organisations

Its activities include:

capacity and institution building;
policy development, advocacy, lobbying, representation and networking;
knowledge management;
rural finance;
agricultural marketing; and
promotion of women in co-operative development.

News

Insurance Seeks to Recruit Youth to Co-operatives

CIC INSURANCE Group Kenya projects to enlist 500,000 youth into the co-operative movement through a new campaign dubbed, "I'm a Co-operator." The insurer has invested Sh.40 million (USD 471,000) in the initiative to attract youth to the cooperatives as a run up to 2012 which has been declared by UN as International Year of Co-operatives.
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Recent events

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ICA Africa Ministerial Conference Technical Committee Meeting
14-15 October 2010, Maseru (Lesotho)
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Last Updated: 01 July 2011