Confederación Cooperativa de la República Argentina Ltda. (COOPERAR)

Ecuador 374
2nd Floor C.P.: 1214
Buenos Aires
Argentina

The Cooperative Confederation of the Republic of Argentina (COOPERAR) is a third grade entity, representative of the social economy, which is involved in the everyday life of over 10 million Argentine people through its 5,000 basic entities throughout Argentina.

Founded on December 5th 1962, it represents over 60 entities from different sectors: consumption, education, health, tourism, savings and credit, production and housing, work, electric energy, telecommunication, potable water, gas networks and liquid gas, pharmacology, insurance, media and agriculture.

Sectoral integration places it as the indisputable main actor of the national and regional situation, since it represents regional economies producers, organized public services enterprises users, associated consumers, and thousands of people that interact with the Argentine associative enterprises.

We cooperative enterprises express the interests of the organized citizenship; we don’t pursue the craving for profit; our self-management model prioritize fair price, democracy, equity and social justice, providing efficient and high quality services all around the country.

Together with our brother cooperative confederations and mutual societies, and in alliance with the Government through the National Institute of Association and Social Economy (INAES), COOPERAR develops policies inside and outside the sector. It has an agreement with the National Network of Cooperative Parliamentarians and is part of the Federal Council of the Audiovisual Communication Services Federal Authority.

Also, due to its local, regional and global development, Cooperar’s President, Ariel Guarco, and the Youth representative, Gabriela Buffa, are board members of the International Cooperative Alliance.