Co-operatives achieve greater happiness than other forms of enterprise

A Road-Map for the inclusion of Youth in Development of Co-operative enterprises.

At the ICA Global Youth Network Meeting

during the ICA Global Conference and General Assembly,CAPE TOWN November 2, 2013Presented by

Dr. Sukesh Zamwar, Chairperson ICA Asia & Pacific Committee on Youth Co-operation [Managing Director – Buldana Urban Credit Co-operative Societies Ltd.]

CONTENT of the PPT

Present situation of youth in Asia pacific and their problems

History of the Youth Committee (ICYC) COUNTRWISE PROFILE 6th Meeting of the ICAYC & the Coop – Youth Forum Future areas being worked on by the ICYC

The Happy Store – Pilot Proposal Financial Literacy among youth – Pilot Proposal

UN Youth Congress 2014 in Sri Lanka Global Youth Co-operation Meet

POPULATION AND EDUCATION OF YOUTH IN ASIA PACIFIC

Population statistics Population of youth (15-24)- 700

million. It is equal to 60 % of world youth

population. 250 million in urban areas. 450 million in rural areas.

Education statistics 15 to 24 – around 85% are literate. Only 25 to30 % reaches to upper and

secondary education.

EMPLOYMENT AND SKILL STATISTICS IN ASIA PACIFIC 13 to 15 % are unemployed Youths are 3 times more unemployed

than adults. Urban youth are more skilled than

rural youth Rural youth are less skilled than

urban youth And technology seems to decrease

this gap Majority of youth are semiskilled.

SOLUTIONS

GOVT. CAN CEATE JOBS OR ENVIORMENT THAT CAN PROMOTE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT.

PUBLIC SECTOR ENTERPRISES CAN CREATE

JOBS OR PROMOTE ENTERPRINUERSHIP.

PRIVATE SECTOR CAN HELP IN THAT.

BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT AND PEOPLE FRIENDLY AND SOCIALISTIC SOLUTION IS

COOPERATIVE ENTERPRISES.

HOW COOPERATIVE CAN HELP? PERCOLATION OF COOPERATIVE VALUSE IN

STUDETS BY FORMATION OF UNIVERSITY COOPERATIVE AND SCHOOL COOPERATIVES.

FOR JOB CREATION- ALL COOPERATIVE CAN GIVE EMPLOYMENT AND JOBS TO YOUTH.

FOR ENTERPRENUERSHIP OR SELF- EMPLOYED YOUTH CREDIT COOPERATIVE CAN PROVIDE CREDIT AND OTHER COOPERATIVE CAN PROVIDE MARKET LINKAGES.

FOR PROFESSINALS AND SKILLED YOUTH FOR PROFESSINALS-COOPERATIVE CAN

PROVIDE EDUCATION LOAN AND LOAN FACILITY FOR THEM.

FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT- COOPERATIVES CAN FORM SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING INSTITUTES.

AND FOLLOWING THE SEVENTH PRINCIPLE OF COOPERATION WE CAN DO GOOD TO THE SOCIETY AS WELL AS TO COOPERATIVES.

Countries in Asia pacific region 1.   Afghanistan 2.   Australia 3.   Bangladesh 4.   Bhutan 5.   China 6.   India 7.   Iran 8.   Israel 9.   Indonesia 10. Japan 11. South Korea 12. Kazakhstan 13. Kuwait

14.                Mongolia 15.                Myanmar 16.                Malaysia 17.                Nepal 18.                New

Zealand 19.                Pakistan 20.                Philippine

s 21.                Singapore 22.                Sri Lanka 23.                Thailand 24.                Tajikistan 25.                Vietnam

History of the Youth Committee (ICYC)

2000 - ICA Youth Network at the ICA Board Meeting, Bratislava 2001 - ICA Regional Co-operative Youth Seminar, Japan

2007 - ICA AP Co-operative Ministers’ Conference – “Youth Involvement” presented by Chair-ICA AP YC

2009 - 3rd Meeting of the ICA AP Committee on Youth – Singapore

2010 - 4th Meeting of the ICA AP Committee on Youth – Beijing

2011 - 1st Online Meeting of the ICA AP Committee on Youth – ICA AP Office – New Delhi

2011 - ICA AP Youth Seminar – Kannur, Kerala

2012- 2nd Online Meeting of the ICA AP Committee on Youth – ICA Business Office – Singapore

2012- 5th Meeting of the ICA AP Committee on Youth – Kobe

2013- 6th Meeting of the ICA AP Committee on Youth – Buldana, Maharashtra

2013- 3rd Online Meeting of the ICA AP Committee on Youth Co-operation.

Japan University cooperatives

Japan-227 university coopsTotal Turn over- 1.91 billion USDRunning the book stores Running the dining halls Running general storesProviding agency servicesProviding credit facilities to

students.

Youth cooperatives in Philippines

1. grocery stores and supermarkets2. canteens3. book stores4. selling of laptops, mobile phones, and other

electronic gadgets5. catering 6. photocopying services7. Lending: housing, business, travel,

hospitalization, etc.8. investment

Thailand

119 Universities in Thailand 29 Universities Co-ops working actively

411 Vocational Colleges in Thailand 55 Vocational Colleges Co-ops working

actively

Activities Support productive relationship among

youth in the Committee of ICA.

Organize a national youth seminar for Universities Co-op

Encourage to avoid using plastic bags by using bags produced by clothes.

Cooperative Involvement in Different Sectors of the Iranian Economy

Field No of co-ops No of membersPeople

employed

Credit 2,028 464,127 28,245

Producers’ Supply

3,792 384,535 47,118

Service Guild Supply

1,015 115,328 49,025

Consumers’ Supply

11,042 7,890,209 140,525

New Generation Co-

ops356 30,918,135 2,339

Multipurpose 3,945 732,317 132,054

IRAN COOPERATIVE STATASTICS

enterprisesIRAN

Iran’s economy: Governmental Cooperative: 13% of GDP which is going to

be raised to 25% by the end of 5-year development plan

Private: Article 44 of the constitution

K.C.H.S.U. Ltd.Karachi Co-operative Housing

Societies Union Limited was established on 1949, under the West Pakistan Law.

It is currently headed by the Managing Director, Mr. M. Sharif Bhaiji and the Board of Director (BOD)

K.C.H.S.U. Ltd. consist of 24 housing societies. A single society consist of from 200 house to a maximum of 900 houses.

There exist 2 wings in K.C.H.S.U. Ltd.:Youth Co-operative Wing of

PakistanWomen Wing

Youth Co-operative Wing of Pakistan (YCWP)

Youth Co-operative Wing of Pakistan is a program initiated by the Karachi Co-operative Housing Societies Union Ltd.

The purpose is to revive the co-operative culture from ground and to gather the youth at the unanimous platform of co-operative movement in Pakistan which will eventually help to develop Pakistan and its economy to reach new heights.

INDIA

Many coops are diversifying from single line business of stationery to other services

Supply of institutional requirements in order to increase turnover

Tie-up with general coops/citizen coops for business support

COOPERATIVES IN NEPAL

SN Types of Cooperatives No of Coops1 Savings and Credit 109972 Multi-purpose 40753 Agriculture 36124 Dairy 17475 Consumer 13396 Electricity 3137 Vegetable and Fruit 1748 Tea 1039 Coffee 75

10 Herbal 8911 Bee Keeping 5412 Communication 6813 Health 7014 Miscellaneous 585

Total 23301DEOC : 2011

19

IT SystemWelfare System

Networking System

Management System HRD System

Saving SystemLending System

Investment System

Multi purpose society

Nepal multipurpose society

Name U.L.U. Prabath

Designation Marketing Manager

Vice Chairman of ICA – AP Committee on Youth Cooperative

Organization: Sri Lanka Consumer Cooperative Societies Federation Ltd

Contact Details: No. 11, Saunders Place, Colombo 12, Sri Lanka

Tel : 0094 11 2438137 – 8Mobile :0094 77 3566116Fax :0094 11 2331008Web :www.coopfed.net E mail :coopfed@sol.lk

COOPFED

Country presentation of Sri Lanka

Activities of youth in shrilankaHouse donation by youthBusiness Promotion – By Youth Annual Blood Donation – By

YouthYouth’s Leadership Development

Camp ICA – AP Youth Skill

Development Conference

6th Meeting of the ICYC & the Coop – Youth Forum

60 Million People between the age group of 15-24 seek sustainable employment.

Majority of young people hail from developing countries.

ICA should be a promoter facilitator and coordinator of activities at strengthening the participation of youth in co-operatives.

Define ‘Youth’ in terms of age.

Indentify youth co-operatives that could potential members of the Youth Network.

Draft Youth strategy for submission to Regional and Global ICA boards.

Plan an International Co-operative Youth Conference Design a website and arrange for resources.

Amendments made to the Constitution

 Article 1. The name of the Committee shall be ‘ICA-AP Committee on Youth Co-operation’. Article 3.1. The Committee shall consist of persons working in the field of specialized functioning of the Committee in the member organizations of the ICA in the Region. Each member organization of the ICA-AP is entitled to nominate a maximum of two persons in the Committee in the age group of 18 – 40 years. Article 4.11 To create awareness on cooperatives among the youth in the region.  Article 6.1 The Committee shall convene at least one meeting in person and two Electronic Meetings (Internet). The members are expected to attend at least one meeting out of the possible three meetings in a year. At the time of the Regional Assembly, the Committee shall hold a meeting/seminar and provide a report. Article 9.3 If needed, the committee may raise funds for its activities.  As discussed at Kobe, the Committee has formally adopted the constitution and wishes to report it to all ICA AP Member organisations with a copy of the same.

Major Findings

It was attended by fourteen members from twelve countries from the region representing ICA membership across various sectors such as banking, fisheries, consumer, housing, education & training .

The meeting also elected the new ICYC Board that shall serve until the ICA AP Regional Assembly in 2016 with Dr. Sukesh Zamwar (India) as the Chairperson, Mr. Ahsan Ali Thakur (Pakistan) and Mr. Udaya Prabhath (Sri Lanka) and Mr. P. Santosh Kumar of ICA AP continues as Secretary.

The meeting was organised along with the Asia Pacific Co-operative Youth Forum on the theme-Challenges for Youth as a Strategic group in development of co-operatives which was attended by 600 persons, mostly youth.

The ICA Blueprint was placed by the committee as the governing document and the following issues were addressed in detail – a.] Meaning and definition of Youth in the Co-operative sector, b.]Knowledge Platforms for awareness on climate change among coops, c.] Status of coops in central Asia & middle east; and case studies on co-operatives from Pune, India (Women’s Waste collectors co-operative) and from Thimpu, Bhutan (Organic farming and multipurpose co-operative) were presented by young co-operative entrepreneurs and managers.

It is also noted that an estimated 30 million jobs in co-operatives are held by youth, and it is our objective to strengthen their labour market value with the International Co-operative Identity Statement (ICIS) as guiding principles.

It was proclaimed that co-operatives achieve greater happiness than other forms of business associations.

The Committee decided to provide a platform for the Asia pacific youth during the ICA Global conference in Cape Town later this year and create one for the co-operatives at the UN Youth Conference in Sri Lanka in 2014.

The committee also decided to work along the lines of the UN communities to create a reliable knowledge base.

3rd Online Meeting of the ICYC

Members on their recreational visit to Ajanta Caves

It is important to emphasize the positive contribution young migrants make to societies of origin, transit and destination – economically and by enriching the social and cultural fabric.

UN SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON ON INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY

Women in the front seat

The Happy Green Store

ICA Asia pacific youth planning to form happy green cooperative store

It is a mobile vegetable van with cold chain facility.

Big stores in big cities for vegetables only

Credit supply with the help of ACCU members or individual primary credit coops which will be intrested.

Focus on farmers and rural as well as urban consumers.

Model happy green store

Alleviating Poverty Through Financial Literacy

Financial literacy through web site

Financial literacy in universities and schools

Financial literacy and advisory program for students and coop members so that in future when they will run big cooperatives or become members of cooperatives they will have proper understanding.

Coop’s the Way Forward~

HAPPY GREEN STORE