Rosario Enriquez and her husband, Edgar Chinchilla, achieved business success for themselves—as well as credit for their customers—through credit unions.
Strathmore-WOCCU African Management Institute: Hear from participants how this three-tier certification training program improves the professionalism and quality of credit unions in Africa.
Uganda Program
As the government withdrew its regulatory system in Uganda, World Council collaborated with the Canadian Cooperative Association (CCA) to build an effective credit union examination system for the national federation. Watch this short video to learn about the program and visit credit union members who belong to a poultry cooperative in Uganda.
Share this seven-minute PowerPoint with your board/staff to illustrate how your World Council support makes a difference in the lives of hardworking families in difficult places. This report was mailed as a DVD to all WOCCU Supporters in August 2007.
Dear WOCCU Supporter, Following the December 2004 Asian Tsunami, World Council Supporter gifts enabled our staff on the ground in Sri Lanka to oversee construction and consolidation of credit unions. When it was time to rebuild, credit unions around the world were there to help. Credit unions rescheduled loan terms and provided rebuilding grants and education to teach members new skills to earn a living.
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Your Tsunami Gift Leveraged 2.7 Million Grant
January 2006
Dear Tsunami Credit Union Disaster Relief Donor, We've come a long way since the Tsunami hit credit unions in Sri Lanka. Credit unions have begun the long task of rebuilding and reorganizing. Left is one of the first "credit union re-opening" ceremonies...
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Story of Credit Unions Rebuilt after Tsunami
August 2005
Dear Tsunami Credit Union Disaster Relief Donor, WOCCU development workers Martha Ninichuk and Cassie Rademaekers just returned from Sri Lanka to assess work rebuilding credit unions destroyed by the Tsunami. As a supporter of World Council's tsunami...
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Credit Union Rebuilding Underway in Sri Lanka
July 2005
Dear Tsunami Credit Union Disaster Relief Donor, As a supporter of the World Council's tsunami credit union relief work, we wanted to thank you and give a quick update on WOCCU's assistance to Sri Lankan credit unions...
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WOCCU Annual Report
2006
WOCCU achieved unprecedented success in 2006, launching initiatives that not only created new opportunities for members today but also planted seeds for greater opportunities in the future.
You make the credit union difference. Everyone deserves access to affordable financial services, but too few have it today. The Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions is at the forefront of alleviating poverty around the world.