America's Credit Union Museum Adds WOCCU Exhibit

Credit union leaders in attendance at "A Night at the Museum" pose for a photo next to the World Council display.

Manchester, New Hampshire—World Council's international credit union development display made its debut during "A Night at the Museum," hosted at the America's Credit Union Museum in Manchester, New Hampshire, this week.

The permanent museum display gives visitors a historical perspective of World Council and its international credit union development work, showing visitors the correlation between US credit unions and those still being formed and strengthened around the world. Three separate sections of the display focus on stories of how World Council projects help provide greater access to financial services, expand the credit union movement worldwide and help rebuild after disasters.

The World Council exhibit includes four information panels that tell the story of the organization, the outreach of WOCCU's credit union development work and highlights how credit unions help in time of disaster.

Pete Crear, World Council CEO noted, "I am pleased that we have the opportunity to showcase the stories of our success at America's Credit Union Museum. The international aspect of World Council is an important part of the US credit union system history and helps credit union leaders continue to differentiate credit unions in the US from other financial institutions."

America's Credit Union Museum is located in the first credit union formed in the United States almost 100 years ago.

El Consejo Mundial de Cooperativas de Ahorro y Crédito es la asociación gremial y agencia de desarrollo para el sistema internacional de cooperativas de ahorro y crédito. El Consejo Mundial promueve el crecimiento sustentable de las cooperativas de ahorro y crédito y otras cooperativas financieras en todo el mundo a fin de facultar a las personas para que mejoren su calidad de vida a través del acceso a servicios financieros asequibles y de alta calidad. El Consejo Mundial realiza esfuerzos de defensa activa en representación del sistema global de las cooperativas de ahorro y crédito ante organizaciones internacionales y trabaja con gobiernos nacionales para mejorar la legislación y la regulación. Sus programas de asistencia técnica introducen nuevas herramientas y tecnologías para fortalecer el desempeño financiero de las cooperativas de ahorro y crédito y profundizar su alcance comunitario.

El Consejo Mundial ha implementado 290 programas de asistencia técnica en 71 países. A nivel mundial, 51,000 cooperativas de ahorro y crédito en 100 países atienden a 196 millones de personas. Obtenga más información sobre el impacto global del Consejo Mundial en www.woccu.org.