Appeal to assist co-operatives in Vanuatu
The island of Vanuatu was devastated by Cyclone Pam, which struck the island
nation on 13 March with winds of 155mph. While the entire nation was affected,
co-operatives in particular were devastated and suffered immense damages in
terms of building, stock and loss of income. It is estimated the losses are in the
range of $180,000.
Global Office:
Avenue Milcamps 105
1030 Brussels
Belgium
VAT: BE 535 539 869
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www.ica.coop
Regional Offices:
Africa
Nairobi – Kenya
www.icaafrica.coop
Americas
San José – Costa Rica
www.aciamericas.coop
Asia and Pacific
New Delhi – India
www.ica-ap.coop
Members of co-operatives in Vanuatu have not been waiting for support, but are
providing cash benefits to the worst affected provinces to allow members to get
back on their feet. According to Registrar of Cooperatives and Acting Director of
Cooperatives Ridley Joseph, “I thank them for upholding Principle Number 7 and
appeal to other cooperatives and members of the public to get into a co-operative
type of business; be it a workers’ co-operative, housing co-operative, transport cooperative or savings and loans cooperative or a kind of cooperative that is going
to benefit the community. We are going to experience natural disasters every year
and the co-operative is one solution to help our people in times of disaster.”
Read the Assessment report of the Vanuatu Office of the Registrar of Cooperatives
and Business Development Services here
While the co-operatives in Vanuatu are helping themselves to the extent possible,
they need assistance from co-operatives across the world to help them recover
and rebuild their lives. The International Co-operative Alliance is launching an
appeal to rebuild co-operatives in Vanuatu. You can send your contributions to the
International Co-operative Alliance at:
Europe
Brussels – Belgium
www.coopseurope.coop
Beneficiary account: ACI Solidarité
Bank address : KBC - Place Dailly 3 - 1030 Brussels – Belgium
IBAN: BE28 7340 3825 7920
BIC: KREDBEBB
Sectoral
Organisations:
Important! Include this mention with your payment: VANUATU
Agriculture (ICAO)
www.icao.coop
Banking (ICBA)
www.icba.coop
Thank you for your valuable support!
Consumers (CCW)
www.ccw.coop
Fisheries (ICFO)
www.icfo.coop
About ORCBDS
Health (IHCO)
www.ihco.coop
The Office of the Registrar of Cooperatives and Business Development Services (ORCBDS) became
a member of the Alliance in early 2015, shortly before the Cyclone struck. ORCBDS is a government
department established to assist with rural economic development. Vanuatu has a Cooperative Act
that mandates ORCBDS to assist and promote business activities for co-operative societies and its
members. Their mission is to “facilitate sustainable and strong growth in co-operative business and
to advance the interests of Vanuatu citizens both domestically and internationally by:
Housing
www.icahousing.coop
Insurance (ICMIF)
www.icmif.coop
Industry and Services
(CICOPA)
www.cicopa.coop
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Promoting the increase of rural savings and investment through co-operative savings and
loans societies
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Encouraging the establishment and diversification of Ni-Vanuatu businesses
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And supporting co-operative societies by providing advisory and business appraisal
services.
Alliance Coopérative Internationale – AISBL