Canadian Co-operative Association - Program 2007-2011

Results achieved as of March 2011 include: 112 250 jobs created including 68 018 jobs for women and 44 235 for men. Jobs ranged from working in the field of processing vegetables to worker-owned factories credit unions and new small businesses of all kinds. Many of the jobs reported were a direct result of loans that were issued to small business that hired employees. 415 083 men and 291 417 women increased access including productive machinery facilities for business and financial transactions computers and community well-being facilities. Access to assets provides communities with the opportunity to leverage their efforts to grow their initiatives to scale and ultimately reduce vulnerability to poverty. These have contributed to increased gender-equitable opportunities to improve the sustainable livelihoods of poor households through co-operatives. Other results include: $3 million generated in new income for women and men 62% of which was realized by women. This income was generated through diversified income generation activities and better access to markets through co-operatives. $141 044 825 of savings mobilized by strengthening credit unions 60% of which was saved by women. These have contributed to increased gender-equitable empowerment to improve the sustainable livelihoods of members of poor households through co-operatives.