2022 Cooperative IMPACT Conference

Available free of charge to development practitioners, the Cooperative IMPACT International Track is made possible by the U.S. Agency for International Development and generously sponsored by NCBA CLUSA, the U.S. Overseas Cooperative Development Council and its members. Our theme this year is “Forward, Together, through Locally-Led Cooperative Development.”

The agenda for the entire Conference is here look for “International Track” sessions. Both days will start at 8:30 am EDT and programming will continue until 12:30 pm EDT and 2 pm EDT, respectively. Content on Wednesday will focus on cooperatives’ role in locally led development, and on learning about major donors’ priorities where cooperatives could contribute heavily. On Thursday, sessions will discuss cooperatives’ responses in times of crisis, with a focus on the conflict in Ukraine, and on what U.S. cooperative organizations are doing to further advance cooperatives’ great potential for social inclusion of historically marginalized groups.