The International Cooperative Research Group (ICRG) collaborates, partners, and co-creates with local researchers and cooperative development stakeholders to address cooperative challenges through evidence-based research, education, and dissemination of ideas.
Welcome to OCDC.Coop!
Welcome to the online home of the US Overseas Cooperative Development Council and the International Cooperative Research Group, a place to learn what cooperatives can do! Focused on upholding the legacy of international cooperative development and on applied learning through cooperative research.
What are cooperatives?
A cooperative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs, and aspirations through a jointly-owned and democratically-controlled enterprise.
The International Cooperative Research Group (ICRG) collaborates, partners, and co-creates with local researchers and cooperative development stakeholders to address cooperative challenges through evidence-based research, education, and dissemination of ideas.
Explore ICRGFind out what you need to know about cooperatives. Visit the Resource Center.
OCDC brings together U.S. based organizations committed to building a more prosperous world through cooperatives. Together, U.S. cooperative development organizations working internationally promote sustainability and self-reliance through local ownership. With projects in more than 70 countries, OCDC members have implemented the largest portfolio of cooperative development programs in the world.
