Youth representative report at the International Co-operative Alliance Global Conference in Cape Town, November 2013.

1. Youth Representative Report
Cape Town South Africa, November 2013

3. World Youth Conference of the ICA
Cancun Mexico November 2011
Registration record of people attending with an
average of 300 people.
The quality and variety of the content of the exhibits
gave an experience and a touch of a world conference:
Exhibitors from
Japan, Malaysia, Canada, Pakistan, Argentina, Peru, Me
xico, Panama, Cooperatives Europe, Americas Youth
Committee and Youth Committee Asia Pacific.

5. Coop Art Competition
Organized 2011 - 2012
Africa
Malawi:1
Nigeria: 1
Americas
Argentina – 21
Brazil – 8
Canada – 6
Chile – 41
Dominican Republic – 6
Guatemala – 1
Mexico – 39
Nicaragua – 1
Paraguay – 2
Puerto Rico – 1
United States – 5
Uruguay – 2
Photograpy
First position: Tamio Villy Rey
Filipinas
Second position: Rajput Vijay
Singh India
Third position: Sara Sofia Planes
Argentina
Asia/Pacific
Bahrain – 1
India – 7
Indonesia – 1
Pakistan – 1
Philippines – 2
Singapore – 2
United Arab Emirates – 1
Music
First position: Roberto Antonio
Morban Dominican Republic
Second position: Emily Erhardt
Canada
Third position: Francisco Javier
Luevano Gutierrez México
Europe
Belgium – 1
France – 1
Lithuania – 1
Moldova – 1
Portugal – 2
Spain – 5
United Kingdom – 9
Video
First position: Francisca Javiera
Badilla Castillo Chile
Second position: Joao Meirhinos
Third position: Armina Natividad
United Kingdom
The three categories recorded 6450 votes in the website.

7. Contributions to the Closing Statement of
the International Year of Cooperatives
Participate in the call by the United Nations to
contribute to the statement regarding youth
to close the international year of cooperatives.
It should be noted that this document is
considered the most important document of
exhortation and awareness for humanity to
cause the inclusion of youth as strategic
character development of the cooperative
movement and therefore of society.

9. International Youth Seminar
The seminar was divided into four academic
moments:
1.1 Orientation of the seminar, references and
setting expectations and goals.
1.2 Workshop: Mapping Process and Mapping
links.
1.3 Workshop: Weaving Networks.
1.4 Evaluation of Results.

11. Main Results
• It is the first international seminar that is organized separate
of meetings, summits or ICA regional conference for what is
considered a positive response from the audience and left an
important precedent in this event with the participation of 10
different countries throughout the Americas, achieving an
attendance of 150 people.
• It had the support of Mexico Cooperative Coordinating
Committee and the regional office of the ICA Americas.
• Deepened in learning workshops and providing tools for
attendees.
• We had the presence of 4 members of Youth Committee of
ICA Americas.

12. Creating a network of contacts with constant
participation.

13. Research on cases of success on youth
programs.
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Colombia.
Spain.
El Salvador.
Mexico.
Costa Rica.
India.

15. Organization Second World Youth
Conference.
11:00 - 11:30
11:30 - 12:30
12:30 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:45
14:45 - 15:30
15:30 - 16:00
16:00 - 17:00
Welcome and opening
Welcome to attendees and message from ICA representative and Youth
representative
Conference "Cooperative Decade and Youth in Action"
Dr. Chiyoge B. Sifa Regional Director of the International Co-operative
Alliance (ICA) Africa
Lunch
Africa’s Panel
Four successful experiences of youth programs in cooperatives from
Africa
Youth Committees and Success Experiences
Presentation and / or proposed work plans youth committees for the
cooperative decade and successful experiences in Europe, America and
Asia Pacific
Break
Workshop
Analysis of the age and process of choosing the youth representative to
the ICA Board

16. For your friendship, cooperation and
support thank you very much.

17. Attending Meetings.
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Geneva Switzerland, November 2009.
Manchester UK, February 2010.
Beijing China, September 2010.
ICA, Bangalore India, December 2010.
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, May 2011.
Cancun Mexico, November 2011.
Venice Italy, March 2012.
Cape Town South Africa, June 2012.
Quebec Canada, October 2012.
Manchester UK, October 2012.
Moscow Russia, March 2013.
South Korea