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HTTPS://NEWS.CUNA.ORG/ARTICLES/119618-WOCCU-NAMES-ELISSA-LABORDE-PRESIDENTCEO>TITLE=WOCCU NAMES ELISSA LABORDE PRESIDENT/CEO, news.cuna.org, | main_organ = | parent_organization = | affiliations = | num_staff = | num_volunteers = | budget = weblink}}| remarks = }}The World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) is an international trade association and development agency for credit unions headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. WOCCU aims to improve lives through credit unions and other financial cooperatives through advocacy, development and education.WEB, Our Purpose,weblink 2022-01-04, World Council of Credit Unions, World Council of Credit Unions, en, WOCCU's member associations account for over 86,450 credit unions in 118 countries with over 375 million members worldwide.WEB, Global Credit Union Network {{!, World Council of Credit Unions|url=https://www.woccu.org/our_network/global_reach|access-date=2022-01-04|website=www.woccu.org}}

History

WOCCU was incorporated on 10 November 1970 and officially commenced operations on 1 January 1971. WOCCU has worked with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Microfinance Investment Support Facility for Afghanistan (MISFA) to build Islamic investment and finance cooperatives in Afghanistan.WEB, April 2005, Credit Union World {{!, Volume 7, Issue 1|url=https://www.woccu.org/documents/v7i2|access-date=4 January 2022|website=World Council of Credit Unions|publisher=World Council of Credit Unions}} In 2006, WOCCU received a $6.7 million grant from the Gates Foundation to develop credit unions in Africa and Latin America.WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160303193546weblink">weblink Gates Foundation Awards Microfinance Grant to World Council of Credit Unions, March 3, 2016, Wisbusiness, Nov 3, 2006,

See also

• Credit union
• History of credit unions

References

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External links

• Official website