08 March 2025
This year, the theme for IWD was “For ALL women and girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.” It called for actions that can unlock equal rights, power, and opportunities for all and a feminist future where no one is left behind.
Watch the BCCM’s International Women’s Day campaign, celebrating our chief executive leaders of co-ops and mutuals, on LinkedIn.
Ms. Chitose Arai, Chairperson of ICA-AP Committee on Women, encouraged cooperators to continue giving more opportunities to women to participate, especially young women and emerging women leaders, to speak up, to capacitate them to lead and make decisions, to strengthen their capacities, and to sensitise them about their rights. Read her speech.
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03 June 2026
Applications open for round five of The Bunya Fund
The Bunya Fund has opened applications for its fifth round, offering in kind grants to support early-stage co-operatives and mutuals.
03 June 2026
The BCCM contributes Australian perspective at the United Nations
The symposium brought together global leaders to examine the role of co‑operative financial institutions in building inclusive and equitable economies.
25 May 2026
Seven truths about co-operatives and mutuals in a changing economy
The Social Value of Mutuals, developed with Mutuo, argues that corporate diversity is a systemic economic asset for nation states.