ACDI/VOCA is celebrating fifty Years of Empowering People to Succeed in the Global Economy. The lone invitee from India is Dr G N Saxena, Director of cooperative development and board member of the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Ltd. (IFFCO).
Dr Saxena is participating in ACDI/VOCA seminar to be hosted in Washington, D.C. on coming Tuesday, read a press release from Washington DC.
ACDI/VOCA is an international development organization with 50 years of experience expanding opportunities worldwide. The event leads off ACDI/VOCA’s 50th anniversary activities.
Hundreds of partners, expert volunteers, leaders and staff from around the world will gather to mark the anniversary with activities centered on learning, reflecting on a half-century of development work and creating new platforms to share knowledge.
The high-voltage programme will host a learning event featuring experiences of former aid recipients who will discuss sustainable economic growth in emerging economies.
The event is titled “Moving Forward Together, Sustainable Economic Change: Lessons from Ecuador, Ethiopia, India, Kyrgyzstan.”
Leaders from the four countries will discuss factors that led to sustainable growth in their respective institutions.
The speakers will reflect on adaptability and resiliency through market information and strategic thinking; how cooperatives offer economies of scale that can be key to market leverage and access; and how donor-funded development programs can smooth market growth pains, creating opportunity for further progress.