The Swedish Cooperative Centre (SCC) ('Kooperation Utan Gränser' in Swedish) was created by the Swedish cooperative movement in 1958. Through longterm development work and “help to self-help” we equip poor people with the tools needed to fight poverty themselves.

Through advocacy work we strive to convince more people to take a stand for a world free from poverty and injustice. Our projects are financed through fundraising and by Sida, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. Today we work in more than 20 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe.

 

MISSION

Our mission is to

-support poor women and men to enable them to increase their

-incomes, improve their living conditions, defend their rights, and organise themselves

-strengthen the democratic and economic development of our partner organisations

-contribute to the development of democratic and just societies.

In Sweden we work to

-ensure that people take a stand and become engaged in the establishment of an equitable world order

-support our development programmes with fund-raising activities.

After 50 years of development cooperation, the SCC has developed know-how and expertise in certain fields. This know-how and expertise constitute our profile. It is based on the experience gained by the cooperative movement in Sweden and on the know-how that exists in our member organisations.

 

FIELDS OF WORK

Our main fields of work are

-Rural development

-Housing and habitat

-Financial services