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providing goods & services to its members, enabling them to attain in-
creased income, savings, investments, productivity & purchasing power;
promoting entrepreneurial attitude thru cost-sharing and risk-taking;
providing maximum benefits to members thru better ways in carrying out
business ideas which as individuals cannot be executed;
providing lower income groups an opportunity to participate & increase
their ownership of the nation’s wealth.
EDUCATION SEMINAR The cooperative principles are guidelines by which cooperatives put their val-
ues into practice.
1. Voluntary and Open Membership
Handout 2.
3.
Democratic Member Control
Member Economic Participation
4. Autonomy and Independence
5. Education, Training and Information
6. Cooperation among Cooperatives
Module 4: COOPERATIVES: An Overview and Cooperative Values 7. Concern for Community
Module 4: COOPERATIVES: An Overview and Cooperative Values Module 4: COOPERATIVES: An Overview and Cooperative Values