World Council of Credit Unions

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.[4] 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.[5] In 2006, WOCCU received a $6.7 million grant from the Gates Foundation to develop credit unions in Africa and Latin America.
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