Episode 34: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in the International Credit Union Movement
The Global Credit Union Podcast
by World Council of Credit Unions
1M ago
February is Black History Month in the United States and Canada, and we use that as a jumping off point for a discussion about the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) movement taking hold at credit unions on a number of continents. Renee Sattiewhite, President and CEO of the African-American Credit Union Coalition (AACUC) and Board Director for Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions, speaks about the DEI movement in the United States. We also hear from Alexnadre Englert Barbosa, Executive Director of Sustainability, Administration and Finance at Sicredi about how their Brazilian credit union ..read more
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Episode 32: How World Council Expanded the Relevance of Credit Unions in 2023
The Global Credit Union Podcast
by World Council of Credit Unions
3M ago
We wrap up 2023 by taking a look back at how World Council succeeded this year in making credit unions more relevant in key strategic areas, such as climate resilience, digitalization and the financial inclusion of migrants, refugees, women and youth. Our professionals also talk about how World Council put on a record-setting 2023 World Credit Union Conference, expanded our membership base and scored major advocacy victories on behalf of our members. Plus, we look ahead to what should be another promising year in 2024.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wo ..read more
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Episode 31: Growing Membership at WOCCU and Across Our Global Movement
The Global Credit Union Podcast
by World Council of Credit Unions
4M ago
Thom Belekevich, World Council of Credit Unions’ (WOCCU) Director of Member Services, helped open the door of WOCCU membership to more credit union associations, and even some individual credit unions for the first time in 2023. He joins the podcast on Episode 31 to talk about the specific changes to our membership categories and why they should enrich our organization even more moving forward. Anyone interested in learning more about membership with World Council can email Thom at tbelekevich@woccu.org. Thom also led the data collection for World Council’s 2022 Statistical Report, which shows ..read more
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Episode 30: 75 Years of International Credit Union Day
The Global Credit Union Podcast
by World Council of Credit Unions
5M ago
This month, we are taking time to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of International Credit Union Day, celebrated on October 19, 2023. Each year since 1948 our global movement has taken time out on the third Thursday of October to celebrate the spirit people helping people. ICU Day, as its commonly known, is recognized to reflect upon the credit union movement's history, promote its achievements, recognize hard work and share member experiences. The ultimate goal is to raise awareness about the tremendous work that credit unions and other financial cooperatives are doing around the world and give ..read more
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Episode 29: GWLN 2023 Empowerment Grant Winners
The Global Credit Union Podcast
by World Council of Credit Unions
6M ago
Chimgee Nergui, Partnership Specialist at the Mongolian National Confederation of Credit Unions, and Violet Ndungu, CEO of Muki SACCO in Kenya, are the Global Women’s Leadership Network’s (GWLN) 2023 Empowerment Grant recipients. Both women join the program this month to discuss being awarded $10,000 each to implement projects aimed at helping rural farmers and agricultural producers earn more income—and do it in a more climate resilient way—through credit unions. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/woccu/support ..read more
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Episode 28: Meet the First WOCCU Board Observers
The Global Credit Union Podcast
by World Council of Credit Unions
8M ago
Eleonora Zgonjanin Petrovikj, CEO of FULM Savings House (North Macedonia) and Patrick Rico, External Affairs Manager at ACDI Multipurpose Cooperative (Philippines), join the podcast to discuss being recipients of the inaugural 2023 WOCCU Fellowship. WOCCU in April launched the first Fellowship nominations to encourage credit union leaders under the age of 40 and women of any age to apply to serve as “observers” on the WOCCU Board of Directors. Zgonjanin and Rico were selected from a pool of 52 applicants from 12 countries. They will attend and participate in three WOCCU Board meetings over a o ..read more
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Episode 27: Growing Credit Union SME Lending Through the USAID-CDP/WOCCU TIFI Project
The Global Credit Union Podcast
by World Council of Credit Unions
9M ago
Herpin Jateng, Acting Chief of Party for the USAID Cooperative Development Program (CDP)/World Council of Credit Unions' Technology and Innovation for Financial Inclusion (TIFI) Project, is the featured guest on Episode 27. He discusses how the TIFI Project has worked to grow small-and-medium enterprise (SME) lending efforts at credit unions in three African countries: Kenya, Burkina Faso and Senegal. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/woccu/support ..read more
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Episode 26: A Preview of the 2023 World Credit Union Conference
The Global Credit Union Podcast
by World Council of Credit Unions
10M ago
Brian Harris, President and CEO of Interior Savings Credit Union in Vancouver, Canada—home to next month’s 2023 World Credit Union Conference—joins the podcast to talk about the vibrant city and all it has to offer the more than 3,000 credit union professionals who will be converging on it from July 23-26. Plus, with Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions and its Global Women’s Leadership Network (GWLN) and WYCUP programs hosting more events in conjunction with a World Credit Union Conference than ever before, Mike Reuter, Executive Director of the Worldwide Foundation, joins GWLN Director Len ..read more
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Episode 25: How 3 Years of Success Led to an Extension of the USAID/WOCCU Economic Inclusion Project
The Global Credit Union Podcast
by World Council of Credit Unions
11M ago
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in May 2023 extended the flagship project of its Venezuela Regional Response Program through May 2026, awarding $14 million to World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) to continue implementation of the Economic Inclusion Project (EIP) in Peru and Ecuador on a much larger scale. Abby Cohen, WOCCU Program Manager for Latin America, and Oscar Guzman, Chief of Party for the Economic Inclusion Project, join the podcast to discuss EIP's successful first phase, and what they hope to add as new objectives in phase two of ..read more
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Episode 24: A Deep Dive into Climate Resilience and Sustainable Finance
The Global Credit Union Podcast
by World Council of Credit Unions
1y ago
We take a deep dive into World Council of Credit Unions’ strategic focus on climate resilience and sustainable finance this month. We start at Sicredi Pioneira, a credit union based in Nova Petropolis, Brazil that is leading the way on solar energy. You’ll hear all about how they are helping members access financing for solar projects, and how they are leading by example as well—powering many of their own credit unions with 100 percent clean energy from the sun. World Council wants to help more credit unions get to where Sicredi Pioneira is today. Thom Belekevich, World Council Director of Mem ..read more
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