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On an average year NCBA's international programs have the following impact:

3,500 500,000 3,500,000 $100,000,000
Number of cooperatives, member-owned businesses, or farmer associations served by NCBA's CLUSA International Program. Number of members of NCBA-assisted co-ops and associations. Number of people benefiting from NCBA's CLUSA International Program, including co-op members' families and community labor opportunities created. Approximate dollar volume of business conducted by NCBA-assisted co-ops and associations.

CLUSA is currently operating in 15 countries and manages a grants and contracts portfolio valued at approximately US$ 18 million. NCBA/CLUSA is a 501 (c)(6), not-for-profit corporation, incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia and is registered with AID/FHA/PVC as a Private and Voluntary Organization (PVO).

CLUSA International Program Fact Sheet (PDF)

Committed to building local capacity to implement change, CLUSA's international projects extend training, management and technical advice to:

  • rural farmer associations and cooperatives on agricultural production, marketing and natural resource management.
  • rural community development organizations by providing small-scale credit and training to entrepreneurs and micro-businesses; and
  • community-managed service providers, including village-level health programs, community managed natural resources and civil society organizations/non-governmental organizations.

More specifically, CLUSA's expertise includes the following technical areas:

Economic Growth and Cooperative Development
Democracy and Governance
Community Health
Natural Resource Management