Vision, Mission and Values

Our Vision

People and communities around the world have improved incomes and standards of living and are empowered to address their own needs.

Our Mission

To foster sustainable economic growth and entrepreneurial solutions to community problems by strengthening economic participation and governance and increasing market access through cooperative enterprises and other member-owned democratically-controlled organizations.

Our Values

NCBA's commitment to international cooperative development programs comes from our knowledge that cooperatives improve people's lives and our desire to offer opportunities for cooperative successes to others. Our values for international cooperative development are embodied in the International Cooperative Alliance Statement of Identity and are guided by our philosophy that successful development is based on learning, trust, openness, risk-taking, experience, empowerment, simplicity, commitment, flexibility, individual contribution and mutual self-help.