GERC 5TH GAD SUMMIT

Dear Cooperators, 

Greetings! In celebration of the co-ops’ achievements on gender and development (GAD) we are inviting your cooperative to the “5th National Summit on Gender and Development (GAD) in Cooperatives” to be held on March 4-6, 2024 in Vigan Convention Center, Vigan City, PH. 

The Summit theme is “Accelerating Gender Equality for Real and Lasting Change in Philippine Co-ops” #GEinPHcoops. In the National Summits on GAD in Co-ops (previously held in 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2021), Philippine co-ops and co-op-supporting government and private organizations come together to share, learn, and get inspired more from the showcasing of best practices of co-ops, and the discussions on development topics by eloquent resource speakers—including updates on emerging frameworks and concerns affecting co-ops, women, and men. In these Summits, the co-ops affirm that gender integration helps their organizations achieve even more encompassing sustainable development. 

Expected Participants

•  Cooperatives: Board of Directors and other officers; General Managers/Chief Executive Officers; GAD Committee and Education Committee; GAD Focal Persons, GAD Trainers and GAD Advocates; Human Resource Officers; Youth Leaders

•  Local government units: Co-op Development Officers; GAD Focal Persons; Youth Officers/Leaders • GAD Focal Persons of government agencies that support co-op

•  People’s organizations and other organizations that support GAD in co-ops The GAD Summit Organizers The Gender Equality Resource Center (GERC) Inc. and the Nueva Segovia Consortium of Cooperatives (NSCC) are the 2024 GAD Summit organizers.

The GERC is a resource center and advocacy body that promotes the advocacy and practice of GE in co-ops to achieve and support co-op development and growth. NSCC is a federation of cooperatives based in Vigan, Ilocos Sur organized to empower cooperatives and implement projects that help eradicate poverty through extending financial assistance, trainings, and community development activities.