Cainghog Assessment 3
Cainghog Assessment 3
Cainghog
BSBA 2P
ASSESSMENT 3
1. Voluntary and Open Membership - Cooperatives are voluntary organizations, open to all
persons able to use their services and willing to accept the responsibilities of membership,
without gender, social, racial, cultural, political or religious discrimination.
2. Democratic Member Control - Cooperatives are democratic organizations that are controlled
by their members who actively participate in setting their policies and making decisions. Men
and women serving as elected representatives, directors or officers are accountable to the
membership. In primary cooperatives, members have equal voting rights of one-member, one-
vote. Cooperatives at other levels are organized in the same democratic manner.
5. Education, Training and Information - Cooperatives shall provide education and training for
their members, elected and appointed representatives, managers, and employees, so that they
can contribute effectively and efficiently to the development of their cooperatives.
6. Cooperation Among Cooperatives - Cooperatives serve their members most effectively and
strengthen the cooperative movement by working together through local, national, regional
and international structures.
7. Concern for Community - Cooperatives work for the sustainable development of their
communities through policies approved by their members.