"The Clock tick, the time never stops, never ending race, no winners but too many losers... "
Why koperasi? There are actually of lot of vehicles that we can choose from the list. Proprietorship, Partnership, Sdn Bhd and Bhd but we choose koperasi. Actually I have all the vehicles but the Bhd. Bhd means limited by share, in the case of Sdn Bhd means private limited; means for few only, so koperasi is actually for everybody, so we should be bigger, at least in number!
A cooperative (also co-operative; often referred to as a co-op or coop) is defined by the International Co-operative Alliance's Statement on the Co-operative Identity as an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly-owned and democratically-controlled enterprise.[1] It is a business organization owned and operated by a group of individuals for their mutual benefit.[2] A cooperative may also be defined as a business owned and controlled equally by the people who use its services or who work at it.
“Koperasi adalah pertubuhan manusia yang berautonomi di mana anggotanya bersatu secara sukarela demi mencapai kepentingan bersama di bidang ekonomi, sosial dan budaya, melalui suatu badan yang dimiliki bersama dan yang terkawal secara demokrasi. “
Prinsip Koperasi
PRINSIP PERTAMA: Keanggotaan Sukarela dan Terbuka
Koperasi adalah organisasi sukarela yang terbuka kepada semua orang yang boleh mengguna perkhidmatannya dan yang sedia menerima tanggungjawab keanggotaan tanpa diskriminasi jantina, lapisan masyarakat, bangsa, politik mahupun agama.
PRINSIP KEDUA: Kawalan Demokrasi oleh Anggota
Koperasi organisasi demokratik yang dikawal oleh anggotanya mengambil bahagian secara aktif di dalam usaha menentukan dasar dan membuat keputusan. Lelaki dan wanita yang berkhidmat sebagai wakil yang dipilih bertanggungjawab kepada semua anggota. Di dalam Koperasi Asas, anggotanya mempunyai hak mengundi yang sama (iaitu satu ahli satu undi) dan koperasi-koperasi di tahap lain disusun secara demokrasi.
PRINSIP KETIGA: Penglibatan Ekonomi Oleh Anggota
Setiap anggota menyumbangkan modal secara saksama dan mengawal modal koperasi itu secara demokrasi. Sekurang-kurangnya sebahagian daripada modal itu menjadi harta bersama koperasi itu. Pada umumnya, anggota yang menyumbangkan modal sebagai syarat keanggotaan akan menerima pulangan terhad, jika ada. Anggota akan membahagikan lebihan atau keuntungan kepada tujuan berikut: memajukan koperasi mereka mungkin melalui rezab yang sebahagian daripadanya tidak boleh diagih-agihkan kepada anggota; memanfaatkan anggota mengikut nisbah urusniaga mereka dengan koperasi itu, dan membantu kegiatan lai yang dipersetujui oleh keanggotaan.
PRINSIP KEEMPAT: Autonomi dan Kebebasan
Koperasi adalah organisasi berautonomi dan berdikari yang dikawal oleh anggotanya. Jika koperasi itu membuat perjanjian dengan organisasi lain termasuk kerajaan, atau mendapat modal daripada sumber luar, maka ia harus memelihara prinsip kawalan demokrasi oleh keanggotaan sambil autonomi koperasi itu dikekalkan.
PRINSIP KELIMA: Pendidikan, Latihan dan Maklumat
Koperasi menyediakan pendidikan dan latihan untuk anggotanya, wakil yang dipilih, pengurus serta kakitangan supaya mereka boleh menyumbangkan tenaga secara berkesan kepada pembangunan koperasi mereka. Koperasi memberi maklumat kepada rakyat umum khususnya kepada remaja dan pemimpin masyarakat.
PRINSIP KEENAM: Bekerjasama di antara koperasi
Koperasi berkhidmat kepada anggotanya dengan cara yang paling berkesan dan ia memperkukuhkan Gerakan Koperasi jikalau ia bekerja bersama-sama dengan struktur koperasi lain, setempat, nasional, serantau dan antarabangsa.
PRINSIP KETUJUH: Berprihatin terhadap Masyarakat
Koperasi berusaha untuk mendapatkan pembangunan berkekalan bagi masyarakatnya memlalui dasar-dasar yang dipersetujui oleh anggotanya.
Strenght of koperasi is the member, the bigger the number, the stronger it become. When we first started, there were only 56 of us. If only each of us recruited 2 new members each month then, by now, there should be 172,032 of us and the fund that we should have is actually RM 35,544,600.00. So, what can we do with that amount? A lot of things!
Obviously, we are not even close to the target and not following the plan. Not meeting the right people or meeting the people not at the right time.
Both are true i guess. But to me, there is no right or wrong time. As a human, we will like to study, wait and see. If it is good and working for us, then only we will join, else we will look or wait for something better or juicy.
Take this from me. The Koperasi Kinta Utama Perak Berhad is moving. We move one step at a time, but still moving, and i need all the support that i can get to make it move faster!
The First Principal - Make the people understand, then if they understand and agreed, get as many members as possible. Always remember, the strength is the members.
Democratic Control by the Members - One member one vote, regardless the share owned. Everyone can speak as loud as the other. Each of us is important.
Members Contribution - At least the minimum share and membership fee, as in our case, minimum share is RM 100.00 only and RM 100.00 whole life fee. Other contribution can be in any form such as buying at our own hypermarket.
Autonomy and Freedom - Koperasi is actually controlled by it members.
Education, Training and Information - Educate the people, especially the members.
Work Together - Among members and other Koperasi, local, nationwide and internationally.
For the people - Always the people, concern and develop them. The journey continues... KO-KITA
Saturday, February 20, 2010
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