World Council of Credit Unions 2025 Distinguished Service Award Nominations Open
Nominations are open for World Council of Credit Unions’ (WOCCU) 2025 Distinguished Service Award (DSA). First presented in 1986, this prestigious award honors those who have provided outstanding service to credit union development outside their home country.

Friday 17 January 2025
Nominations are open for World Council of Credit Unions’ (WOCCU) 2025 Distinguished Service Award (DSA). First presented in 1986, this prestigious award honors those who have provided outstanding service to credit union development outside their home country.
“We are looking for individuals or organizations that are making a lasting contribution to the international credit union movement,” said Thomas Belekevich, WOCCU Director of Member Services. “We strongly encourage our member organisations to nominate credit union leaders or institutions that exemplify the international spirit of cooperation and service. There is no other award of this type in the world. 2025 will be an especially important year as we globally celebrate the International Year of Cooperatives.”
Individual recipients are those whose actions have significantly benefited global credit union development, while institutional recipients are organizations that have provided financial or technical assistance to develop international credit union movements and their service infrastructures over an extended period of time.
The nomination process is fully digital and can be completed online. Nominations must be made by a WOCCU member organization or a credit union affiliated with a member organisation by Friday 07 March 7 2025.
Recipients will receive a free registration to the 2025 World Credit Union Conference, July 14-16, in Stockholm, Sweden, where the winner(s) will be announced and presented their awards.
The DSA is not an annual award but is presented based on the proven achievements and worthiness of candidates.
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