The goals of the MYDAS Program include:
  • To assist individuals and organizations in the formation of co-operatives.
  • To educate individuals of the benefits of the co-operative model.
  • To engage youth in co-operative development projects as one element of a broader program of Community Economic Development (CED) in Atlantic Canada.
  • To educate youth in greater detail about the co-op movement and local CED.
  • To integrate the next generation of co-op participants/leaders into the movement at an early stage.