42 The right to social security of the workers in the informal economy/ sector encourage several cooperatives to join this program and link them to their partner agencies during the pandemic; 4. Facilitation for the access of technical assistance by cooperatives from various partner national government agencies (New Coop Seed Program)- Ms. Reyes shared that they currently have partnerships with Small Business Corporation (SBCorp.); Landbank, wherein they identify the needs of cooperatives in the unbank areas nationwide; and DSWD regarding their feeding programs where cooperatives also get to engage with bakery services; 5. Facilitation for the Access of Financial Assistance by Cooperatives from various NGAs and Government Financing Agencies (GFIs) (New Coop SEED Program); 6. Facilitation for the Access of Technical and Financial Assistance by Micro or Small Cooperatives from medium, large cooperatives, cooperatives federations, and cooperative unions (Koop Kapatid Program); 7. Facilitation for the Access of Technical and Financial Assistance by Marginal Communities/Communities in the Geographically Disadvantaged Isolated Ares from medium and large Coops (Koop Kapatid Program); 8. Facilitation for the Compliance of Cooperatives to Related laws or regulations 9. Assistance in the Training and Preparation of Project Proposals by Cooperatives (New Coop SEED Program); 10. Technical Advises to Cooperatives and other Stakeholders pertaining to organization, operation, and development of cooperatives, and related matters; and 11. Cooperative Advocacy, Recognition and Awards (CDA Gawad Parangal), Information and Research Another program of the CDA is the Accreditation and Recognition of Service Multipliers or the CDA Accreditation program for cooperative training providers, cooperative external auditors, and cooperative mediators/conciliators.111 The Accreditation Program aims to institutionalize the conduct of well-coordinated, rationalized, and standardized education and training for cooperative and its officers and members pursuant to the provision of Republic Act No. 9520.112 Id. Cooperative Development Authority, Guidelines on the Accreditation of Cooperative Training Providers 111 112