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Reaping the benefits of cooperatives in Uganda
Abiro Joyce, a 52-year-old mother, smiles and points to her son seated on his new motorcycle, a bike that he’s bought...
South Sudan: Graduating from subsistence to market-oriented farming
FAO is helping a women's cooperative in Wau succeed despite harsh climatic conditions and faraway markets. In the...
Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow, cooperatives strategic allies
Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow, cooperatives strategic allies" From the Regional Committee for...
Sundance Housing Co-op
Sundance Housing Co-operative is dedicated to sustainable living. Sundance’s first homes were occupied in 1979. After...
Fraserview Co-op
This year, families started moving into the first phase of Fraserview Housing Co-op in Vancouver on the...
Faethorne Place Housing Co-op
Faethorne Place Housing Co-op has taken the greening of its co-op to another level. This Sarnia, Ontario, co-op...
Unified Saint John Housing Co-op
In 2012, nine small Saint John, New Brunswick, co-ops got together and realized they shared similar goals and values....
Bringing Power to India’s Poorest Women Workers
How many times do we need to prove that poor women are bankable? asks Jayshree Vyas, managing director of the SEWA...
Lambeth Community Solar: A co‑operative career springboard
Lambeth Community Solar not only works to combat the climate crisis and improve the quality of life for local people,...
New report: Co‑operatives help tackle mental health and employment issues experienced by younger people
A chronic lack of awareness is damaging the ability of co‑operatives to provide answers to social issues faced by...
Yalla: Co-operative tech careers with greater growth and opportunity
When graduates of digital bootcamps in the UK and Palestine joined forces, they created an international co-op that’s...
Village Greens: A joyous co‑op job that makes you feel better…
Surrounded by a supportive co-op team in a positive atmosphere, 29-year-old Steph found purpose and peace of mind...
South Africa: Urban Farm Brings Hope, but It’s a Daily Battle
Members of a farming cooperative in Thembisa are trying to change their impoverished circumstances by turning unused...
From Two Wheels to Four
Lukwago Ashalaph, 25, is one of the youth members of Nabukalu Co-operative Savings & Credit Society (NCSCS) in...
Sheema Financial Service’s Road to Success
Sheema Financial Services Co-op Society Ltd, one of UCCFS’s first members, weren’t always a cooperative; they began as...
Answers to climate change?
Ways Forward searches for answers to the climate crisis Two days of debate and workshops featured contributions from...
Union trains over 25,000 dairy farmers
Meru Central Dairy Co-operative Union recently held its 7th Annual Meru Dairy Famers’ field day at Meru Gitoro ASK...
COP27 – What Co-ops want!
Fair Trade organisations launch urgent call for ‘inclusive climate solutions’ 'It is urgent to untap the potential of...
The success story of the Co-operative Movement in Kenya
Since 1908 when Kenya’s first co-operative society was formed, the sector has continued to grow, becoming one of the...