Kibinge Coffee Farmers' Co-operative Society in Uganda did go through a successful year in 2016! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddeHuMhNdFY Its ambitions in the areas of financial management, memberships, processing and sales are limitless. The coffee farmers keep being ambitious: their dream is to set up their own processing factory in the near future. This would be another big step forward in professionalising Kibinge Coffee Cooperative.
Happiness Sharing Mart Co-operative is the first supermarket in Korea to be operated by a workers’ cooperative. This start was initiated by people who were involved in campaigns against the special law regarding the development of Jeju Island and the construction of the Jeju Naval Base in Gangjeong village. They established their Happiness Sharing Co-operative in 2012 to help create an economic [...]
Cooperatives Europe took to the streets of Brussels to find out if and what do people of the EU quarter know about cooperatives! We even met MEPs Maria Joao Rodrogues & Isabella Adinolfi! This is the first video of the 3 part series. To find out more about us, visit https://coopseurope.coop/ Music Bensound – Rumble PAINT IT! - Nicolai Heidlas ICONS From the noun project Balance [...]
Consumer society OCEAN was established in 2016 by a group of likeminded people with previous experience in DIY (do it yourself) sector as a local social center for Kostroma region. It provides possibilities for co-operative members to exchange shares (goods, commodity and etc.) without money. This key principle addresses crucial social concerns and gives the opportunity for members (individuals and organizations) to [...]
The first sports co-operative to help people with special needs to stay active and social has been established. Runninghour Co-operative Limited (Runninghour Co-op), which started in April 2009 as an inclusive running club by a group of running enthusiasts, has leaped into the next lap as a registered co-operative, the only regulated form of social enterprise. As a co-operative, Runninghour Co-op will [...]
