Stories.coop

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Stories.coop is a platform dedicated to sharing the stories of cooperatives, and the impact they have on the people they serve and communities everywhere. Stories.coop was founded in 2012 and is made possible through a partnership between the International Cooperative Alliance, Euricse, and Identity.coop. Founded in the International Year of Cooperatives, stories.coop is part of an ongoing global campaign to celebrate the inspiring work of cooperatives around the world, using the tradition of storytelling.

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IABM cooperative

IABM cooperative became the first cooperative to be certified as a hybrid maize seed supplier in 2020. It has expanded its hybrid seed production from 50 ha in 2018 to 100 ha in 2020, which tripled its turnover as well…

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Rukiga Sacco

Rukiga Sacco in Uganda is a financial cooperative in the rural area of Kabale, Uganda. They engage in savings for members. They also advance loans to small holder farmers and have around 21,700 clients (end 2020) with loans. As of…

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MAKT Creative

At MAKT, we want to do business, but not business as usual. We love marketing. We love the creative process. We love business and economic strategy. But we do not love how the majority of businesses in the American economy…

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Bringing Power to India’s Poorest Women Workers

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 bank. In the case of this cooperative bank it has proven that about 97 per cent of its lenders meet their repayments a better rate than […]

Empowering Women Through Their Own SACCOS

Rural women in developing countries are at a serious disadvantage when trying to access credit. ORUDE, the Organization for Rural Development, is a grassroots NGO in south-eastern Uganda. Formed in 1997, the organization had been mobilizing and training rural womens economic groups and preparing them to absorb credit. It then helped the groups to open […]

Traditional Art at Fair Prices

At the cobblestoned corner of 4 Norte and 4 Oriente, 400 indigenous women sell their work. Embroidered shirts, jewelry, paper hangings and other traditional handcrafts fill shelves and line walls. Craft shops are no rare thing in the historic downtown of Puebla, Mexico and tourists flock through the streets clutching plastic bags stuffed with gifts […]

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