A Tapestry of Traditions: The Heart of Social Inclusion at St. Andrew Housing Co-op Founded in 1976, St. Andrew Housing Co-operative began as a fight to save history. In Beverley the mid-19th-century homes on St. Andrew Street had fallen into disrepair due to outdated planning policies, but the residents, supported by the Local Civic Society […]
My Story at Villa Alegre Housing Co-operative
Nicole Stevens writes: For 22 years, I have had the privilege of being part of the Villa Alegre Housing Co-operative, a journey that began as one of its founding members. This Co-op was more than just a housing solution; it was an opportunity for personal growth and meaning. My journey with Villa Alegre began during […]
A community for future generations
Meet the founders of Sumu Yakushima and learn how this housing co-op has become an inspiring lifestyle for future generations.
Why Kenya needs Cooperative Businesses to Achieve Affordable Housing
Home ownership has traditionally been the foundation of the average Kenyan’s growth in net worth. Year over year, however, the ability of Kenyans to purchase land or homes has decreased. The World Bank estimated in 2017 that 6 out of 10 households in Nairobi are in the informal settlements[1]. In government administrations, current and previous, housing […]
North American Students of Cooperation (NASCO)
The North American Students of Cooperation (NASCO) family organises and educates affordable group equity cooperatives and their members for the purpose of promoting a community-oriented cooperative movement. Since 1968, NASCO has been working with students, housing cooperatives, worker-owners, activists, and community members who are interested in applying cooperative principles to meet their needs and fulfil […]
The case of H’Nord: Not just a housing cooperative
The H’Nord case study was written by Jimmy Carollo. H’Nord is an eco-neighbourhood housing redevelopment project under construction within the Des Chartrons district in the northern part of Bordeaux. The project started when, in 2004, three long standing residents of the neighbourhood began to think about how to exploit a vast industrial area left […]
How a Cooperative Saved a Home
You’ve lived for 25 years in a wonderful house in the Welsh countryside. Your grown children want to come back to live with you and raise their own children there. But your ex-husband wants a payout of his share of the value of your family home, which you can’t afford. What do you do? If […]
Tenants unite to become owners
On the 27th of January 2000, after only weeks of rash preparation and planning, 51 tenants from the more than 100 year old buildings that make up the Bremer Höhe in Berlin, Prenzlauer Berg, founded the Bremer Höhe Housing Cooperative. The concept behind this new cooperative was to prevent the sale of the historically protected […]
From cohabitation to services across a territory
It started with ten disabled and non-disabled people living together in a small flat. Now the Gruppo 78 cooperative has grown into a regional network of residential and day centres, protected housing, employment projects and workshops, providing assistance to hundreds of people with mental health and social problems. The current director, Santo Boglioni, was also […]