Little Angels is a co-operative venture based in Dundalk. It was established in 2009 as a crèche and day-care facility for children aged 6 months to 14 years. It is an initiative of the over 72 members of Nwannedinamba, the Dundalk chapter of the Igbo Union Ireland. This ethnic association of immigrants from Eastern Nigeria […]
Co-operative Support Services ( CSS Ireland)
Co-operative Support Services (CSS) is a social enterprise development agency serving the diverse communities of island of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Its work is focused on development and support for democratically managed models of enterprise to meet the needs of local communities. The key function of CSS is the promotion, development and support of co-operative/social […]
Amazing (Ore Ofe) Co-operative Society Limited Dublin, Ireland
This co-operative group was established in 2008 by six immigrants from Africa. The venture engages in promoting and supplying Afro-European clothing. It is a fashion design business that mixes African and European fabrics to create beautiful clothing. In the summer of last year, the venture organized a fashion fair in which they exhibited a rich […]
Celebrating the success of the co-operative cuppa
Tea is enjoyed by many people many times a day. So it’s refreshing to know that thanks to Essential Trading you can choose a cuppa that will make a real difference to the livelihoods of thousands of people involved in co-operative, biodynamic tea production. Egypt is not the first country that springs to mind when […]
Free Software is cooperative
A cooperative resolves the need to work in a democratic way, to reclaim work as a creative enterprise, to build with others. Thus, work is not simply done for profit maximization, but also for the growth of the people who do it, taking into account the social and environmental impact thereby generated, writes Pablo A. […]
Cooperativa de Trabajo gcoop Ltda.
gcoop is a workers cooperative that develops Open Source software. The team offers custom development, consulting, support, migration and system audits.
Rise and Shine student co-operative
Rise and Shine student co-operative has around 40 members aged 15 to 21 years, who are all students at Mohales Hoek High School. Their main activity is the provision of savings and credit to students who are members and also to teachers at the school.
CECOP-CICOPA Europe – The European Confederation of cooperatives and worker-owned enterprises in industry and services
CECOP CICOPA Europe is the European Confederation of Worker Cooperatives, Social Cooperatives and Social and Participative Enterprises. It groups national organisations in 16 countries which in turn affiliate over 50.000 cooperative and participative enterprises in industry and services, the vast majority being SMEs, and employing 1.4 million workers across Europe. Most of them are […]
Uganda Co-operative College
Uganda Cooperative College Kigumba is the only Cooperative College in the country. It started at Nsamizi in 1954, transferred to Bukalasa in 1963 and to the present campus in 1974. It is a tertiary institution of higher learning housing 350 students.
Young people at the Co-operative College in Uganda
The College houses 350 students, all pursuing co-operative related diplomas combining ideas on business, micro finance or co-operative management. This makes it one of the central providers of education on co-operatives, particularly for youth in Uganda. Students are generally between the ages of 19 and 35 (although the average age is 23 to 24 years) […]