In an age where e-commerce giants dominate the digital landscape, one platform is quietly revolutionizing how traditional artisans connect with the global marketplace. Weavers Direct, an online marketplace dedicated to handwoven goods, is offering artisans from across the globe a vital lifeline—transforming local craftsmanship into international opportunity. More than just an e-commerce platform, Weavers Direct […]
Asiapro Multi-Purpose Cooperative
Asiapro Multi-purpose Cooperative ranks among the country’s largest and excellently managed social enterprises. From a pioneer workers cooperative established in 1999 by 60 members who envisioned marginalized, low-income workers enjoying the full benefits of regular employment, Asiapro (together with its affiliates) exponentially grew and became a strong collective force of 65,000 workers. They serve up […]
Global Co-operative Development Group Inc
The Global Co-operative Development Group Inc. is a registered co-operative which was created to: Provide a space for co-operative practitioners, researchers, developers, and educators to contribute their experience and expertise to support the development of co-operative enterprises globally. Help promote awareness, understanding and appreciation of the unique aspects of the co-operative enterprise business model. Stimulate […]
PANAW Sumilao Multi-Purpose Cooperative
Inspired by the farmers of Pecuaria, the Sumilao farmers fought, non-violently, for more than two decades to get their land as part of agrarian reform programs. Firstly they staged a 28 day hunger strike in front of government reform offices. Ten years later they marched for 1700 kilometres from the south to the capital Manila […]