Our Coffee Co-operative at Reddish Vale Technology College, a co-operative school near Stockport, North West England, sells Oromio coffee in school and to the local community, helping both Ethiopian refugees in the UK and the Oromio community in Ethiopia. It is a member of Young Co-operatives, a free scheme offered by the Co-operative College in […]
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 […]
Birmingham Bike Foundry
Cycling is inexpensive, environmentally friendly, good exercise, often faster than public transport, reduces traffic congestion. What’s not to like? Unfortunately public policy is not always bicycle-oriented, and many people, especially women, are unwilling to get on a bike. Birmingham Bike Foundry, a workers’ cooperative that recycles bikes and offers cycle training, is hoping to convince […]
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
NRECA is the national trade association that represents America’s nearly 900 local electric cooperatives. These co-ops power 56% of the American landscape and serve 42 million people. NRECA works to advocate for electric co-op priorities in Washington, D.C., and help ensure the long-term success of local co-ops and rural communities. Watch this video to learn […]
Michigan Co-op Gets Help From Canada to Restore Power
This story was written by Erin Kelly, and was originally published by NRECA. When a brutal ice storm blew trees into electric lines and splintered power poles in northern Michigan in late March, Cloverland Electric Cooperative found itself cut off from mutual aid crews that would normally come from co-ops farther south to help restore power. The […]