As for all societies, quality education is the pioneer of development and progress for Turkey. For quality education continuous improvements, analysis and solutions to current problems are required. To this end, 23 members composed of teachers and conscious families took the initiative to establish the Modern Education Cooperative (MEC) in Bursa province in 1995, the […]
Bursa Modern Education Cooperative (MEC)
MEC is the first education cooperative of Turkey, established by 23 members composed of teachers & families. Today, MEC owns a kindergarten, a primary school, a cultural center & two dormitories. 541 students benefit from these facilities while 165 are given full scholarship. The mission of MEC is to raise well educated & socially beneficial […]
In the Time of the Cooperative: One Large Credit Union on One Small Island
The Dominican Republic occupies half a Caribbean island 48,442square kilometers, and is home to 10 million people. Everyone in the Dominican knows everyone else and word of mouth goes a long way. For 61 years people have been talking about Cooperativa San José, Inc. They have also been entrusting their money to the credit union. […]
Cooperativa de Servicios Múltiples San José, Inc.
Cooperativa San José, Inc. has 61 years of uninterrupted service and over 80,000 members. The cooperative offers its members efficient and competitive financial services. We have a high level of social responsibility, demonstrated also through the San José Foundation for Development. We offer support in the health and social services sectors as well as providing […]
Giving women in the construction industry a helping hand
The construction industry is traditionally male-dominated: in fact in the United Kingdom, for example, women have just 9 percent of construction jobs, and most of those are in design, management or administration rather than actual operations. In India, however, 51 percent of construction workers are women, of which 98 percent are unskilled. The Self Employed […]
Shree Rachaita Bandhkam Mahila Sewa Sahakari Mandli Ltd
Rachaita is a womens construction cooperative in Gujarat, offering training to members and helping them bid for work in a group rather than individually.
Making farm credit work, from the USA to Armenia
Established in 1916, the Farm Credit System in the United States is a federally chartered network of cooperatives and other organizations, which lends money to agricultural producers, rural homeowners and farm-related businesses and cooperatives. Now, a financial cooperative has been started in Armenia based on the same concept, heavily influenced (and supported) by the system […]
Farm Credit Armenia UCO CC
Farm Credit Armenia is Armenias first cooperative financial institution, providing loans to farmers and rural residents around the country. Farm Credit Armenia UCO CC is currently the only financial institution in Armenia based on true cooperative principles. Farm Credit Armenia`s member-borrowers are the owners, controllers and beneficiaries of the organization.
The Co-operative Group
The Co-operative Group is the UKs largest mutual business, owned not by private shareholders but by over six million consumers. It is the UKs fifth biggest food retailer, the leading convenience store operator and a major financial services provider, operating The Co-operative Bank, Britannia and The Co-operative Insurance. Among its other businesses are the number […]
Providing security through SACCOs in Ethiopia
How does one address the perennial pecuniary insecurity of workers, which often places them at the mercy (and greed) of loan sharks? What options do workers have other than pleading for loans and advances from their employers whenever they are faced with financial problems? What can be done to provide some kind of social protection […]