Though the tropical island of Zanzibar, off the Tanzanian coast in the Indian Ocean, is renowned as an island of spices, white beaches and turquoise waters, it is also home to many incredibly poor people who never see the benefits of the floods of tourists who arrive for their holiday in the sun. Out of […]
Ona Mbele Cooperative Society
Ona Mbele Cooperative Society’s goals and objectives are to eliminate extreme poverty and improve sources of income to members by dividing obtained interest annually. The cooperative society provides graining services to the community and supports other cooperative societies at the shehia of chaani Mcheza Shauri in building capacity on financial management and operations.
Quenching Thirst, Building Economy
Its hot, dusty work in the fields around Fatick, a small agricultural town in the Senegalese interior. Theres nothing better, locals say, than a sweet, soothing drink of bissap, a beverage made from hibiscus blossoms that is renowned for its ability to cool the head and fortify the body. That’s not just folklore: bissap is […]
Sine Zenith
Sine Zenith produces and distributes bissap. This is a juice made from hibiscus flowers. The beverage is a time honored tradition in Senegal and the cooperative uses artisanal methods of production.
A flow of member benefits
We sell plumbing gear to plumbers who are mainly our members, each with an equal vote. That’s the succinct description of the Plumber Supplies Co-operative (PSC) given by Tony Rogic, its general manager, sales. And it applied equally well when the co-operative was formed back in 1955. At that time Australian tradespeople faced a post-war […]
Plumbers’ Supplies Co-operative Ltd.
Plumbers Supplies Co-operative (PSC) sells plumbing gear to plumbers, many of whom are members. Customers of the co-operative obtain extra financial benefits – discounted prices, a rebate based on the volume of their purchases and an annual dividend based on the size of their shareholding.
Latincoop
We are a worker Co-operative. In response to the growth of Latino immigrants in the province of Ontario Canada Cooperative born the first Hispanic named “Latincoop”. This idea is realized after a hard work of a group of eight Hispanic professionals concerned about meeting the needs of the Latino community. This new initiative has received […]
Fonterra Cooperative Group
Fonterra is a global, co-operatively-owned company with its roots firmly planted in New Zealands rich land, working to unlock every drop of goodness from the 22 billion litres of milk we collect each year and sharing it with the world. Fonterra is owned by about 10,500 farmer shareholders.
A hope to feed nine billion by 2050
Paul Hazen recalls attending a members meeting of the local electric distribution co-operative back in the late 1970s. Up for debate was the shutting down of its nuclear power plant. The floor was divided and loudly so. The resolution was voted down and consequently the members moved on to the next agenda item – […]
Working Together to Kill Zombies
Die2Nite is a computer game about zombies. But it is also, according to one review, an interactive piece of social commentary, in which you join 39 other players in a town repeatedly beset upon by the living dead. Its your choice whether or not to help the community or live (and die) alone. With its […]