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 […]
Víctor H. Pinzón Parra: una vida dedicada al cooperativismo
Uno de los dos líderes visionarios que junto con 27 médicos se unieron para conjugar propósitos y voluntades y fundaron el 4 de marzo de 1.964 la Cooperativa Médica del Valle y de profesionales de Colombia. Médico, especialista en Pediatría, tocado por el espíritu del cooperativismo, ha sido su maestro en diferentes espacios, dentro y […]
WE EFFECT, Work in Cambodia
We intend to end poverty with gender equality. Doing this, we have supported 34 agriculture cooperatives in fives neighboring provinces. Together with our local partner organizations, we have delivered many interventions focused on promoting female entrepreneurship, inclusive financial services, market linkage, sustainable and climate change resilient agriculture, and protecting farmers rights through working for conducive […]
Coop Coffee visits Brussels
Last November, representatives of Coop Coffee Indonesia visited the ICA office in Brussels to discuss their coffee business. The welfare of the farmers/ members is our top priority and we are working on selling our coffee to the Starbucks Trading Company, shipping the coffee directly to Seattle, US. Coop Coffee Indonesia (Co-operative for the Indonesian […]
Rah Roshd Cooperative Educational Complex: A Brief Introduction
Rah Roshd Cooperative Educational Complex: A Brief Introduction Rah Roshd Cooperative Educational Complex, active in the nation’s education system for three decades, was started up as a kindergarten in 1987 by a number of Tehrani teachers who had innovative ideas in the field of education and yearned to have a different philosophy of school administration […]
Rah-e-Roshd Education Cooperative
Rah Roshd Cooperative Educational Complex, active in the nation’s education system for three decades, was started up as a kindergarten in 1987 by a number of Tehrani teachers who had innovative ideas in the field of education and yearned to have a different philosophy of school administration realized. They were soon joined by some university […]
Exhibition of Rwandan Cooperatives
Some of the cooperatives in exhibition at the 2019 ICA Cooperatives for Development conference and General Assembly in Kigali, Rwanda in October 2019. Rwanda Coffee Cooperatives Federation (RCCF). RCCF Rwanda Federation of Horticulture Cooperatives. Including Kozamashyo flower cultivation cooperative. Rwandese Federation of Tea Growers Cooperatives – FERWACOTHE. Founded in 2000 by 13 cooperatives and […]
Australian Parliament passes reforms for co-operatives and mutuals
This is the culmination of three years’ work by Mutuo together with the Australian Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals (BCCM) and an unprecedented collaboration between Australian businesses. We have worked closely with the BCCM for five years, helping to develop a strong narrative around the importance of co-operatives and mutuals in Australia. We strived […]
Mutuo
Founded in 2001, Mutuo works internationally to improve the business environment for the co-operative and mutual sector by: Communicating their priorities to decision makers Acting as an advocate with politicians and regulators Building links between mutual business leaders Developing new mutual businesses Mutuo works with some of the largest and most progressive member owned businesses […]
A growing coop in Nigeria
Though the economic downturn of the early 80s, and the era of essential commodities was frustrating the average Nigerian, the staff of Total were quick to spot the opportunities in the prevalent nationwide economic recession. They quickly mobilized for communal economics, a situation where they agreed to come together for bulk purchase of essential commodities […]