Central Hungarys Upper-Kiskunság is one of the country’s poorest and most under-developed regions, but community development work over the past 15 years has led to the founding of a number of cooperatives, including a community television station. The lowland plains south of Budapest, in the former flood zone of the River Danube, are plagued with […]
Reflex Szociális Szövetkezet – Reflex Social Cooperative
The Reflex Social Cooperative, was founded in 2008 and has been actively broadcasting programmes about local events since 2009. It operates 7TV Small Region Television, covering an area of about 500 square miles with a population of 32,000 in 11 towns and villages.
Raising awareness of Fairtrade at the Co-operative Academy of Leeds
Even though many people now have some sort of awareness of Fairtrade, the majority of people are not aware there is a specific fortnight from February-March, which is dedicated to the Fairtrade movement – an annual, nationwide celebration of Fairtrade, with two weeks of events and activities promoting fair and ethical trade in schools, shops, […]
Beit Shein Valley a rich home for kibbutznik
Olives, grapes, wheat, barley, figs, dates and pomegranates. These are the biblical seven species which were written would thrive in Israels sun-baked soil. At the Kibbutz Sde Eliyahu the only religious kibbutz in Israel to solely rely on agriculture and related businesses for its survival they cultivate six of these seven varieties. And, […]
Kibbutz Sde Eliyahu
Kibbutz Sde Eliyahu is situated in the fertile Beit Shean valley close to the Sea of Galilee. It is home to 300 members and an equal number of children, and combines an Orthodox Religious Jewish way of life with the principles of kibbutz life and a devotion to the land and people of Israel.
Trade and Logistic Centre COOP – The new face of cooperative trade in Bulgaria
Establishing a national single cooperative market was the reason the Central Cooperative Union built a Trade and Logistic Center COOP. Construction began in 2010 the 120th anniversary of the cooperative movement in Bulgaria, and the Center was officially opened on the occasion of the EURO COOP General Assembly in June 2011. In attendance was […]
Coming soon: Organics Week on Stories.coop
The week of May 7th will feature cooperatives using organic production. Stay tuned! This week is Eastern Europe week and soon to come: media and communications, fisheries, Latin Amerincan coops, artisans, and more!
Hermon agri-cooperative
Hermon agri-cooperative was established by female refugee small holder farmers from Hermon village with the support of the Oxfam Livelihood programme. All members are involved in horticulture agri- business activities and participate in cooperative management and decision-making. Hermon cooperative members now also benefit from the cold storage facility established in neighbouring communities by Oxfam.
Member stories – Kitunda SACCO, Tanzania
Savings, loans and coaching Kitunda Savings and Credit Cooperative (SACCO) began in 2002 with the aim of providing financial access for people in the area of Kitunda, Tanzania. Located approximately 20 km outside the capital Dar es Salaam, residents of Kitunda have no bank and so depend on Kitunda SACCO for their banking. The SACCO […]
Lipson Community College: a co-operative Academy
Lipson Community College became a co-operative Trust school in 2009 and a Co-operative Academy in 2012, joining around 200 co-operative schools across England who have adopted a co-operative structure using a model developed by the Co-operative College. Situated in the city of Plymouth in Devon, it is a large, urban secondary school serving some of […]