Though the soil of Tharaka-Nithi County, in eastern-central Kenya, is quite fertile, inadequate and unpredictable rainfall makes farming a risky business. Shifts in rainfall patterns caused by climate change are only exacerbating the problem. But an irrigation project started in 1987 brings a regular water supply to 2,000 families (approximately 20,000 people) and has developed […]
Meru Herbs Rural Sacco Ltd.
Linked to an irrigation project in in eastern-central Kenya and a company producing fair-trade, organic herbal teas and jams, it provides members with banking services like savings and loans.
Shallalà Honey Producers – Ethiopia
Honey has a central role in Ethiopian culture: it is the essential ingredient in the national drink, Tej, a kind of mead, and bee products are widely used for medicinal purposes in hospitals. The country is one of the world’s leading honey and beeswax producers, but the industry is relatively undeveloped; honey is mostly produced […]
Shallalà Honey Producers
Shallalà Honey Producers is a cooperative of beekeepers in Shallalà, Ethiopia, a small town in the Hadiya zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region.
Battle River Rural Electrification Assosciation
Battle River REA community powered member owned. We are a unique, dynamic, market driven fully operational electricity utility that is proud to be serving its rural members. The foundation of the REA began through the farmers vision, in the early forties! We have a legacy that we continue to follow, strategizing, and decision […]
JANS ENTERPRISE INC.
manufacturing golf bags, back pack, brief bags, belt bags, computer bags, cosmetic bags, schools bags, shopping bags, traveling bags, various types of tool bags cotton/canvas bags, polyester bags, cooler bags and all kinds of hand bags. We provide high quality products, best services and support of a wide variety to meet all our customers requirements. […]
Costa Rican Farmers’ Cooperative Diversify and Succeed
Salt, shrimp and tropical fruit: it’s not a typical product range. But after 35 years of business, Costa Rican farmer’s cooperative Coonaprosal has grown to encompass all three products. The successful cooperative is one of 288 cooperatives funded by Oikocredit, an international social investment cooperative. It was 1974 when Carlos Bonilla took the first steps […]
Coop Oikocredit CHAJUL – Guatemala
Oikocredit is a worldwide cooperative society. It promotes global justice by challenging people, churches and others to share their resources through socially responsible investments and by empowering disadvantaged people with credit. The Guatemalan fair trade, organic coffee cooperative Chajul is a partner of Oikocredit. Since 1990 Chajul has been financed by Oikocredit to add working […]
Chelmsford Star Co-operative Society supporting Essex
Chelmsford Star Co-operative Society was established in 1867 with the intention of meeting the needs of its members and sharing its profits with them. Nowadays the Society’s Mission has evolved to work together giving life and meaning to the Co-operative difference by trading ethically in order to share our success and serve, support and sustain […]
Raising the Profile of Renewable Energy
A new landmark joined the Toronto skyline in 2002: a 91-metre wind turbine, the first to be installed in a major North American urban city centre and the first community-owned wind power project in Ontario. The ExPlace wind turbine is co-owned by the WindShare cooperative, a project developed by TREC, the Toronto Renewable Energy Co-operative. […]