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 […]
Total E&P Nigeria Cooperative
Total E&P Nigeria Staff Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited (Total E&P Co-op) commenced operations in 1984 as Total E & P (Nigeria) Thrift and Credit Society Limited. It had an initial capital of N20, 000,000.00, and has grown from double digit membership at inception, to 1,643 members today. As with such societies, membership is voluntary and […]
Ontario Co-operative Association
OCA is a non-profit co-operative that was originally formed in 1989 as CCA Ontario Region, and officially incorporated in 2002. They are one of nine provincial associations that serve English-speaking co-operatives and co-op member organizations across Canada, that are linked through a national committee, the Council of Regional Executives (CORE). Our Mandate is to be: […]
HealthPartners in Uganda
HealthPartners receives grant funding to help local stakeholders in Uganda develop and sustainably manage health cooperatives so they can access the care they need when they need it. Since 1997, HealthPartners has leveraged its expertise to develop a health cooperative model based on existing systems and financed by local stakeholders that allows community members in […]
North American Students of Cooperation (NASCO)
The North American Students of Cooperation (NASCO) family organises and educates affordable group equity cooperatives and their members for the purpose of promoting a community-oriented cooperative movement. Since 1968, NASCO has been working with students, housing cooperatives, worker-owners, activists, and community members who are interested in applying cooperative principles to meet their needs and fulfil […]
Cooperativa de Trabajo Coprinf Ltda.
COPRINF Ltd. is a cooperative technology company that offers its services of softwares development and technological solutions, graphic design and technical support to other business, institutions and individuals. Currently is made up of university graduates with different profiles such as softwares engineers and softwares developers, graphic designers and softwares technicians among others.
The Co-op, Heart of the Barossa
Since 1944, The Co-op has been the heart of South Australia’s Barossa Established in the dying days of World War II to bring the community together and collaboratively create a better future for the region, The Co-op is now the largest retail co-operative in Australia. Turning over more than $60 million a year it […]
RSTA scrl – Ricerca e Sviluppo Tecnologie Appropriate
R.S.T.A. provides and organizes technical assistance in environmental issues, with a large range of specialist skills. Our cooperative provides instrumentation and expertise to offer support to public and private organizations aimed at monitoring, planning and the enhancement of marine and terrestrial environment. R.S.T.A. is involved in marine biology and fishery research activities, preliminary studies useful for […]
Kibinge Coffee Farmers’ Co-operative Society in Uganda
Kibinge Coffee Farmers’ Co-operative Society in Uganda did go through a successful year in 2016! Its ambitions in the areas of financial management, memberships, processing and sales are limitless. The coffee farmers keep being ambitious: their dream is to set up their own processing factory in the near future. This would be another big step […]
Tierra Nueva and ACODEA – a success story from Nicaragua
The cooperative Tierra Nueva was established in 1997, with 23 members to market better prices for their organic coffee. At that time, farmers had to accept high variations in the market price as middlemen were the only buyers rotating through the villages. A lot has changed in the last 20 years and a new collaboration […]