A Kichwa rainforest cooperative of 850 families with small farms in the Ecuadorian Amazon. An average family has a small plot (2% of total farm size) planted with cacao trees, part of their farm with other crops, and more than half of their land remains as rainforest reserves. Kallari has received international acclaim as the […]
Cauqueva
Cauqeva is a cooperative of small-scale farmers in the Jujuy region of Argentina producing traditional Andean crops which helps them improve production and market their products.
ASPROUNION
We would like to introduce you to ASPROUNION, an agricultural and social co-operative whose goal is to support the welfare of its community of growers. Established in 2001, ASPROUNION has since worked on improving the quality of life of the 273 associated families. All are small-scale coffee producers located in the locality of La Union, […]
Kooperationen
Kooperationen is a Co-operative Employers Organisation in Denmark
Hansalim
In the Korean language, han refers to all living things on earth, while salim means to revive and give life. So the compound Hansalim means save all living things. An ambitious name, but then Hansalim, Koreas biggest consumers cooperative, is an ambitious project. Founded in 1986 as a single grocery store, it now has 284,000 […]
Oikocredit
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 Oikocredit name comes from the Greek oiko (house or community) and credere (to believe).
Whomadeyourpants
Let me introduce myself… I’m Becky, the founder and Managing Director of whomadeyourpants?, a social enterprise making absolutely gorgeous pants from perfect fabrics left over from manufacturers, right here in the UK. We do this as a means to provide jobs for women who would struggle to get jobs otherwise. I left my last (well-paid […]