Why video? A good photo can tell a great story. But a video can bring the story and characters alive. It doesn’t have to be highly produced, the shorter the better, and often, smart phones can get the job done. When you use a video with key soundbites from the characters, and key points to […]
Rukiga Sacco
Rukiga Sacco in Uganda is a financial cooperative in the rural area of Kabale, Uganda. They engage in savings for members. They also advance loans to small holder farmers and have around 21,700 clients (end 2020) with loans. As of 2019, Rukiga SACCO is transforming from a traditional cooperative financial institution to a customer needs […]
MAKT Creative
At MAKT, we want to do business, but not business as usual. We love marketing. We love the creative process. We love business and economic strategy. But we do not love how the majority of businesses in the American economy operate. We don’t love how it affects consumers or how it affects workers. We don’t […]
A successful rice project in DR Congo
Heineken was looking for rice for her brewery Bralima in DR Congo. Six rice cooperatives in the Ruzizi Plain had insufficient working capital to buy the members’ rice for processing and delivery. In the first year, with Agriterra’ s advice, the cooperatives were able to take out a loan at Equity Bank and buy 1500 tons of rice from the members and resell it […]
Storytelling tools
Creating a video for your story Create and upload your video to your social media account (such as YouTube) and be sure to list the link to your video or channel when submitting your story. TIPS ON HOW TO MAKE AN AUDIO SLIDESHOW Making a video can be as simple as putting together a series […]
Bringing Power to India’s Poorest Women Workers
Bringing Power to India’s Poorest Women Workers How many times do we need to prove that poor women are bankable? asks Jayshree Vyas, managing director of the SEWA bank. In the case of this cooperative bank it has proven that about 97 per cent of its lenders meet their repayments a better rate than […]
Empowering Women Through Their Own SACCOS
Rural women in developing countries are at a serious disadvantage when trying to access credit. ORUDE, the Organization for Rural Development, is a grassroots NGO in south-eastern Uganda. Formed in 1997, the organization had been mobilizing and training rural womens economic groups and preparing them to absorb credit. It then helped the groups to open […]
How to Share Your Story
Send us your story for worldwide publication. Just fill out this online form to submit your Cooperative’s story, pictures, and links to your social media. Our team will review your submission and determine a schedule for publication.
