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 […]
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 […]
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.
Building Synergy the Cooperative Way
“In a world where the rich continually get richer, we hear millions of people suffering from malnutrition, oppression and massive exploitation. We have our own share of the powerless, the unemployed, the hungry and the disadvantaged. It is within such a world that Simbayanan called to serve.” In 1992, SMMPC was transformed into a community […]
Boosting Organic Rice Production
Kampong Chhnang – Cambodia – June 2019 “Joint investment with cooperative is better than sole investment because we have the chairperson, treasury, committee in charge of each area, we have members and we can know the information from the outside markets so the middlemen cannot price down our paddy”, said Ms. Chim Soky, community committee […]
Why Kenya needs Cooperative Businesses to Achieve Affordable Housing
Home ownership has traditionally been the foundation of the average Kenyan’s growth in net worth. Year over year, however, the ability of Kenyans to purchase land or homes has decreased. The World Bank estimated in 2017 that 6 out of 10 households in Nairobi are in the informal settlements[1]. In government administrations, current and previous, housing […]