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International development: the co-op principles in practice

Building partnerships to encourage co-operative growth around the world

Rwanda: Doing development the co-op way – from the grassroots up

'Our philosophy is that it’s not our culture and not our country – our friends there…

Southern Co-op funeralcare branches donate prosthetics to charity Legs4Africa

All donations are made with the explicit consent of each family

The International Co-operative Alliance is looking for youth ambassadors

The scheme is open to people aged 18-35 in one of eight participating countries

South Africa cracks down on creation of bogus co-ops which exploit workers

‘All of these jokers have now run out of time. The arc of justice has caught…

Rochdale to Rwanda: Co-operation beyond borders

A look at the work of the Co-operative College as it helps transform communities at home…

Health co-op project launches new website

Online presence for internationally supported research aiming to strengthen healthcare provision in Africa

Morocco conference explores co-ops’ contribution to the SDGs

The event aimed to define a common vision and strategy for the development of co-operatives in…

Government of Mauritius boosts support for fishermen’s co-operatives

The government will provide funding to co-ops for the purchase of semi-industrial boats

Climate change is hitting food production, say Rwanda’s farm co-ops

Measures such as improved irrigation and erosion control are urgently needed, say experts

Price rises for Fairtrade cocoa to help build strong co-ops

'This is good news for West Africa’s cocoa-growing communities'

Mauritius business minister pledges support for co-ops

The minister highlighted some of the government’s key policies around co-ops