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Co-op Group commits £50,000 to support Fairtrade women cocoa farmers

The Women’s School of Leadership aims to tackle gender inequality and reduce poverty in Ivory Coast

Co-operative College receives £5,000 from Unicorn Grocery 4% fund

The College will use the money to support the development of co-ops in Malawi, whose agrarian…

Two women’s co-ops changing lives

All over the world women are taking action and innovating change to accelerate equality and help…

African women look to co-ops to create leadership network

The Africa for Africa Women’s Organization will mark the International Women’s Day with a conference focused…

2017’s International Day of Co-operatives will celebrate inclusion

The world’s co-operators will celebrate the global movement on 1 July – and this year the…

Fairtrade company Divine Chocolate wins B Corp status for ethical standards

Fairtrade social enterprise Divine Chocolate has won B Corp certification after meeting a range of social and environmental standards.…

How Fairtrade helped my fight for women’s rights

As Britain celebrates Fairtrade Fortnight, we look at the impact the movement is having around the…

Where does the money go from the Fairtrade Premium?

Final preparations are underway for Fairtrade Fortnight from 27 February – 12 March, celebrating a movement to…

World’s first Fairtrade nut-farming co-op celebrates tenth birthday

One of the biggest Fairtrade success stories in recent years is Liberation Foods, which celebrates its…

Rwandan president launches Sustainable Development Goals Centre for Africa

Africa has taken its commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals a step further by launching an…

Fighting for Fairtrade workers as Britain prepares for Brexit

The outcome of the EU referendum, with the UK preparing to withdraw, has already created significant…

Rwanda’s co-op sector hires external auditors to tackle managment issues and embezzlement

External auditors and contracted staff are being brought in to Rwanda’s co-operatives to tackle embezzlement and…