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UK co-ops support women co-operators in India through pandemic rebuild

They collectively raised £100,000 last year in response to the spread of the Delta variant in…

New co-operative development schemes and tax cuts for co-ops in India

New funding has also been allocated to the Union Cooperation Ministry

E-commerce platform trialled to help Nepalese farm co-ops with market access

The platform aims to help farmers whose market access has been disrupted by Covid-19 lockdowns

Women from Indian tribal community set up new co-operative selling wild honey

"The Kattunayakan community people are experts in honey collection"

Filipino co-ops step in to support those affected by Typhoon Rai

Around 400 people lost their lives in the tropical cyclone with another 500 injured and 380,000…

Q&As for 2022: Balu Iyer, regional director, ICA Asia and Pacific

'Co-operatives... sustained by values of self-help, solidarity, social responsibility and concern for community, can lead the…

Fair Price co-operative shop set up in West Bengal

The project was funded by Fairtrade’s Network of Asia and Pacific Producers, a German commercial partner,…

How co-ops are helping displaced people and their host communities

A recent video from the ILO captures the impact of co-ops, with case studies from Jordan,…

Living our co-operative identity to make a sustainable future for all

'Co-operatives focus on long-term sustainability rather than profit for shareholders and wealth creation alone'

South Korean president addresses World Cooperative Congress in Seoul

Moon Jae-in praised the movement's work on solidarity, sustainable development and empowerment

FAO supports agri-food co-ops for Syrian and Turkish women

Support came through a project aimed at 'promoting self-reliant livelihoods through employment and micro-entrepreneurship'

Philippines considers secondary co-op to help agri-sector with tech

The Cooperative Development Authority is looking to set the organisation up on Mindanao, the second largest…