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Covid-19: Updates from the co-op movement, 16 April

The latest from the UK retail sector plus news from the US, Canada, Spain, Kenya and…

Covid-19: Co-op updates, 6 April

Today we focus on global updates, with news from the USA, Brazil and India

Cooperatives of the Americas join campaign against gender-based violence

In 2018 alone 3, 529 women lost their lives as a result of gender-based violence in…

Woccu helps Venezuelan refugees in Colombia access financial services

Woccu says the pilot has led to greater financial inclusion and education, as well as social…

Peru’s coffee co-ops increase value of export market share

‘The JNC has promoted the development of co-operatives as part of its commitment to  strengthen the…

Co-ops mentioned as key actors in Colombia’s national development plan

The law adds that public institutions need to support the sector so it can grow further

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

Brazil’s Co-operative Congress explores movement’s role in driving SDGs

'Our challenge as co-operators in the Americas is to speak with a single voice before international…

Across the borders: The shifting sands of solidarity and the left in the Americas

Looking back over the tangle history of radicalism on two continents

Rabobank expands into Peruvian market

‘One of their main objectives is to support the development of agriculture in Peru’

Argentina’s only co-op bank celebrates 40th anniversary

'We’re celebrating what seemed like an impossible ideal 40 years ago'

Uruguayan government backs co-ops in tourism sector

A multi-agency backed initiative encourages co-op development in new sectors and small communities