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Equality
Equality
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AgricultureFAO 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'
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Credit UnionsGlobal credit union membership increases by 29% to 375 million
Woccu reported a total of 375,160,065 credit union members in 118 countries
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EducationJoint co-op youth education project to focus on working with disabilities
The scheme has been developed by the Co-op College, in partnership with Co-op Academy Southfield, with funding from the Co-op Group
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EqualityMidlands retail co-ops join up to support Birmingham Pride
Colleagues from Central England, Midcounties and the Co-op Group attended the event
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Credit UnionsStudy shows more than half of British credit unions led by women
Women were found to hold CEO positions in 60% of British credit unions, compared with 12% in the wider finance sector
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EqualityICA Gender Equality Committee warns of women’s rights violations in Afghanistan
The committee issued a statement in which it condemns the acts of violence perpetrated against women in Afghanistan
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EqualityCo-op Group steps in to offer help to Afghan refugees
Actions include an initial donation of £250,000 to charity Refugee Action
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DevelopmentMeet … Om Devi Malla, vice chair of Nepal’s co-op federation
'The lesson we have learnt for fostering an enabling environment for co-ops is to continuously lobby and advocate with the government and other stakeholders'
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EqualitySignalise co-operative wins BSL NHS contract in Liverpool
The platform co-op will deliver a fully accessible BSL NHS Health interpreting service in the city
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AgricultureHow co-ops can tackle child labour in agriculture
Around 160 million children are engaged in child labour globally
