Africa
Africa
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AgricultureCo-op consortium formed to help farmers in Africa gain access to financial services
Organisations from Canada, Ireland and Africa are teaming up to improve rural outreach for credit unions in Ethiopia, Tanzania and Malawi
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Banking and InsuranceGrowth makes Co-op Bank of Kenya the country’s top lender for businesses
Analysts say a diverse loan book helped the bank overcome a cap on lending rates imposed by the government
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EnvironmentWorld Environment Day: How co-ops are connecting us with the planet
We take a look at ten of the co-ops that connect people to nature, from tourism to agriculture and conservation
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AgricultureZimbabwe vice president announces new funding programme for SMEs and co-ops
The government wants to stimulate growth through the scheme, which will include efforts to revitalise agriculture and encourage investment
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BusinessCo-op Group to donate funds from all bottled water sold to the One Foundation, AGM told
The Group has been working with the One Foundation on projects to deliver water sanitation and hygiene projects to Kenya and Malawi
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AgricultureCo-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
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AgricultureCo-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 economy is vulnerable to climate shocks and high inflation
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Worker co-opsTwo women’s co-ops changing lives
All over the world women are taking action and innovating change to accelerate equality and help women advance and transform the lives of communities. They are also making a massive contribution to improving their local...
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BusinessAfrican 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 on the role of co-ops and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in women’s empowerment across the continent. The event...
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Economy2017’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 theme is inclusion. The theme for the United Nations International Day of Co-operatives was chosen by the Committee for...