External auditors and contracted staff are being brought in to Rwanda’s co-operatives to tackle embezzlement and…
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Show filtersHow is the Fairtrade movement preparing for the future?
Since the first fair trade label was introduced in 1988, the movement has been working to…
Co-op Group celebrates 10 years supporting One Foundation water projects in Africa
The Co-op Group has celebrated the 10th anniversary of its partnership with the One Foundation, which works…
Co-op donates lorries to help people in developing countries
Central England Co-operative food distribution centre has donated two lorries to support people in developing nations.…
Liberia calls on government to step up co-op development
The Cooperative Development Agency (CDA), which has been working to promote co-operative programmes in Liberia’s rural…
Nigerian farmers’ co-ops receive food security government grants
Four farmers’ co-operative societies in the Nigerian state of Lagos have received grants totalling 8m Nigerian…
SAMA becomes first Fairtrade-certified gold co-operative in Africa
Syanyonja Artisan Miners’ Alliance (SAMA) in Uganda has become the first artisanal small scale mining co-operative…
How is Fairtrade helping cocoa farmers?
The global demand for chocolate is predicted to rise by 30% by 2020, to more than…
Why education is so important for co-operatives
Co-operatives provide education and training for their members, elected representatives, managers and employees so they can…
South Sudan turns to co-operatives to help grow economy
South Sudan is troubled. Despite it gaining independence from Sudan last July, the two nations are…
Cocoa and Co-operatives
Latest post from guest blogger, teacher and author (and cocoa industry specialist) Michael Niemann: Members of…
How co-operatives work for women in Africa
In Africa, as elsewhere, inequalities persist between women and men in terms of access to and…