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Show filtersTanzanian, Ugandan, and Kenyan co-operators pilot new ILO training
The training is designed to improve the management and sustainability of co-operatives
Farm co-ops back global framework to promote regenerative agriculture
With climate change set to decrease the productivity of farming globally by up to 30%, the…
Fairtrade Global Awards honour ethical practices, from climate crisis to living wage
Winners include the UK's Co-op Group, honoured for its climate work, while Switzerland's Coop Genossenschaft was…
Woccu credit union development programme secures funding for further five years
USAID has granted $9.3m to continue work on financial inclusion, SME growth, diversity and climate adaptation…
Co-op Bank of Kenya named African SME financier of the year
'We are encouraged by this award as a demonstration that we have listened, studied and built…
Illegal miners in Nigeria told to join co-ops
Those mining illegally in Nigeria have 30 days to join a co-op or face prosecution
Ugandan parliament looking into alleged corruption affecting co-op sector
The first hearing, relating to the government's war-loss compensation scheme, took place on 4 September in…
From credit unions in UK and Ireland to Saccos in Uganda
Nick Money from the Swoboda Research Centre writes for Co-op News about his trip to Uganda,…
Plans for Ugandan National Cooperative Bank in progress
The committee set up to investigate the project is made up of leading co-operators and aims…
Canadian Co-op Congress looks at inclusivity in co-ops
The congress looked at a range of topics, including diversity, equity, and inclusion
Central Co-op’s Malawi Partnership continues to thrive
A year into the partnership we look at what has been achieved so far