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  • Banking and Insurance

    How Moeda made a co-op cryptocurrency to help new businesses take root

    'We aim to provide a community-focused mobile lending system that will give investors real time transparency in projects that align with sustainable development goals'

    5 years ago
  • Credit Unions

    How can credit unions grow in a sustainable way?

    Four international stories of sustainable growth in credit unions

    6 years ago
  • Health

    Eudes de Freitas elected president of the International Health Cooperative Organisation

    The International Health Cooperative Organisation (IHCO) has elected Eudes de Freitas Aquino as president. Dr Aquino has been involved in the Brazilian co-operative movement for more than 30 years and is currently president of Unimed, the...

    6 years ago
  • Education

    Schools launch Co-Olympics, a co-operative alternative to Rio 2016

    Primary and secondary schools in Brazil are celebrating the Rio 2016 Olympics by hosting their own “co-operative” version of the games. The project is part of the national programme Cooper Jovem (Young Co-operator), run by the Organisation of...

    6 years ago
  • Officials receive the Fair Trade Town certificate during a ceremony in Rio
    Fairtrade

    Rio turns into Fair Trade Town during Olympics

    The host of the 2016 Olympics, Rio de Janeiro has become the latest Fair Trade Town. Consumers in Brazil can buy Fairtrade certified products such as acai juice, lemon, honey, fruit and coffee from over...

    6 years ago
  • Community

    Waste picker co-ops aim to help recycle 3,500 tonnes of waste at Rio 2016

    For the first time in history, waste picker co-operatives are in charge of not only collecting, but also recycling the waste generated during the Olympic games. The initiative is the result of a partnership between...

    6 years ago
  • Agriculture

    Brazilian coffee co-ops expect large harvest

    Coffee co-operatives in Brazil will benefit from a large harvest this year, having recovered from two years of drought. In an interview with Reuters, Carlos Paulino da Costa, president of Cooxupe, told Reuters that abundant...

    7 years ago
  • Health

    Meet the candidates for the Alliance presidency: Eudes de Freitas Aquino (Brazil)

    Co-operative experience: Dr Aquino has been involved in the Brazilian co-op movement for over 30 years, and a member of the Alliance’s board since 2009. he is currently the president of Unimed, the largest system of medical...

    7 years ago
  • Health

    Why 20 million Brazilians rely on a co-operative for healthcare

    The largest system of medical co-ops in the world – and the largest healthcare network in Brazil – is run by Unimed. Founded in 1967, Unimed consists of 354 medical co-operatives, which offer health services...

    7 years ago
  • World Cup signals new opportunities for Brazilian co-operatives

    While millions of football fans across the world were waiting for the start of the World Cup in Brazil, the organisers were busy making sure everything was in place for football’s biggest tournament. Throughout the...

    9 years ago
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