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Health co-ops continue to battle against Covid-19

'Our co-op identity commits us to a humanised healthcare approach ... that places people at the…

Obituary: Dr Eudes de Freitas Aquino

The global co-operative movement paid tribute to one of its most ardent champions, a leading light…

ICA Americas launches 2020 Statistical Observatory survey

Data is being gathered from first, second and third degree co-ops, mutuals, credit unions and other…

Woccu’s social inclusion project in Peru supports newly settled Venezuelans

The scheme offers training and business management, marketing and other entrepreneurial skills

Building a new economy: Covid and the finances of key co-op sectors

Snapshots from the agriculture, community energy and tech sectors

Global commerce platform for co-ops prepares for pilot project

US apex body NCBA CLUSA has partnered with Direct Global on the venture to help co-ops…

Lessons in self-management from Argentina’s worker co-ops

How an economic crisis spawned a new generation of workplace democracy

Argentinian worker co-ops affected by Covid-19 ask government for more help

While co-ops can access certain streams of funding, some government programmes are not available for them

Covid-19: Updates from the co-op movement, 16 April

The latest from the UK retail sector plus news from the US, Canada, Spain, Kenya and…

Covid-19: Co-op updates, 6 April

Today we focus on global updates, with news from the USA, Brazil and India

Cooperatives of the Americas join campaign against gender-based violence

In 2018 alone 3, 529 women lost their lives as a result of gender-based violence in…

Woccu helps Venezuelan refugees in Colombia access financial services

Woccu says the pilot has led to greater financial inclusion and education, as well as social…