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From the cradle … A co-op start to life

Co-ops are active in maternity, childcare, fostering, education and youth organising, bringing their values and principles…

Holding onto the co-op identity means we “don’t lose ourselves”

Jean-Louis Bancel, president of CoopFR and Crédit Coopératif, on the difference the co-op identity can make

Co-op identity: ‘With mission and purpose we can move mountains’

A conversation with Martin Lowery and Alexandra Wilson

Q&As for 2022: Sébastien Chaillou, president, ICA Youth Network

'I will continue to be a strong and active supporter for the youth in the co-operative…

Q&As for 2022: Chiyoge B Sifa, ICA regional director for Africa

'Despite a difficult 12 months in the Africa region, there has been a lot that we…

Q&As for 2022: Balu Iyer, regional director, ICA Asia and Pacific

'Co-operatives... sustained by values of self-help, solidarity, social responsibility and concern for community, can lead the…

New data platform will map international co-operative development projects

The platform will feature information from 35 co-operative development organisations (CDOs)

A year in co-operation: How we reported on 2021

Timeline for an eventual year for the movement

Governmental authorities in historic meeting to discuss promotion of co-ops

National and local government authorities from 23 countries met with officials from the UN and the…

Living our co-operative identity to make a sustainable future for all

'Co-operatives focus on long-term sustainability rather than profit for shareholders and wealth creation alone'

Ela Bhatt’s Congress keynote looks to a nurturing economy in 100-mile communities

'The co-operative being a collective, by creating an identity of its own, also establishes the individual…

Co-operatives are ‘critical partners’ for building resilient economies says ILO chief

Recent world crises have 'highlighted the role of co-operatives in helping to transform communities for the…