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Show filtersUS electric co-ops work to bring power to Guatemalan village
'Access to electricity will bring economic empowerment, better access to health care and enhanced safety for…
Wales Co-operative Centre rebrands as Cwmpas
As the organisation turns 40 it embarks on its “next chapter as a development agency working…
Edinburgh solar co-op re-opens its community benefit scheme
The co-op allocates part of the profits from its rooftop solar installations to projects that benefit…
Australian government funds national scheme to develop social care co-ops
Sector body BCCM will work with communities to co-design projects under the $6.9m programme
Scotmid Co-op begins the search for new charity partner
Current partner Children’s Hospice Association Scotland has used money raised to develop and expand its outreach…
Central England Co-op launches Easter food bank appeal as cost-of-living crisis worsens
Demand at food banks continues to climb under the economic strain but their stock is decreasing
Community pubs still going strong after two years of lockdowns
We speak to Chris Cowcher from the Plunkett Foundation and John Walker from the Green Dragon…
The challenges facing small co-ops – and how to overcome them
Insights from co-op development workers Claire Alexander, Phil Beardmore, Glenn Bowen, Alex Lawrie, Cath Muller, Tiziana…
Thieves force Heart of England Co-op to lock store defibrillators
Defibrillators at the society’s stores will be unavailable outside opening hours, after four of the life-saving…
Mechanisms for co-op growth: The Hive and Community Shares Booster
An update on the work of the development programmes delivered by Co-operatives UK
When small means strong: Community power at Cooperation Town
'This is something that needs to be practised on a hyperlocal level ... This is building…
