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Mauritius government to promote co-ops as part of economic development programme

The island nation has more than 700 co-ops engaged in 40 different socio-economic activities

Co-op Foundation and Co-op Funeralcare partner to help bereaved young people

Five grants of up to £10,000 will be given through the Co-op Foundation’s #iwill Fund

£600k funding boost for Community Shares Fund

The funding will be used to help save threatened high street buildings

ILO COOP prepares for centenary anniversary

Celebrations include an event in Geneva on 23 March and interviews with key figures from the…

Countdown to 33rd World Co-operative Congress begins

The main theme of the Congress will be ‘Deepening our Co-operative Identity’

Platform co-op mutual credit system launches in the UK

The Open Credit Network (OCN) lets members trade with each other without conventional money

ICA youth network announces plans to support co-op start-ups

The network plans to empower young across the world to set up co-ops.

Midcounties Co-op: Making a difference in regional communities

'How can we create opportunities and legacies? How can we work with your communities to help…

Central England Co-op backs scheme to help ex-offenders rehabilitate

The scheme is supporting ex-offenders to tackle their addictions

Interview: Erskine Holmes, a born co-operator

Co-op News talks to a stalwart of the co-op movement to mark his 80th birthday

Co-ops on the agenda at Sheffield Festival of Debate

The Festival takes place on 14 April – 30 May

Co-ops join call for incorporating health into COP25 agenda

Under the Paris Agreement, the right to health is a core principle guiding action on climate…