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Show filtersWoccu project provides financial services to rural Colombian communities
The project has passed its original goal of delivering financial services to 210,000 rural, low-income Colombians
Southern Co-op donates £3,000 to cancer charity football tournament
The charity has raised almost £1m for local people and charities, and can offer grants to…
Students design branding for co-op backed community initiative
‘It was important to us to have the Rochdale Stronger Together logo designed by our very…
New Zealand government praises co-ops for work on sustainable development
'The economy needs to move from volume to value – and co-ops understand that. We need…
New Channel 5 documentary shows credit union providing life-changing loans
They Lend it You Spend it: The Loan Shop shows a number of members seeking loans…
Broadband community benefit society aims to raise £3m
The society provides one-gigabit capable broadband to rural communities
Wales Co-operative Centre finds new base to promote the movement
The recently built S4C building in Wales hosts a range of creative and digital industries
Life Saving Intervention Award for Co-op Funeralcare colleague
Shane Kybett, who also works as a response security worker, saved the lives of two women
Scotmid looking for a charity of the year for 2019/2020
The co-op is halfway through this year’s partnership with the Scottish SPCA
Italian couple is travelling around the world to tell co-operative stories
Film makers Sara Vicari and Andrea Mancori want to debunk the myth that co-ops are not…
Southern Co-op donation boosts funding for suicide bereavement charity
Every year Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide helps more than 7,000 people
