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Lifelong co-operator seeks home for his treasured archive

David J Thompson has dedicated his life to the movement – and has been gathering books…

Indonesia’s plan for 80,000 new co-ops is a daunting task

The plan aims to tackle poverty by easing market access and simplifying supply chains - but…

Revolver Co-op – improving lives one cup at a time

Director Paul Birch discusses new developments at the coffee co-op, including public health advocacy in Malawi

How the co-op principle of education starts in the early years

Launch for report arguing that co-op ideas and ways of learning are crucial for children's development

The fight to get co-operation on the curriculum

With education vital for a more co-operative future, Co-op College CEO Jacqui Thomasen talks about the…

Platform co-op launched to encourage collective saving

Kin.coop is attempting to take the traditional savings club model into the digital world

Woodcraft Folk: A century of co-op education for social change

A youth group looking to give young people the tools to shape society, not just slot…

Life lessons for a living world in the Forest of Dean

Community benefit society Wylderne has taken ownership of a wilderness education centre and is putting co-op…

Securing livelihoods while preserving Palestine’s art of embroidery 

The practice is being kept alive in a refugee camp by a women's co-op which has…

As the tech revolution accelerates, Project Liberty calls for mutualised data

The co-op model can empower people in a world dominated by tech giants, because it fits…

Songs, women and collective struggle: Sewa’s journey over 50 years 

Semanti Chakladar and Rachna Chandira take a look at how songwriting has been used to strengthen…

Not just a shop: A day with East of England Co-op

Chief executive Andy Rigby gives Co-op News a tour of the retail society