Category: Empowerment

AGM: After 62 Years, Eko Akete Cooperative Waxing Stronger, Meeting Members Need
AGMs, Cooperative

AGM: After 62 Years, Eko Akete Cooperative Waxing Stronger, Meeting Members Need

September 5, 2024

The Eko Akete Cooperative recently held its Annual General Meeting (AGM), marking a significant milestone as the cooperative celebrates 62 years of service and growth. ... Read More

Coopathon at the ICA Global Cooperative Conference, New Delhi, India
Cooperative, Business

Coopathon at the ICA Global Cooperative Conference, New Delhi, India

September 1, 2024

By Ana Aguirre, President of the ICA Youth Committee Ever felt like there could be a better way for cooperatives to be known and communicate ... Read More

ILO Report Suggests Ways to Strengthen Women’s Cooperatives
Cooperative, Business

ILO Report Suggests Ways to Strengthen Women’s Cooperatives

August 31, 2024

...The Report focuses on the experience of the Sewa Cooperative Federation in India Gilbert F. Houngbo, Director-General of the ILO meets with Jyoti Macwan, SEWA ... Read More

National Cooperative Bank issues $13.5m in Patronage Refunds
Cooperative, Banking & Finance

National Cooperative Bank issues $13.5m in Patronage Refunds

August 4, 2024

...“As a co-operatively owned financial institution, the benefits of ownership can be very rewarding,” said NCB President & CEO Casey Fannon. ...“We greatly value the ... Read More

NCBA Clusa and Kenyan Cooperatives Sign MoU to Boost Coffee Sector
Cooperative, Africa

NCBA Clusa and Kenyan Cooperatives Sign MoU to Boost Coffee Sector

August 4, 2024

...The MoU aims to enhance and sustainably grow the coffee sector in Kenya The USA cooperative apex organization NCBA Clusa has signed a memorandum of understanding with ... Read More

Building Community Inclusion in Nigeria’s Dairy Value Chain: Luumo Kosam Cooperative a Case Study
Cooperative, Agriculture

Building Community Inclusion in Nigeria’s Dairy Value Chain: Luumo Kosam Cooperative a Case Study

August 4, 2024

Getting milk from farm to table takes intentional partnerships and initiatives within local communities that often go unnoticed. However, the efforts made across pastoralist groups and dairy farmers have supported the nation’s agricultural productivity and local ... Read More

The Minister in Charge of Cooperatives Affairs Met CFAN to Settle the Leadership  Tussle
Cooperative, Abuja FCT

The Minister in Charge of Cooperatives Affairs Met CFAN to Settle the Leadership Tussle

August 2, 2024

In a significant development addressing the ongoing leadership tussle within the Cooperative Financing Agency of Nigeria (CFAN), the Minister in Charge of Cooperatives Affairs, Senator ... Read More