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World Council of Credit Unions and MetLife Foundation Partner to Provide Financial Services to Mexico's Youth Population

The World Council of Credit Unions is working with MetLife Foundation to support research into the financial service needs of Mexico’s unbanked population aged between 18 and 35.Woccu has a long history of increasing credit union outreach in Mexico – 44% of the Mexican credit union membership... Learn more
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Wine Cooperatives Form Strategic Alliances

Co-operatives produce 60% of the world’s wine, but face difficulties when it comes to marketing and entering new markets. Addressing some of these challenges was one of the key topics discussed at the 4th Global Forum of Wine Co-operatives, which took place at the end of May in Argentina. Read more... Learn more
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EU Commission releases report of cooperative working group to foster cooperatives’ potential in the EU

The European Commission recently published the report of the cooperative working group ‘Fostering cooperatives’ potential to generate smart growth & jobs” with first concrete recommendations for EU policymakers on its website. Read more about the report at https://coopseurope.coop/resources/... Learn more
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Credit union regeneration project gets underway in Liberia after Ebola

The World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) will be resuming its efforts to rebuild the credit union sector in Liberia, which has recently been declared free of Ebola. “We are quite pleased to restart a project that will bring access to financial services to thousands of Liberians over the next two... Learn more
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Small Steps Lead to Big Strides

How many steps would you walk to score some co-op swag? The “Led ‘Steppin” team of walkers at Cherryland Electric Cooperative in Grawn, Mich., took nearly 2 million steps in its quest to claim the grand prize. The first-ever Spring Step Challenge is a friendly competition among 20 co-ops. It’s the... Learn more
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From small to great

The growth of one is the growth of all. This is perhaps the most essential part of cooperatives. Maco Development Cooperative (Madeco) just celebrated 25 years of operation. Madeco has become a cooperative that truly serves not just the people of Maco, but the entire province. Cooperatives in the... Learn more
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Watch livestream of NCBA CLUSA CEO Mike Beall's Senate Agriculture Committee testimony

Mike Beall, president and CEO of the National Cooperative Business Association CLUSA International, will testify on behalf of NCBA CLUSA members and supporters during a U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on the oppportunities and challenges surrounding agriculture trade with Cuba . Space is... Learn more
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Cuba's worker cooperatives: "We decide what to do here"

La Casona Cooperative was once operated by the Ministry of Tourism. The workers made the decision to become a cooperative seven months ago. Cooperatives have operated in Cuba's agricultural sector since the start of the revolution in 1959. New economic and social guidelines adopted in 2011 after a... Learn more
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Cooperatives Help Women Who Survived Rwanda's Genocide

In 1994, from April to July, Rwanda was devastated by a brutal genocide. This war-ravaged nation was left with 70 percent women who had to rebuild the country. In an attempt to rehabilitate, the government encouraged women, especially artisans, to form cooperatives and be entrepreneurial. Read more... Learn more
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Costa Rican Co-ops Mark Golden Anniversaries

Some parts of Co-op Nation require a passport to visit—such as Costa Rica, where NRECA International helped get two electric cooperatives started half a century ago. In 1965, the co-ops barely had 600 members combined. Today that number is well past 144,000. Read more at http://www.ect.coop/editors... Learn more
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