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UK helps African fishers on International Co-ops Day

A new system which will allow fishermen and women in Kenya to access “real time” information on buyers and current selling prices on their mobile phones is one of the projects to benefit from funding from the Department for International Development (DFID). 
August 04 2009

Bruce Crowther made Garstang the first ever Fairtrade town. Photo: Tom Bamber

How Garstang won its Fairtrade battle

Standing proudly at the boundaries of Garstang, Lancashire, are road signs declaring it to be the world’s first Fairtrade Town. 
March 11 2009

Venezuelan oil fields owned by the nationalised PDVSA oil company that supports community projects across the country

How oil supports Venezuela's co-op movement

As Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez celebrates his tenth year in office, opinion both internationally and within the Latin American country remains divided as to the success of his revolutionary socialist project.  
February 28 2009

Stilton co-op has matured with age

January provides a short respite for the hard-working team at one of the UK’s oldest co-operatives. 
February 02 2009

A lesson on the future of Co-op schools

Anthony Murray: Why is it so important to see the development of co-operative trust schools? Mervyn Wilson: Education has been one of our core principles for over 160 years. The c
October 16 2008

Dave Boyle has recently been appointed Chief Executive of Supporters Direct

It’s a whole new ball game thanks to Supporters Direct

Dave Boyle has two major passions in life. One is sport and the other is politics. Luckily he is able to combine the two as the new Chief Executive of Supporters Direct. 
September 19 2008

Sign the pledge

Co-op shoppers are being urged to sign an online pledge to help transform lives in Africa.  
July 03 2008

Paulina Ayesua working on the banana farm

A banana-a-day keeps death at bay

Buying Fairtrade bananas from Co-op stores has helped protect its growers from malaria and educate children. 
June 27 2008

Wangari Maathai holds a trophy awarded to her by the Kenya National Human Rights Commission

Planting trees gets to root of climate change

Nobel Laureate Dr. Wangari Maathai has spent 30 years fighting for environmental and social justice in her native Kenya. As the founder of an international movement for sustainable development, she explains that, far from a single concern, climate change is intimately connected to global issues of poverty, conflict and injustice. 
June 24 2008

Street children, such as those in Mumbai, India (above), have the chance for a better life by creating pieces of art to be sold at the Big Picture Co-operative in Teesside