12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy - High level panel 1: A human-centred recovery. Impacts of and responses on the COVID-19 crisis

06 December 2021

COVID-19: How cooperatives are transforming rural lives and livelihoods

03 November 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a devastating impact on health, jobs, businesses & economies. Yet, cooperatives have been lifting up their communities. Small-scale producers and family farmers were able to improve their access to markets and financing. Simel Esim, Head of Cooperatives Unit, explains how.

Resilience in a Downturn: The power of financial cooperatives

20 March 2013

This report reviews the performance of financial cooperatives, looking in particular at the aftermath of the 2007-2008 crisis and the continuing long austerity period. It explains why financial cooperatives have proven to be more resilient pointing to the specificities of the cooperative model of enterprise.