After two months of hard work, Inanna Agricultural Co-operative, which is supervised by Kongreya Star in Afrin has started harvesting the crops of green onions and garlic, and selling them in the markets of the region.
A food manufacturing co-operative society called Yekbûn has been opened by some women in the Hilaliyah neighbourhood in Qamishlo. Yekbûn means “to be one”.
In the reconstruction process of Northern Syria, one of the first priorities by the Democratic Administration has been to develop institutions of Higher Education. On Friday, the Tabqa [Tebqa / Al-Thawrah] Legislative council attended the inauguration of the Democratic Society Academy which was set to begin classes on the following day. Source: ANF English Ferzende Munzir, an official
Cooperative societies have been established in North Syria to develop the communal economy. They have proven that they can satisfy people’s needs and prevent some traders from monopolising, and so far there are more than 142 co-operatives. A co-operative society is an independent group of people who co-operate voluntarily for shared social, economic and cultural benefits.
We came to Rojava as women and feminist internationalists, eager to learn from the Kurdish Women’s Movement, to live and to work with our Kurdish friends and comrades and to be part of the revolutionary process of building up and defending vivid alternatives of social organizing – here and elsewhere in this world. We want
The Executive Council in Afrin [Afrîn / Efrîn] has put forward future plans in its annual report, which was presented to the Legislative Assembly during a meeting. The plans are related to society and the obstacles that the region has been facing for a year. The meeting was held in Afrin, and it was attended by Hevi
The Environmental Office in the Municipality of East Qamishlo [Qamişlo / Qamishli / Al-Qamishli] is working to renovate Shehid Warshin Park, and invest in it as a co-operative society for the people in the commune of Shehid Farhan, in the Ashuriyah district. Shehid Warshin is lacking services and people have to go very far if they want to
The Women’s Committee in Manbij formed a co-operative for women on 6 September in co-ordination with the Economic Committee. It included a number of women who will make winter foods and distribute them to the markets. The co-operative includes 10 workers who joined as members by buying 16 shares.
Inanna Agricultural Co-operative began its first agricultural project in the area of Rajo in Afrin by planting wheat, onion and garlic.
GAZIANTEP — Most Syrian cities are reeling under the effects of the ongoing civil war, which has naturally dealt a blow to the local and national economies. Amid the conflict, the Kurdish-controlled areas of Jazira, Kobani and Afrin in the north are attempting to become economically self-sufficient, but receiving goods, including raw materials and medicines, from inside Syria is a struggle. Traders control the market entirely, deciding on shipments and setting prices at will,
The Poultry Project in Hasakah [Hesekê / Hesîçe / Al-Hasakah] is aiming to raise about 18,000 chickens every three months, which will produce about 72 tons of chicken meat per year. This will meet the needs of Jazira Canton [Kantona Cizîrê / Cezîre] for meat. This level of meat production used to be met by the local poultry farms that were spread around the
Starting with the principle of communal life and participation, the people of Shengaliyah in the area of Rajo, in Afrin Canton [Kantona Efrînê / Afrîn], have started preparing to open a hall for celebration parties and funeral ceremonies. One of the people of the village donated a piece of land with an area of 3,000 square meters,
