Star Women’s Cooperative Gathers Interest in Amude

Roza Hiso/JINHA AMÛDÊ- As the interest in traditional clothes sewn for women by cooperative opened within the structure of the municipality in Amûdê city, women’s economy has been formed with different projects. Star Women’s Cooperative was opened on March 7 within the structure of the municipality in Cizîr Canton’s Amûdê city. The traditional clothes sewn

Products of All-Women Cooperative Hit the Market

ŞÎNDA EKREM QAMIŞLO (Al-Qamishli) – An agriculture cooperative established and managed by women produced the first products and cooperative members offer them in the market of Qamişlo. The cooperative was established in Qenat Siwês neighborhood of Qamişlo with the help of Kongreya Star (Women’s Congress) in order to provide women with job opportunities, develop the economy of the

More than 5,000 People Participate in Derbesiye Co-operatives

Akri Ibrahim – Ahmad Darwish The Economic Council of Dirbêsiyê‎ [Derbesiye / Al-Darbasiyah] succeeded in making several socio-economic achievements in less than one year. The Economic Council of Derbesiye that was formed more than a year ago has managed to develop community economics in the region, and has made six economic achievements to date. 5,161 citizens participate in co-operatives. The Economic

PYD Co-Chair Asya Abdullah Shares Views on Rojava’s Coop Economy

Figen Gunes: There are criticisms that Rojava’s leaders are not working enough towards cooperating with the International Cooperative Movement. What is the economic situation in Rojava under the current border isolation? Asya Abdullah: One of our main economic obstacles is the siege; we are literally landlocked. Borders are closed due to Daesh, Turkey and Iraq. We

Hevgirtin Coop Distributes Six Monthly Dividends

This article first appeared in Arabic on Kurdipost, 12th July, 2016 The Hevgirtin Consumer Cooperative Society branch in Girkê Legê [Al-Muabbada] distributed six monthly dividends of 8,738,100 Syrian Pounds among 1,314 shareholders, and officials emphasised the growing number of shareholders. The Hevgirtin Consumer Cooperative Society branch in the Girkê Legê area began to distribute the six-monthly profits to shareholders. According to administrators in the

Dersim’s Natural Orchards Become Cooperatives

DERSİM – “Natural orchard” works have been carried out in order to become the natural farming and communal production widespread in Dersim. The works have been growing day by day with the participation of volunteers. Women have started a work to deliver the natural products to the people through cooperatives. “Natural orchard” project put into

Hevgirtin Shareholders Receive their Cuts

Management of the Hevgirtin cooperative began distributing dividends to its members today in Derik (Dêrik / Al-Malikiyah). The cost of one share stands at 6,500 Syrian pounds. Hevgirtin, one of the most successful experiments in Jazeera canton (Kantona Cizîrê‎ / Cezîre / Jazira Canton), aims to develop the communal economy and involve regular people in it. It has been able to

The Inauguration of the First Women-Managed Dairy Factory in Rojava

The subsidiary consumer co-operative of the Women’s Commission in Afrin canton inaugurated Brevan Dairy Factory amidst celebrations, with the cooperation of Siham Bary organisation. It was attended by many people from Afrin, representatives of the democratic self-governance in the canton and members of Siham Bary organisation. The celebrations started with speeches by the Vice President of the

The Social Economy in Rojava

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