Cooperative

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From Carts to a Cooperative: A Home for Montenegro’s Essential Workers 

In 2022, the story of Projeto Reciclar sounded like the rhythmic "clack-clack" of cart wheels on pavement before dawn. We walked those streets with Eloi and Florentina Tavares, and their son, Daniel, watching them navigate the shadows of Montenegro to find what the rest...
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Collaborating for Impact in Kenya’s Cooperative Sector

By Tindi Sitati Collaborative partnerships are the driving force behind the Cooperative Leadership, Engagement, Advocacy and Research (CLEAR) program at Global Communities. These partnerships enhance cooperative sector growth and advance economic prosperity by enabling cooperatives...
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Building the Resilience of Kenya’s Cooperative Sector through Capacity Building of Policymakers and Implementers

By Olga Oyier & Maureen Gitau, USAID/CLEAR Program Kenya's devolved system of governance has provided the country with an opportunity to implement grassroots-led development programs but also revealed technical gaps at the county government level,...
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Addressing Housing Challenges through Cooperatives

By Ashley Holst One of the global victims of rising inequality and climate change is access to decent housing. Housing costs are increasing, while the supply is waning. In many countries, including Kenya, where the...