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Mondiacult Official ICA pre-event showcases coops as a force for cultural diversity and sustainability
BRUSSELS, October 16, 2025 – The International Cooperative Alliance [ ICA ], in collaboration with CICOPA, Abacus Cooperative, and the Arizmendiarrieta Social Economy Think Tank [ASETT], recently hosted a side event during…
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Coops to take centre stage as cultural actors at upcoming UNESCO MONDIACULT side event in Barcelona
BARCELONA, September 24, 2025 – Cooperatives are set to be positioned as key drivers of cultural diversity, rights, and decent work during an anticipated side event at the upcoming UNESCO MONDIACULT World…
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NRW Education Minister Dorothee Feller Honours Eight Student Cooperatives
OBERHAUSEN, September 20, 2025 –– With around 80 student cooperatives operating alongside their partner cooperatives across all regions of North Rhine-Westphalia, numerous awards and competition successes, and the Education Minister herself as…
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Cooperatives as Cultural Catalysts: Side Event at UNESCO Mondiacult 2025
BARCELONA, September 19, 2025 — As part of the UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development [Mondiacult 2025], the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA], along with the International Organisation of Industrial…
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ICA close to proposing international standards of cooperative cultural heritage
BRUSSELS, August 2, 2025 — The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] Working Group on Cooperative Cultural Heritage met in person in Rochdale, Manchester for the first time on 30 June. Ahead of the…
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Stream East Platform Launched at Eastern Africa Filmmakers’ Summit
KAMPALA, July 11,2025 — A significant milestone for the Eastern Africa film industry was marked on Thursday as cultural leaders, filmmakers, and policymakers from across the region gathered at Esella Country Hotel…
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Gender gap closes at fastest rate since pandemic – but full parity still over a century away
GENEVA, June 12, 2025 – – The global gender gap has closed to 68.8 percent, marking the strongest annual advancement since the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet full parity remains 123 years away at current rates,…
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New ICA Working Group on Cooperative Cultural Heritage has ambitious plans for 2025
BRUSSELS, June 8, 2025 — The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] has created a Global Working Group on Cooperative Cultural Heritage [CCH-WG] as part of its efforts to identify and make known the…
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Afreximbank Launches US$ 1 Billion Africa Film Fund To Transform The Continent’s Creative Industry
KIGALI, May 8, 2025 — African Export-Import Bank [ Afreximbank ] , through its development impact investment arm, the Fund for Export-Development in Africa [FEDA], has committed to spearhead the launch of…
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Adult literacy programme empowers Lira locals with business skills
LIRA CITY, January 31, 2025 – The Great Salvation Ministry, a local church in Lira City is empowering the elderly, youth, and people with disabilities [PWDs] in Kakoge C, Kakoge Ward, Lira…
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