Late Winter News round-up
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We hope you have all survived the recent storms safely.
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If your premises have been damaged and you need support, do contact us.
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Let us celebrate your Wonder Women!
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For International Women's Day on March 8th, we would love to profile some of the amazing women who are key parts of your co-ops and community businesses.
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Any woman in your organisation can be featured. We'll need a few photos and 15 minutes for a phone call
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The piece will go out on our social media platforms and in our newsletter. Want in? Contact Tim
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Choose the world you want this Fairtrade Fortnight
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Fairtrade Fortnight runs until the 6th March and centres in the UK this year on an online festival.
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Coops are crucial parts of Fairtrade and the decision on how to share the Fairtrade Premium is made democratically, between members.
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Read more about the events, the benefits of Fairtrade, and how your choices matter, here
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Building back Better - stories from 11 women led social businesses
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A new report sheds light on the lived experience of eleven community based social enterprises, led by women, who survived the immediate impact of Covid-19 and have now started the recovery phase of ‘Building Back Better’.
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The report is a collection of narratives from social entrepreneurs who lived through Covid-19 in a personal and professional capacity. It is their accounts of what happened, how they responded and their plans for the future.
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The report also makes a number of suggestions of how best to support social entrepreneurs in a post Covid-19 world.
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You can read the full report here.
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🗞 Here are a few news stories that have caught our eye recently
🇮🇳 UK co-ops raised £100,000 last year to support women co-operators in India
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✍🏽 Petition calls for community right to buy pub buildings at pub, not potential, value
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🍻 Our Borrower The Maybush at Great Oakley has been awarded £1,000 to help with their social housing plans
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💨 Wind farms have been paid to halve electricity output to prevent energy grid being overwhelmed
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📅 Events round up
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🔧 'Spanner in the Works? Co-operation then, now and into the Future' starts May 4th and continues online for five weeks. It's open for bookings
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