Malta Co-operative Federation meets Dame Pauline Green
Malta Co-operative Federation Council representatives today met Dame Pauline Green at the Federation's offices in Valletta. Dame Green, who is of Maltese descent, is a former President of the ICA, the International Co-operative Federation. Dame Green was accompanied by Mr. Bob Burlton, former Chair of the Co-operative Group. During a very cordial meeting, discussions focused on the challenges and opportunities pertaining to the Maltese Co-operative movement, as well as ways of how the co-operative business model can become more relevant in the Maltese economy.
International Women’s Day 2018 – Now is the Time
The International Co-operative Alliance (ICA), this year, joins once again the commemoration of International Women's Day, sponsored by the United Nations, aware that this is the time to really listen to the voices of women, from all areas, whether urban or rural. Activism in favour of women's rights and gender equality is part of the history of our cooperative movement. The famous Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers in England, the leader of modern cooperativism, was also a pioneer in its time, allowing men and women to be members of that organisation right from the beginning. In that group, the role of [...]
Co-operatives discussed in Entrepreneurship course
Malta Co-operative Federation President John Mallia recently delivered an information session on co-operatives as part of an Entrepreneurship training course organised by the Maltese National Council of Women. The course was open to persons evaluating the prospect of opening a business of their own, either individually or in a group. The session discussed co-operative business, the principles underlying them, co-operative enterprises in different sectors of the economy and how to set up a co-operative. The session ended with an interesting and interactive discussion on various business ideas put forward by the participants themselves, and how these ideas could materialise using [...]
IDC 2017 – Coops Ensure No One Is Left Behind
Today co-operators world-wide celebrate the United Nations International Day of Co-operatives. International Day aims to increase awareness about the co-operative model and to promote the movement's ideals, values and principles of international solidarity, economic efficiency, equality, democracy and world peace. This year’s theme and slogan are “Inclusion” and “Co-operatives ensure no one is left behind”. The International Cooperative Alliance's President, Monique F. Leroux, addresses the International Day of Co-operatives and its 2017 theme: inclusiveness.
Enerġija Pożittiva Co-op Limited join the Malta Co-operative Federation
The Malta Co-operative Federation Council accepted Enerġija Pożittiva Co-op Limited as a new Member Society of the Federation on 22nd June 2017. The MCF Council Members welcomed the members of this newly registered co-operative to the Federation. Enerġija Pożittiva Co-op joins the growing family of renewable energy cooperatives around the world. The co-operative aims to group citizens and to organise them to collectively take action on renewable energy projects. The co-operative’s members will be in a position to produce electrical energy for their own benefit directly from renewable energy sources chosen by the same members in a democratic and continuous manner. [...]
MCF sends letter of congratulations to Prime Minister Joseph Muscat
Following last Sunday's General election result, the Malta Co-operative Federation sent a letter congratulating Dr. Joseph Muscat on his confirmation as Prime Minister of Malta. In this letter, President John Mallia and Secretary General Rolan Micallef Attard said that the Malta Co-operative Federation looks forward to collaborating with the Maltese Government to further exploiting the co-operative potential. The MCF firmly believes that co-operatives are a very effective tool in encouraging people to become direct protagonists in the creation of wealth, and helps in achieving its fair distribution.