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Co-ops in Rojava

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Article and photos by Salar Abduljalil Mohammad

Qamishlo: Cooperatives are continuing to spread across regions controlled by Kurdish forces with the support of the local self-administration structures of Rojava – North Syria. Following the success of Rojava’s cooperatives in reducing the...

“We are not Dependent on Men’s Money”

Co-ops in Rojava

Rojava, Syria, women, feminism, jineologi, economy, cooperatives, coops

This is a translation of a Turkish article by Beritan Sarya which appeared first on Demokrasi, 25th April, 2016

The women of Rojava are creating their own economy by founding cooperatives. Having faced a lot of resistance from their communities, with people telling them that they would not be able...

The Advance of Women’s Economic Projects and Cooperatives in Rojava’s Cizire Canton in 2016

Co-operative Economy in Rojava and Bakur

This post is a translation of an Arabic article that first appeared on Ronahi, 22nd January, 2017

The year 2016 was characterised by the advance of economic projects that aimed to improve the communal economy in Rojava, especially the projects that were connected to women.

Women Joining the Economy in Syrian Kurdistan

Co-ops in Rojava

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This article is republished from Ekurd Daily, where it appeared on 4th June, 2014. By Aziz Koyluoglu – Qamishlo, ANF

QAMISHLO, Syrian Kurdistan,— 23 Kurdish and Arab women, most of them displaced from cities such as Aleppo, Damascus, al-Raqqah and Idlib, are working in the Warşîn Cooperative in the city of...

Cooperatives and Communes: the third way of Rojava in the Syrian conflict

Co-operative Economy in Rojava

Rojava, Syria, Kurdistan, communes, cooperatives, coops

By Heval X. Translated from Spanish, originally written in Italian from Rojava, 15th December, 2016

A journey into the heart of the revolution and the strategies of transition towards a social economy: the multiplication of communes and cooperatives, and experimentation with new models of social, political…

Women’s Cooperatives: a glimpse into Rojava’s economic model

Co-operative Economy in Rojava

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This article by Hawzhin Azeez first appeared in English on Kurdish Question on 26th January, 2017. It has been very lightly edited (spelling and punctuation). The original article, in French, can be found here

In Rojava, the significance of the co-operative system lies in efforts to democratise all sectors of society, including the economy. For this reason, creating alternative means and avenues that allow traditionally…

How a Women’s Dairy Product Cooperative in Rojava is Developing the Lives of Women and their Society

Co-operative Economy in Rojava

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This is a translation of a Turkish language article by Berîtan Sarya that originally appeared on ANF News, 24th December, 2016

In Rojava, the economic activities of women are being organised in the form of communes and cooperatives. For about two years, women have been meeting in small cooperatives. This gets them…

Healer of the Earth

Co-operative Economy in Rojava

Syria, Rojava, coops, cooperatives, agriculture, women, feminism, jineologi, economy

This is a translation of a Turkish language article by Dengir Güneş that originally appeared on Yeni Özgûr Politika, 19th May, 2016

While Naide Zengin was working on building sites in England she had wished to do something for Rojava, so she prepared a greenhouse project. “Finding my country and putting my work…

21 Cooperatives form in Hesekê, Including three especially for Women

Co-operative Economy in Rojava

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This is a translation of an Arabic language article that originally appeared on ANHA, 19th October, 2016

The Economic Committee in Cizîrê‎ Canton formed 21 agricultural cooperative societies in Hesekê and its rural surroundings, including three special cooperatives for women, during a meeting.

Rojava: Women Organise the Economy

Co-operative Economy in Rojava

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Women are the dynamic power in the economy, by Dengir Güneş / YÖP 18.04.2016. Translated from German. Our translation of the German article taken from the other half of the original can be found here

Women are the most dynamic force in the economy. What’s special in Rojava is that every day women are organising and taking control of new projects in areas ranging from agriculture…

Women of Kojerat form a Cooperative

Co-ops in Rojava

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This is a translation of an Arabic language article by Dicle Yosef that originally appeared on ANHA, 29th November, 2016

The cooperative started with the participation of 50 women who work the land, cultivating, planting and overseeing the growth of the crops.

Adar, the First Bakery in Rojava Run by Women

Co-ops in Rojava

Dêrik, women, bakery, cooperative, coops, Cizîrê, Cizire, Rojava, Syria, feminism, jineology, Syria, Kurdistan, workers co-op, workers co-operative, workers cooperative, cooperative economy

This is a translation of a Turkish language article by Berîtan Sarya that originally appeared on ANF, 11th December, 2016

Adar Bakery is the first bakery to be founded and run by women in Rojava. With the support of the TEV-DEM Women’s Economic Committee, six women were organised in a cooperative…

Exclusive: Shilan Underwear Cooperative

“We are not Dependent on Men’s Money”

The Advance of Women’s Economic Projects and Cooperatives in Rojava’s Cizire Canton in 2016

Women Joining the Economy in Syrian Kurdistan

Cooperatives and Communes: the third way of Rojava in the Syrian conflict

Women’s Cooperatives: a glimpse into Rojava’s economic model

How a Women’s Dairy Product Cooperative in Rojava is Developing the Lives of Women and their Society

Healer of the Earth

21 Cooperatives form in Hesekê, Including three especially for Women

Rojava: Women Organise the Economy

Women of Kojerat form a Cooperative

Adar, the First Bakery in Rojava Run by Women

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