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Rojava: Women Organise the Economy

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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…

Three Cooperatives in a Village of Rojava

Co-operative Economy in Rojava

Dirbêsiyê‎, Derbesiye, Al-Darbasiyah, cooperatives, coops, Cizîrê, Cizire, Rojava, Syria, democratic confederalism, women, feminism, jineology

This is a translation of an Arabic language article by Akrê Ibrahim that originally appeared on ANHA, 4th December, 2016

The people's municipality in Sekar village in Dirbêsiyê, the town's economic council, Women's Economy Council and the village communes opened three economic projects supervised by cooperative societies with 116 participants. Their…

Six Coops to Enhance Rojava’s Women’s Economy

Co-operative Economy in Rojava

Kurdistan, Rojava, Syria, Cizire, Qamishlo, co-operatives, cooperatives, co-operative, cooperative, co-op, co-ops, solidarity, solidarity economy, women, jineology, feminism, Kongreya Star, Girkê Legê, Al-Muabbada

This is a translation of an Arabic language article by Hilan Jalal that originally appeared on ANHA, 11th December, 2016

The Economy Council of Kongreya Star formed special cooperative societies for women in coordination with the Agricultural Centre in Girkê Legê, with the aim of developing the communal economy and to…

Hevgirtin Cooperative: Developments and Activities in the Communal Economy

Co-operative Economy in Rojava

Kurdistan, Rojava, Syria, Cizire, Qamishlo, co-operatives, cooperatives, co-operative, cooperative, co-op, co-ops, solidarity, solidarity economy, workers co-op, workers co-operative, workers cooperative, cooperative economy, solidarity, Hevgirtin

This is a translation of an Arabic language article by Avîn Josef that originally appeared on Ronahi.net, 2nd November, 2016

Hevgirtin Cooperative Society is working on the communal economy in Rojava in accordance with a master plan agreed by the founders of the cooperative and its members. The cooperative is concerned with...

The Success of Women in Hesekê Leads to a New Coop

Co-operative Economy in Rojava

Kurdistan, Rojava, Syria, Cizire, co-operatives, cooperatives, co-operative, cooperative, co-op, co-ops, solidarity, solidarity economy, workers co-op, workers co-operative, workers cooperative, cooperative economy, women, empowerment, Hasakah, Hesekê

This is a translation of an Arabic language article by Berivan Biar that originally appeared on ANHA, 30th October, 2016

The women in Hesekê are trying to improve the economic situation of women by forming special cooperative societies for them, allowing them to become self-reliant, and creating job opportunities for them.

The Success of Kongreya Star’s Women’s Coops

Co-operative Economy in Rojava

This is a translation of an Arabic language article by Ehsan Ahmed, published on ANHA, 23rd October, 2016

Hesekê [Hesîçe / Al-Hasakeh / Hasakah] — The first cooperative of the Women’s Economy Council in Kongreya Star was successful in its first project and is preparing for more. Kongreya Star formed an economic committee for women with...

The Women’s Movement in Rojava

Co-operative Economy in Rojava

This post is part of a text by Kongreya Star, the women’s movement umbrella in Rojava. The full text is available here.

Kongreya Star is a confederation of women’s movements throughout the region of Rojava, a predominantly Kurdish area of northern Syria, also referred to as West-Kurdistan. While Kurds make up the majority...

Capitalism wants to take hold of Kurdistan

Co-operative Economy in Bakur

Kurdistan, capitalism, mall, shopping centre, Iraq, Sulaymaniyah

This is a translation of an interview with Azize Aslan by Ali Barış Kurt, originally published in Turkish by ANF, 21st November, 2014

In their search for an alternative, solidarity form of economy, the Kurdish freedom movement has organized a series of events, workshops, podium discussions and bigger conferences under the motto, “Let’s communalize...

First Economy Conference Finishes with Important Decisions

Co-operative Economy in Rojava

Originally published in Arabic on Hawar News on 18th October, 2015

Girkê Legê [Al-Muabbada] – The first economy conference in Rojava finished with decisions and recommendations covering all economic areas. It was held on 16th October at Aram Dikran Cultural Center in Rumelan [Rumelan...

Rojava: Women Organise the Economy

Three Cooperatives in a Village of Rojava

Six Coops to Enhance Rojava’s Women’s Economy

Hevgirtin Cooperative: Developments and Activities in the Communal Economy

The Success of Women in Hesekê Leads to a New Coop

The Success of Kongreya Star’s Women’s Coops

The Women’s Movement in Rojava

Capitalism wants to take hold of Kurdistan

First Economy Conference Finishes with Important Decisions

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