For women around the world, co-operatives are more than just businesses.

Since its establishment, King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre has implemented 3,361 projects in various vital sectors covering 106 countries around the world, benefiting millions of the most vulnerable and needy groups in the targeted countries without discrimination.

For women around the world, co-operatives are more than just businesses.

In Rakai, a town in the Central Region of Uganda, more than 300 women produce jewellery made from recycled magazines. Many of the women are widows, many have been affected by HIV/AIDS, and many are mothers caring for multiple children. In a country that has been ravaged by war, these women are members of a worker co-operative, a business in which they own a stake. This International Women’s Day, we’re reflecting on the power of the co-operative …