Welcome to Co-operative Alternatives
Co-operative Alternatives aims to develop and support a strong co-op movement connected across the island of Ireland and doing business in a fair, just and ethical way. We are Northern Ireland’s leading co-operative development agency offering high quality support and expert knowledge to existing and emerging co-operatives.
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We can offer support programmes for setting up your co-op, support you to develop democratic governance, help you to raise finance. Get in touch with us and we help you transforming your ideas in healthy and successful cooperatives. Let us help you to put your co-op on the map! For more info click here FREE Support
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Co-op Alternatives
Exciting New Project: Co-operatives Build a Better World in Northern Ireland!
We are thrilled to announce the launch of our new programme, “Co-operatives Build a Better World in Northern Ireland,” running from March 2025 to March 2026. This initiative, inspired by… Read more
Community Farming in NI
What is community farming? It is a ‘process of collaborative transformation at the intersection of land, community, and enterprise’. This is a working definition that the participants in the Cultivating… Read more