INTRODUCTION
As we step into the next year, we find ourselves reflecting on the journeys of women-led cooperatives. For 30 plus years we have seen women corporators from the informal economy breaking traditional boundaries, taking ownership of finances and their decisions, investing time in their cooperatives and collective enterprises to sustain not just themselves but their entire community. What happens when these women working in the informal economy come together?
Through cooperatives, women have demonstrated the power of solidarity and resilience. They create shared platforms to pool resources, access financial linkages, and build sustainable livelihoods.
Presence of strong, supportive ecosystems can nurture them.
