BOOK : How Do Cooperatives Build Prosperity for All?
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Coop, Actually – Part 1 (Kathy – Brussels – January 2026)
Version en français ci-dessous – Nederlandse tekst hieronder What India Makes Visible — and Europe Often Doesn’t Mandrem, Goa. A tiny town by the sea: a few streets, palm trees, small shops, the familiar buzz of scooters. And then, on the corner of a wall, a simple sign, almost ordinary: Candolim Urban Co-operative Credit Society Ltd.* This is the second photograph in my book How Do Cooperatives Create Prosperity for All? (if you would like to purchase it: https://tally.so/r/w20YRM). I chose it because it captures something essential, without speeches or slogans. It shows just how visible cooperative identity is in India. There, the word cooperative is not tucked away. It is displayed. It appears in names,…
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KGB, KBR, FBI, MI6 (Kathy – Brussels – January 26)
English version below – Nederlandse versie hieronder KGB, KBR, FBI, MI6, non ce n’est pas le line-up du dernier James Bond. Si comme moi vous avez une large expérience en services secrets, trois lettres vous auront fait tilter. KBR ! Mais c’est quoi ce truc ? KBR, c’est un service de protection rapprochée pour les trésors écrits de l’humanité. Bon OK, du minuscule Royaume de Belgique. Bruxelles, capitale de la Belgique, hoofdstad van België, Hauptstadt von Belgien, recèle de nombreux joyaux. Certes, nous abritons un palais royal, une Grand Place unique au monde soigneusement gardée par Saint-Michel, de nombreux bistrots, le musée de la BD, un conservatoire de musique en…
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Small Gestures, Long Echoes (Kathy – Brussels – January 2026)
French version below – Nederlandse versie hieronder At the start of this new year, I would like to extend my very best wishes. How Do Cooperatives Build Prosperity for All continues its journey. Over the past month, the book has found its first readers.It has been read, gifted, passed on.And sometimes, it has accompanied — or confirmed — very concrete choices. I have received messages that simply say:“I’ve changed a few habits.”That fills me with joy. The book is now available in French (https://tally.so/r/wAZYal), Dutch (https://tally.so/r/m6ozbY) and English (https://tally.so/r/w20YRM). I would be delighted to read your thoughts and impressions.This book was never conceived as a final word, but as material for…
