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A New Co-operative Shop Opens in Afrin

Six people in Qestel Xidir village in the area of Bulbul have opened a co-operative society in co-ordination with the Centre for Economic Development. The shop will satisfy people’s needs for food and cleaning products in the surrounding villages. Each participant is paying 3,000 SYP [Syrian Pounds], and the shop’s rent is 5,000 SYP per month.

Two people are working in the shop, one woman and an elderly man who both live in the village. The shop opens at 7:00 am and shuts at 10:00 pm.

Read the rest at Co-operative Economy in Rojava and Bakur

 

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