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Ecuadorian Cleaning Cooperative gets off the ground in Massachusetts

In Pittsfield, Massachusetts, a town whose population hovers around 42,000, a small co-op development body is trying to make a big difference. Created in 2017 by wife and husband Nicole Fecteau and Michael Hitchcock, Roots Dreams and Mustard Seeds aims to empower vulnerable community members through economic participation and ownership opportunities.

One of their most recent initiatives is the Ecuadorian Cleaning Cooperative, a workers’ co-op bringing together six women active in the cleaning sector. The group was enrolled on Roots and Dreams and Mustard Seeds’ Co-op Development 101 Class Sessions, designed to equip community members with the knowledge and skills needed to run co-ops. Along with eight other co-ops, they are now moving into Co-op Development 102, the programme’s second phase.

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