Equal Shares: Oodi Weavers and the Co-Operative Experience - Softcover

Lewycky, Dennis; Nthomang, Keitseope

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1896357210 ISBN 13: 9781896357218

Publisher: Between the Lines(CA), 1999

Synopsis

Equal Shares tells a fascinating story--the history of a group of dynamic tapestry workers who changed the economic life of their community. The authors examine a key community-based cooperative in Botswana that was launched in the early 1970s, and is hailed as a model for development and social change. With little formal education, virtually no job experience, still working their own agricultural lands, and many as single mothers, the co-op workers have maintained their business for over twenty-five years. Equal Shares is written in different voices, and tells the story of the defining moments in the lives of the Oodi Weavers. As the workers weave their village stories into the tapestries, the book weaves a story that depicts their evolving collective experience. It's a model of community action. Inspiring reading for all those fighting to take control of their economic lives.

About this title

Product Description

Hard to find book

About the Author

Dennis Lewycky has worked for the government of Botswana, CUSO, and Oxfam Canada. Keitseope Nthomang is a lecturer of Social Policy and Community Practice at the University of Botswana.

Edition details

• Publisher: Between the Lines(CA)
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1896357210
• ISBN 13: 9781896357218
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 176