COOPERATIVE societies play an increasingly important part in the economic life of many countries. Cooperation has existed ever since the early human beings discovered that working together, they could accomplish their tasks much more easily and effectively. Thus the historical foundations of modern cooperatives can be traced to the ancient Egypt and Babylon, the ancient China, the Roman Empire, the activities of the Aztecs in South America before the Spanish advent and conquest, and those of the American Indians as well as to the traditional African notion of working together for mutual benefits.
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Not TINA (There Is No Alternative) but TAPAS: THERE ARE PLENTY OF ALTERNATIVES
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When Nigeria's "yan daudu" population no longer walked freely and publicly in their communities, it was a clear and ominous sign to everyone of what was coming down the legislative pike: a new draconian anti-gay law. 
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For more than a century, the “yan dandu,” (shorthand for “men who act like women” or cross-dressers) population was an accepted Hausa subculture in the Muslim north. As a Muslim Bori practice the yan dandu’s religious ritual is traditionally practiced and celebrated among its most marginalized populations, like sex workers, and gay, bisexual and transgender men.
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real utopias
Not TINA (There Is No Alternative) but TAPAS: THERE ARE PLENTY OF ALTERNATIVES
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