Work towards meeting the day to day needs of their local community and the mutualisation of their local economy.
Develop alternatives to traditional forms of employment, self-employment and volunteering.
Buy, sell, exchange and volunteer their goods and services on a co-operative basis, work together, support each other and make projects happen.
Collectively develop and share skilled labour, premises, equipment, tools, materials as well as interests, ideas and ambitions.
Build collective resources, collaborate with each other and share the risks and rewards of co-operative working.
Develop the knowledge, skills and experience needed for successful co-operative working.
Experience the shared benefits of co-operative working based on the values of self-help, self-responsibility, democracy, equality, equity and solidarity.