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14 SHARED INTEREST SOCIETY ANNUAL REVIEW 2021
APICOOP
CHILE
Chino Henriquez, General
Manager at Chilean honey and
blueberry co-operative Apicoop,
joined us for an online event and
explained how they are building their
resilience to climate change. He said:
“Bees have been telling human beings
for millions of years that the only way
to survive is by working together.”
“Shared Interest
investors have helped
us to withstand this
difficult time.”
Apicoop has over 200 members,
located across several hundred miles
of diverse landscape. Chino told us
that this wide spread of producers
was a strategic decision early on
to mitigate the impact of changing
climate conditions.
BYAMBAJARGALM MUNKHJARGA,
ANGEL FELTING
A BETTER FUTURE FOR THE COMMUNITIES WE SUPPORT
Andrea Yanez
Alvarez, who works
at Apicoop, holds
honey produced
at Apicoop farms
in Chile.
ANGEL
FELTING
MONGOLIA
Founded in 1999, Angel Felting is a
small handcraft business based in
Mongolia. Husband and wife, Dashdorj
and Byambajargal set up the business by
making woollen slippers at home.
They became a customer in 2020 with the
aim to develop their felt boots for outdoor
use, and maintain a level of stock all
year round. This year, they used Shared
Interest finance to buy additional materials
to respond to increased demand for their
slippers during the pandemic.