What is Social Solidarity Economy?
Today, perhaps as never before, more people are becoming aware that capitalism has turned our lives and our planet into a commodity. A system that is environmentally unsustainable and socially unjust, and that it is not able to guarantee the happiness and dignified life conditions of all persons in any place on the planet.
Social Solidarity Economy includes a wide range of practices that span economic, social, environmental, political, communitarian or holistic dimensions.
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RIPESS expresses its solidarity with the communities affected by the floods in Sri Lanka and supports the urgent humanitarian response led by its member Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement
Sri Lanka is facing one of its most serious humanitarian emergencies since the 2004 tsunami. Tropical Cyclone Ditwah has caused record-breaking rainfall, widespread flooding and landslides, the destruction of more than 41,000 homes, and the displacement of over 200,000 people. More than 1.5 million people across 22 districts have been affected. In response, the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement, a long-standing and [...]
RIPESS expresses solidarity with communities affected by the floods in Sri Lanka and joins LEADS urgent appeal
Las devastadoras inundaciones y deslizamientos de tierra que golpean Sri Lanka han generado una emergencia humanitaria sin precedentes. Más de 1,15 millones de personas —355 fallecidas, cientos de heridas y 370 desaparecidas— se han visto afectadas en los 25 distritos del país. Muchas familias permanecen sin refugio, sin acceso a alimentos, a condicionesThe devastating floods and landslides that have struck [...]
RIPESS participates in the UNTFSSE 5th Technical Symposium in Murcia
The 5th Technical Symposium of the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE) will take place from 3 to 5 December 2025 in Murcia, designated Spain’s Social Economy Capital for 2025. This international gathering reinforces Spain’s global leadership in promoting the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE). Spain has co-sponsored the UN General Assembly resolutions on SSE for [...]
What is RIPESS?
RIPESS is a global network of continental networks committed to the promotion of Social Solidarity Economy. The member networks themselves (Latin America and the Caribbean, North America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania) bring together national and sectorial networks, thus ensuring strong territorial anchoring.
The combined local and global scope gives RIPESS legitimacy to promote SSE, foster intercontinental cooperation, and advocate at different levels. RIPESS members believe in the importance of the globalisation of solidarity, and the ability to build and strengthen an economy that places people and planet at the centre of its activities.
