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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Juana Anchiraico: From the Field to the Pot
From San Juan de Lurigancho, the most populous district in Peru, Juana Anchiraico Uscuvilca shares a story rich in knowledge, conviction, and networks woven by women. Alongside other women leaders, Juana is part of GRESP (Solidarity Economy Network Group of Peru), promoting a model of community resistance that begins with communal kitchens and moves toward food sovereignty. In a territory [...]
Souhir Inas: Solidarity Ecosystems from the Oases of Drâa-Tafilalet
From the Moroccan region of Drâa-Tafilalet, Souhir Inas, a young activist under 30, arrives at the Nyéléni Forum with a suitcase full of experiences, knowledge, and hope. She is part of the Moroccan Network for the Social and Solidarity Economy (REMESS) and works alongside women’s cooperatives, rural youth, and collectives committed to transforming their territory. Drâa-Tafilalet is a land rich [...]
Dražen Šimleša: Solidarity Ecosystems, From Local to Global
From Croatia, Dražen Šimleša brings to the Nyéléni Forum the experience of Recycled Estate, a living community and eco-social education center in permaculture, located 25 km from Zagreb. In a context where rural areas are losing population and much farmland remains uncultivated, this space has become a laboratory for the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) in service of food sovereignty. [...]
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.
