Who we are
RIPESS LAC is a continental network that brings together various community-based, associative, co-operative and mutual organisations as well as citizens’ movements that work towards the implementation of solidarity economy in Latin America. We contribute the production and sharing of resources and knowledge that creates the basis of an alternative movement to the current capitalist system.
Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, Uruguay, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Colombia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Brazil
- GRESP (Grupo Red de Economía Solidaria del Perú)
- MESSE (Movimiento de Economía Social Solidaria del Ecuador)
- RET (Red de Economías Territoriales Wallmapu de Chile)
- MNESC (Mesa Nacional de Economía Solidaria de Colombia)
- REDESOL (Red de Organizaciones de Economía Solidaria de República Dominicana)
- Foro Brasileño de Economía Solidaria (FBES)
- Movimiento de Economía Solidaria y Comercio Justo de Bolivia (MESyCEJB)
- Red de Economía Social Solidaria (RedESS) de Costa Rica
- Red Peruana de Comercio Justo y Consumo Ético (RPCJyCE)
- Centro de Investigación Económica Mundial (CIEM) de Cuba
- Coordinadora de Economía Solidaria y Comercio Justo (CESCJ) de Uruguay
- Red Mexicana de Comercio Comunitario (REMECC)
- Confederación AGROSOLIDARIA de Colombia
- PECOSOL de Guatemala
- Instituto de Economía Social y Cooperativismo (INDESCO) Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia
- Red Nacional de Investigadores y Educadores en Cooperativismo y Economía Solidaria (REDCOOP) de México
- Red Nicaragüense de Comercio Comunitario (RENICC)
- Red ECOSOL México
- Red Cubana de Economía Social y Solidaria y Responsabilidad Social Empresarial (ESORSE)
- Comunidad Nacional de Circuitos Económicos Solidarios (CONACES)
- Red Nacional de Investigadores y Educadores en Cooperativismo y Economía Solidaria (REDCOOP) de México
- Instituto de Cooperativismo de la Universidad de Puerto Rico
- Red de Economía Social Solidaria del municipio de Mecapaca RESS-Mecapaca
- Foro de Economías Transformadoras y Alternativas de Colombia FSMET
News from Latin Amercia and the Caribbean—
RIPESS congratulates the new GSEF Governance 2026–2028 and celebrates the strengthened presence of its members in the Committee
We celebrate the election of the new Governance Committee of the Global Social Economy Forum (GSEF) for the 2026–2028 term, an important step to continue strengthening a representative, diverse, and values‑aligned governance for the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE). The new governance model adopted by GSEF introduces five weighted voting colleges and reserved seats for youth, solidarity finance, and research, [...]
RIPESS condemns war escalation in Venezuela and echoes call for peace, sovereignty and justice
RIPESS strongly condemns the grave violation of the sovereignty of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela represented by the recent military intrusion of the United States, including the kidnapping of the Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, and the subsequent bombing of Caracas and the states of Miranda, La Guaira and Aragua. These acts constitute an unacceptable attack [...]
RIPESS at the 1st Pazcífico Forum: Solidarity Region – 2025
📅 Date: November 26, 2025 🕙 Time: 10:20 – 11:30 a.m. 📍 Venue: Hotel Sonesta, San Vicente, Cali, Valle del Cauca The Pazcífico Forum: Solidarity Region brings together nearly 200 solidarity and ethnic organizations from the departments of Chocó, Valle del Cauca, Cauca, and Nariño, with the aim of positioning the social and solidarity economy as an essential driver for [...]
