Who we are
The African Network for Social and Solidarity Economy (ANSSE) is a non-profitmaking association. It was created in 2010 at the initiative of 25 civil society organisations from various African countries. It brings together 22 country networks that are active in the field of sustainable and inclusive development.
News from Africa and Middle East—
Addis Ababa: Failing to Finance Development
The UN conference which was set to change the way finance relates to sustainable development did not deliver on its promises. But Civil Society was very present and compact, with more than 600 organisations and networks participating. Solidarity finance and economy are starting to be addressed. By Jason Nardi (RIPESS Europe and RIPESS Intercontinental board) [...]
RIPESS at the World Social Forum, Tunis, March 2015
From March 24th to 28th, 2015, a RIPESS delegation of different continental networks was in Tunis to attend the World Social Forum. Social and environmental justice, human rights, the protection of territories and common goods, and the convergence of the processes of building alternatives and resistances to the deepening of a predatory neoliberal development model were among the central themes [...]
Bamako 2016 – Consultation 4th Meeting of the African Network for Social and Solidarity Economy
Dear members of RENAPESS, Dear members of RAESS, Dear partners and actors of the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE), At the end of the 3rd Meeting of the African Network for Social and Solidarity Economy (RAESS) held in Morocco in April 2014, the National Network for the Promotion of Social and Solidarity Economy in Mali (RENAPESS) [...]