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The Asian Solidarity Economy Council is the Asian hub for enhancing the responsibilities of stakeholders in co-creating a compassionate, solidarity economy. It brings together 18 national and continental networks in 21 countries of Asia.
News from Asia—
RIPESS at WFLED: strengthening the Social and Solidarity Economy for ecofeminist local economic development with inclusive financial mechanisms that prioritise social justice
RIPESS was in Seville in the first week of April, actively participating in the 6th World Forum on Local Economic Development (WFLED) and visiting various local community experiences. The delegation special was made up of 18 representatives, including members and allies, from Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America, who contributed their knowledge and initiatives from different areas of work, including [...]
RIPESS at the VI World Forum on Local Economic Development (WFLED)
RIPESS is participating in the VI World Forum on Local Economic Development, which will take place from 1 to 4 April 2025 in Seville, to bring the perspective of the Social Solidarity Economy (SSE), which is key to ecofeminist local economic development with inclusive financial mechanisms that prioritise social justice. Two years ago, in April 2023, the first UN Resolution [...]
Care and those who provide it, the basis of life… And of the social solidarity economy
Published in Spanish in the newspaper El Salto and on the website of REAS red de redes. In the framework of the feminist mobilisations on #8M, and as highlighted in the recent Intergenerational Dialogue on Care and Social Solidarity Economy, organised by the Gender Commission of RIPESS, care is not only an individual responsibility, but a collective and public issue. [...]