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—
Launch of the International Chair in Popular, Social and Solidarity Economy and Social Rights
On Wednesday 17 June, the International Chair in Popular, Social and Solidarity Economy (EPSS) and Social Rights will be officially launched. This is a joint initiative of the Administrative Department of Social Prosperity (DPS) of the Colombian Government and RIPESS Intercontinental. This initiative has been established with the aim of strengthening the strategic, political and organisational capacities of popular, community, [...]
Forum on financing mechanisms, national and international experiences, and instruments for the Popular, Social and Solidarity Economy
Place: Universidad del Tolima, Ibagué, ColombiaDate: May 22, 2026Time: 4:00 p.m. Colombia time / 21:00 UTCLanguage: Spanish The forum on financing mechanisms, international experiences and instruments for the Popular, Social and Solidarity Economy (EPSyS) will take place in the city of Ibagué on May 22, within the framework of the 2nd National Assembly of the Solidarity, Popular and Community Economy. [...]
RIPESS in Cartagena: Economies for Life, agrarian reform and peoples’ sovereignty
From 21 to 28 February 2026, Cartagena de Indias was the scene of a key international process for the present and future of economies for life, agrarian justice and food sovereignty. The RIPESS delegation actively participated in ECOOVIDA 2026, the Forum of Peoples and Social Movements and ICARRD+20, contributing concrete proposals from the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE). RIPESS's presence [...]
