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—
Ana María Condori Fernández: Seeds of dignity and fair trade from Bolivia
From the Altiplano and the colonization region of Alto Beni in Bolivia, Ana María Condori Fernández, an Aymara woman, arrives at the Nyéléni Forum with a story shaped by resilience, organization, and hope. Her journey began in childhood, herding animals and working the land under conditions of extreme poverty. Later, as a domestic worker in La Paz, she endured exploitation [...]
RIPESS LAC at the Conference Series: “Solidarity Economy, Cooperativism and Peasant Enterprises”
RIPESS LAC will participate in the Conference Series: “Solidarity Economy, Cooperativism and Peasant Enterprises,” a space for reflection and dialogue on how to strengthen rural communities through cooperation and collective organization. This series will take place from October 21 to November 11. Throughout these sessions, valuable experiences and perspectives will be shared, contributing to the ongoing transformation of the Mexican [...]
RIPESS, WIEGO, WSM, iNSP!R and ANMC at GSEF 2025
RIPESS (Intercontinental Network for the Promotion of Social Solidarity Economy), together with its allies WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing), WSM (We Social Movements), INSP!R (International Network for Social Protection Rights) and ANMC (Alliance Nationale des Mutualités Chrétiennes) will be present in Bordeaux from October 24 to November 1 with a packed agenda of strategic meetings and inspiring [...]
