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.
News from Latin Amercia and the Caribbean—
RIPESS LAC at the Regional Forum on Local Economic Development for Latin America and the Caribbean
The 4th Regional Forum on Local Economic Development for Latin America and the Caribbean is being held in Montevideo, Uruguay from 26 to 28 August . This forum is preparatory to the World Forum to be held in 2025 in Seville, Spain. RIPESS LAC actively participated in the previous organisational stages of roundtable 4 entitled ‘Presentation of innovative practices in [...]
ECOOVIDA 2024, le rencontre international des Économies pour la Vie sera à Cali, 22-26 octobre
Ecoovida, la rencontre des économies pour la vie, organisée par le gouvernement colombien et d'autres mouvements et entités tels que RIPESS LAC (qui fait partie du conseil moteur) se tiendra en octobre prochain à Cali. Le RIPESS Intercontinental y sera présent avec des représentant.e.s du plus grand nombre de continents possibles. Nos but: soutenir nos collègues colombien.ne.s et latino-américain.ne.s, mais [...]
The Government of Colombia: present at FORA’ESS thanks to RIPESS
Within the framework of the FORA'ESS Social Solidarity Economy Forum that took place in Yaoundé (Cameroon) on May 29-31; María Susana Muhamad González, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia and Mauricio Rodríguez, Director of the Solidarity Unit of the Government of Colombia send their message of support thanks to the work of RIPESS Intercontinental and RIPESS LAC. This [...]