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.
1) Algeria, 2) Morocco, 3) Tunisia, 4) Egypt, 5) Ivory Coast, 6) Benin, 7) Burkina Faso, 8) Cameroon, 10) Togo, 11) Senegal, 12) Mali, 13) Niger, 14) Guinea Conakry, 15) Equatorial Guinea, 16) Mauritius, 17) Ethiopia, 18) Democratic Republic of Congo, 19) Cape Verde.
- Omega Farms in Ethiopia
- Union Nationale des Travailleurs du Congo (UNTC)
- RAF CITI-HABITAT
- Réseau Ivoirien de l’économie Sociale et Solidaire (RIESS)
- Réseau National de l’Economie Sociale et Solidaire du Cameroun (RESSCAM)
- Réseau Togolais de l’Economie Sociale et solidaire (RTESS)
- Réseau National pour la Promotion de l’ESS (RENAPESS-BF)
- Conférence Panafricaine Coopérative (CPC)
- Groupe Béninois de l’ESS (GBESS)
- Réseau d’Associations de l’Économie Sociale (RADES)
- Institut Panafricain pour le développement (IPD)
- Union Nationale des Mutuelles (UNAM)
- Union Générale des Coopératives d’Égypte
- Réseau Guinéen de l’économie Sociale et Solidaire (REGESS)
- Fédération Nationale des Organisations de Producteurs de Guinée Equatoriale (FENOCGE)
- Mutuelle Familiale d’Algérie
- Réseau national d’appui à la promotion de l’économie sociale et solidaire du Mali (RENAPESS)
- Organisation Nigérienne pour la Promotion de l’Hydraulique et du Développement à la Base (ONPHDB)
- ROPESS
- Groupement Sénégalais de l’Economie Sociale et Solidaire (GSESS)
- Réseau D’Economie Sociale et Solidaire d’Ile Maurice (RESSIM)
- Réseau Marocain de l’Economie Sociale et Solidaire (REMESS)
News from Africa and Middle East—
RENAPESS Mali at GSEF2018: Pilot project on SSE and Migration
A pilot project in Bamako plans to train 3000 young people on Social and Solidarity Economy to reduce the rural exodus and migration. RENAPESS, the national SSE support network in Mali are members of RAESS, and have entered into an agreement with the city of Bamako to train 3000 youth in social entrepreneurship to reduce the effects of the rural [...]
Rebuilding the Broken Link: Local Solidarity Partnerships in West Africa
After Europe and the Mediterranean Basin, Urgenci just completed its third Regional Mapping of Local Solidarity -based Partnerships between producers and consumers. Local solidarity -based partnerships for agroecology are an unlimited model for disseminating contract based direct sales. Together with other forms of short distribution chains, they can provide an efficient tool for rebuilding producer-consumer relationships. Consumer awareness has increased since [...]
Challenges of the new SSE Parliamentary Network in Cameroon
As a result of the collaboration between RESSCAM (Social and Solidarity Economy National Network of Cameroon) and the parliamentarians, the Social and Solidarity Economy Parliamentarians Network (the KEY) was officially launched in November 2017*. This is an important step forward for SSE in Cameroon, one in which we should rejoice and also ensure that its work encourages all SSE stakeholders [...]
