RIPESS EU organizes the 2nd European meeting of Independent Media and SSE
The second European meeting of Independent Media and SSE will occur from the 9th to the 11th of February 2018 at La Bergerie de Villarceaux (an eco-farm near Paris).
During […]
Raising the voice of SSE in Public Policies at the GSEF Policy Dialogues in Asia and Europe
Since 2013 GSEF, as a regional platform for promoting the co-construction of Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) public policies, has been hosting annual Policy Dialogue meetings. In 2017, RIPESS […]
Translate the first RIPESS Women&SSE webinars into action!
In the third quarter of 2017, the RIPESS working group “Women&SSE – SSE with a Gender Perspective” launched and planned a series of webinars on diferent topics of interest that […]
The call for proposals for GSEF 2018 is open until February 28th
The call for proposals for the 4th edition of the Global Social Economy Forum (GSEF) is open until February 28th, 2018. RIPESS, as a close partner of GSEF, warmly encourages […]
3 minutes, 3 messages: Public Policies for SSE
Peter Utting* explains in three minutes why social and solidarity economy should not be romanticized, but should be taken seriously as an important means of implementation of the SDGs.
His […]
First European Report on Ethical Finance
Ethical finance is very different from speculative finance, this is why it allows to preserve and increase economic value to savings over time and add to the last line of […]
Learning Journey on LSPA in Lebanon, November 2017
Learning Journey on Local Solidarity Partnerships for Agroecology between producers and consumers in Lebanon, November 22-25, 2017
Press release, Monday, November 27, 2017
Urgenci, the international network of Local […]
RIPESS EUROPE’s Webinar: Public policies, the stake of the Solidarity Economy. Nov 24
RIPESS Europe and its members are actively investing in the co-construction of public policies at a national and European level, pursuing an objective of general interest and the development of […]
RIPESS involvement in the 4th LED World Forum: contribution of the SSE to Local Development and SDGs
The 4th Global Meeting on Local Economic Development (LED) was held in Praia, Cabo Verde, from 17 to 20 October 2017.
The theme of this year’s meeting is:
Local Economic Development […]
Memorandum of Understanding between FAO and Urgenci
Press Release:
Memorandum of Understanding signed in Rome : Urgenci officially recognized as long-term partner by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
30 October 2017 will remain a singular […]
Participate in the virtual meetings of the RIPESS Women&SSE group!
For some years now RIPESS has been involved in recognizing the role of women as key players in the social and solidarity economy (SSE). In fact, SSE, with an overall […]
RIPESS, an active member of the new Advisory Group of the UN SSE Taskforce
We are pleased to announce that the UN Interagency Taskforce on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE) agreed on August 31th to formally recognize an Advisory Group (AG) of SSE […]
Praia Manifesto, a commitment to an Inclusive and Sustainable Local Economic Development (LED)
The major international networks of Social and Solidarity Economy and Finance (SSEF) commit to an Inclusive, Resilient, Low Carbon and Sustainable Local Economic Development (LED).
Meeting in Praia, Cabo […]
Euro-African Cooperation Forum on SSE training, Marrakech, May 2017
The International Forum “Engagement, Citizenship and Development: How to train in the Social and Solidarity Economy” was held in Marrakech from May 22 to 24, attracting 380 participants from 22 […]
ASEC Contributes To the 8Th SSE Academy in Seoul, June, 2017
The 8th SSE Academy coorganized by International Labor Organization and the Global Social Economy Forum Secretariat will be held in Seoul on 26-30 June 2017.
This ILO Academy is the first […]
A Charter For Developing Commons Of Data And Mapping
One of the earliest such maps was TransforMap, a project with origins in Austria and Germany that is using OpenStreetMap as a platform for helping people identify and connect with […]
The First West African Meeting Of Agro-Ecological Actors, Togo, March 2017
We are women and men, farmers, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) activists, agronomists, agro-ecologists, agro-ecology trainers, Food Sovereignty activists, Civil Society actors from 7 different countries in West Africa. We come […]
5Th National Meeting On Social And Solidarity Economy In Chile, May 2017
The 5th National Meeting on Social and Solidarity Economy was held in Santiago de Chile on May 11-12 with the aim of promoting, coordinating and giving visibility to economic initiatives […]
