Ecoovida , the savings for life meeting, organized by the colombian government and other movements and entities such as RIPESS LAC ( which is part of the motor council) will take place next October in Cali. RIPESS Intercontinental will be present there.

Ecoovida is an international meeting that seeks to listen to and articulate the voices of thousands of people, organizations, movements and platforms that promote economies for life from different processes. It will allow dialogue and the search for regional and international agreements aimed at strengthening the local and global associative and solidarity fabric.

The event responds to the need for a space where economies for life can meet to develop agendas aimed at their regional and international articulation, promote the collective commitments of social and solidarity movements that increase their power and the development of public and private instruments. to safeguard life on the planet.

OPENING PROGRAM
– THE CULTURAL EXHIBITION; Monday, October 21
Municipal Theater of Cali, 6:00 p.m.
Guest countries: Peru, Argentina.
Participants: administrative authorities of Valle del Cauca, Cauca and Risaralda;
Presidency, international organizations and national actors.
Capacity: 600 people.

OPENING PLENARY; Tuesday, October 22
Place: “El Pueblo” Coliseum, 8:00 am

  • Intervention of the 16 international organizations collaborating with the event.
  • Agenda and exhibition circuits
  • Cultural exhibitions

ECOVIDA 2024 THEMATIC FORUMS
International instruments for the promotion of economies for life. Tuesday, October 22
Javeriana University – Central Auditorium, 2:00 pm

  • International networks and their contributions to the development of solidarity, social, popular and community economies.
  • Institutional ecosystems for associative promotion.
  • The international articulation of good practices.

Youth and savings for life. Tuesday, October 22,
Santiago de Cali University (Auditorium 2), 2:00 p.m.

  • ICT platforms and cooperative digital economy in the world.
  • Promote the participation, visibility and leadership of young people in the social and solidarity economy / campaign #ActiveESSYouth – RIPESS LAKE.
  • Youth and peasant economy in Latin America
  • Savings on care, Tuesday, October 22
  • Health economies and their contribution to sustainable development.
  • Care systems as a public/private commitment to social protection.
  • Care systems as a public/private commitment to social protection.
  • International models of caregiver protection.

Agrarian reform, reindustrialization and productive reconversion.

Wednesday October 23

Universidad del Valle (Faculty of Engineering Auditorium), 8:00 am

  • Associativity and solidarity marketing.
  • Land rights, agrarian reform and agroindustrialization.
  • Internationalization and connection with the market.

Solidarity, popular and community education in economies for life.

Wednesday October 23

Cooperative University (Central Auditorium) 8:00 am

  • The economies of life in popular and community education (National and international experiences).
  • Economies of life in formal and non-formal educational systems around the world.
  • Citizenship education in formal and non-formal educational systems around the world.
  • Education about biodiversity, environment and citizenship in a supportive context.

Bioeconomy, circular economy and sustainable economy, Wednesday, October 23
Autonomous University of the West, 8:00 am

  • Solid Waste – Use and linkage with recyclers and community producers.
  • Community generators.
  • Bioeconomy of non-timber forest products.
  • Cultural uses of the coca plant and cross-cultural experiences of the regional bioeconomy.
  • Regional bioeconomy.
  • Energy communities.

Microfinance, financial inclusion and community credit process. Wednesday, October 23
Javeriana University, 8:00 am

  • Financial education for the social economy (international models).
  • Finance and digitalization in the context of life savings.
  • Community credit process (national models and international successes).

Women and diversity in economies for life. Wednesday, October 23
Universidad del Valle, 2:00 p.m.
– Inaugural Dialogue: Equality between men and women in the international and national solidarity sector

  • Contribution of the social economy to the personal and economic development of women and to gender and population diversity in the world.
  • Gender and population diversity around the world.
  • Associativity with a gender perspective in the field.
  • The work of economies for life from the perspective of diversity, indigenous women and Afro-descendant women.

Decent work and social security, Wednesday, October 23,
University of Santiago de Cali, 2:00 p.m.

  • Decent work and social security in social and solidarity economies.
  • Innovation, entrepreneurship, sustainability in the social and solidarity economy.
  • International public experiences of access to decent work.

Solidarity communication and right to information, Wednesday, October 23,
Javeriana University, 2:00 p.m.

  • Clean and intercultural communication.
  • Community communication for the commercialization, development and strengthening of the sector.
  • Licenses, regulations and channels.