Building an alternative development model
The challenge we are now facing is not how to build back pre-Covid socioeconomic structures, but rather how to build an alternative model of development, driven by the needs of all peoples and communities around the world, and the protection of our planet.
This is the reason why we must develop and strengthen SSE ecosystems at all levels, building on what already exists.
Intercontinental Webinars—
As part of the project “RIPESS SSE Global Vision 2020“, RIPESS Intercontinental is launching a series of webinars to promote how SSE brings solutions to the global challenges we are facing.
UN resolution on Social Solidarity Economy turns one year old
The United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE) held a webinar on 18 April 2024 to highlight progress and discuss challenges at the international level on implementation of a landmark UN resolution on social and solidarity economy (SSE) one year after its adoption. Key government representatives from Spain, Chile and the newly elected Senegalese governments were present, as [...]
RIPESS TAKES PART IN UNTFSSE’S WEBINAR ON THE PROGRESS MADE ONE YEAR AFTER THE UN DECLARATION ON THE SOCIAL AND SOLIDARITY ECONOMY
This webinar celebrates the first anniversary of the UN General Assembly ratified Resolution A/RES/77/281 "Promoting the social and solidarity economy for sustainable development". The process was ably led by the French, Senegalese and Spanish governments at the UN under Yolanda Diaz, Minister of Labour and Social Economy and Second Vice-President of the Spanish Government. Next 18th April at 13:30 (CEST), [...]
RIPESS participates together with GPR2C for Diverse and Inclusive Economies on the Right To The City Day
Today, 31 October, Right to the City Day, marks the end of the month of 'Urban October' for which RIPESS has collaborated closely with the Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C). During this month, a social network campaign has been developed to disseminate the collaborative work called 'The Best Urban Economies are Diverse and Inclusive - a [...]
Podcasts—
Tools—
In RIPESS we collect tools developed by the different networks and global spaces in which we participate to put them at the service of the Social and Solidarity Economy and its agents.
The urgency of decoding the differences between Social Solidarity Economy and Social Entrepreneurship: on the webinar of 9th July 2024
On 9 July, RIPESS held an online discussion entitled "Decoding the differences between social and solidarity economy (SSE), social entrepreneurship and related initiatives". In it, the author of the text of the same name, Yvon Poirier, gave a short presentation in which the most important points can be summarised as follows: The Social Solidarity Economy is a renewed response to [...]
“Decoding the differences between the Social Solidarity Economy (ESS), Social Entrepreneurship and related initiatives”
Online conversation on Yvon Poirier's analysis, RIPESS Intercontinental on 9 July 12:30 pm Geneva in ENG-FR-CA July 9 12:30h Geneva time / Online conversion ENG-FR-CAST Given the significant space that social entrepreneurship has taken up in recent years and the lack of conceptual clarity and values surrounding the current ESS ecosystem, it was necessary to provide a good basis for [...]
UN resolution on Social Solidarity Economy turns one year old
The United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE) held a webinar on 18 April 2024 to highlight progress and discuss challenges at the international level on implementation of a landmark UN resolution on social and solidarity economy (SSE) one year after its adoption. Key government representatives from Spain, Chile and the newly elected Senegalese governments were present, as [...]
