Africa
14 Laws | 21 publications | 29 Videos | 13 pedagogical tools | One proposal | 47 case studies | 106 Analyses/working papers/articles | 22 Charter/Manifesto | 6 public contributions | 2 thesis | 4 articles
14 Laws
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Abidjan Declaration - Advancing Social Justice: Shaping the future of work in Africa
December 2019
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FAO Council 163 position paper
FAO, December 2019
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74/119 Cooperatives in social development
Resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 18 December 2019
United Nations, December 2019
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National Social Economy Draft Green Paper
South Africa Economic Development Department - 25 February 2019
February 2019
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ILO Centenary declaration for the Future of Work adopted by the Conference, Geneva, 21 June 2019
June 2018
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UN Resolution A/RES/72/143 : Cooperatives in social development
Adopted on 19 December 2017
United Nations, December 2017
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Resolution 71/256 New Urban Agenda (23 December 2016)
December 2016
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Resolution 71/221. Entrepreneurship for sustainable development (21 December 2016)
December 2016
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Information Note on the United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy
UNRISD
February 2016
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List by ILO of national laws on cooperatives (by country)
2015
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No. 71 of 2008: Companies Act, 2008. provisions concerning non-profit companies
Government Gazette, Republic of South Africa
2008
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No. 53 of 2003: Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act, 2003.
Republic of South Africa
2003
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R193 - Promotion of Cooperatives Recommendation, 2002 (No. 193)
June 2002
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PREFERENTIAL PROCUREMENT POLICY FRAMEWORK ACT N°5 of 2000
Republic of South Africa
2000
21 publications
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The Informal Economy Revisited Examining the Past, Envisioning the Future
Martha Chen, Françoise Carré, Routledge, London, UK, July 2020
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Social and Solidarity Economy The World’s Economy with a Social Face
Sara Calvo, Andres Morales, Yanni Zikidis, Routledge UK, 2017
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Rural finance: Insights from three continents
Passerelles n°3
AA.VV., May 2016
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Social and Solidarity Economy. Beyond the Fringe.
Peter Utting, ZED books UK, April 2015
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Social and Solidarity Economy: Beyond the Fringe? Introductory chapter
Peter Utting, April 2015
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ECOVILLAGE - 1001 ways to heal the planet
Edited by Kosha Joubert, Leila Dregger, Global Ecovillage Network, GEN, Scotland, 2015
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The Solidarity Economy Alternative Emerging Theory and Practice
Edited by Vishwas Satgar, University of KwaZulu-Natal Press, South Africa, February 2014
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Securing Livelihoods Informal Economy Practices and Institutions
Edited by Isabelle Hillenkamp, Frédéric Lapeyre, Andreia Lemaître, Oxford University Press, London, Great Britain, November 2013
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Thèse de l’Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)
Pierre-Germain Umuhire, Presses Universitaires de Louvain, Belgique, May 2013
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The World of Organic Agriculture. Statistics and Emerging Trends 2013.
Edited by Helga von Willer, Julia Lernoud, Lukas Kilcher, FIBL, IFOAM, 2013
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People Money: The Promise of Regional Currencies
Margrit Kennedy, Bernard Lietaer, John Rogers, Triarchy Press, UK, July 2012
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Small Change, Big Deal. Money as if people mattered.
Jennifer Kavanagh, John Hunt Publishing, Business Books, London, March 2012
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To cook a continent. Destructive extraction and the climate crisis in Africa
Nnimmo Bassey, Pambazuka Press;several African countries, January 2012
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Trading Our Way Up - The story of a women’s economic empowerment project in fair trade
Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing - Wiego, Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing - Wiego, 2012
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gronomy for Sustainable Development Official journal of the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) Springer
Miguel A. Altieri, Fernando R. Funes-Monzote, Paulo Petersen, November 2011
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ECO-PESA: AN EVALUATION OF A COMPLEMENTARY CURRENCY PROGRAMME IN KENYA’S INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS
International Journal of Community Currency Research Volume 15 (2011) Section A 1-12 ISSN 1325-‐9547
William O. Ruddick, 2011
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Gender, Poverty and Environmental Indicators on African Countries
2011 Volume 12
2011
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Cooperating out of poverty: The renaissance of the African cooperative movement
Edited by Patrick Develtere, Ignace Pollet, Fredrick Wanyama, ILO and The World Bank Institute, Geneva., February 2009
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Youth Reinventing Co-operatives Young. Perspectives on the International Cooperative Movement.
Julia Smith, Robin Puga, Ian MacPherson, The British Columbia Institute for Co-operative Studies (BCICS), December 2005
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The Basic Income Grant in Namibia. Resource Book.
Claudia Haarmann, Dirk Haarmann, June 2005
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Ripples from the Zambezi Passion, Entrepreneurship, and the Rebirth of Local Economies
Ernesto Sirolli, New Society Publishers, United States, 1998
29 Videos
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Audio : Beyond Money Podcast : Episode 3. Will Ruddick
April 2019
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November 2018
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Transformative Cities: Crisis and Opportunity in Amsterdam
October 2018
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International Fair Trade Charter
September 2018
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Unblock HongKong - Interview with Will Ruddick - Director at BANCOR
William O. Ruddick, September 2018
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GSEF2018 Bilbao - Opening Session
September 2018
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How to Give People the Same Power As Banks
William O. Ruddick, June 2018
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Documentary on Will Ruddick and Kenyan Community Currencies (HD)
William O. Ruddick, November 2017
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3 minutes, 3 messages: Realizing Care Policies’ Transformative Potential
August 2017
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May 2017
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September 2016
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September 2016
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Social and solidarity economy (SSE) - key sector for a sustainable urban development
High-level event on “Social and solidarity economy (SSE): key sector for a sustainable urban development” (organized by the Permanent Mission of France, in collaboration with the Mont-Blanc Meetings)
September 2016
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Petite Savanne Cooperative Credit Society, Mauritius (Fairtrade Polska)
SUSY project
July 2016
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May 2016
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6ta Academia sobre ESS (Puebla, México), 23-27 Nov 2015)
November 2015
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Social and Solidarity Finance: Tensions, Opportunities and Transformative Potential
2015 Financing for Development conference in Addis Ababa
May 2015
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Practical Impact of Social and Solidarity Economy
April 2015
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February 2015
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The Universal Standards for Social Performance Management (USSPM)
December 2014
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September 2014
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Bangla-Pesa - Empowering a Grassroots Economy
William O. Ruddick, October 2013
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SSE Conference Closing Remarks
UNRISD conference “Potential and Limits of Social and Solidarity Economy”, Geneva, 6-8 May 2013
May 2013
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UNRISD conference “Potential and Limits of Social and Solidarity Economy”, Geneva, 6-8 May 2013
May 2013
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SSE Conference Opening Session
UNRISD conference “Potential and Limits of Social and Solidarity Economy”, Geneva, 6-8 May 2013
May 2013
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Voices for Social and Solidarity Economy: Towards an Alternative?
UNRISD International conference Potential and limits of Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) : Towards an Alternative economy, 6-8 May 2013
May 2013
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William O. Ruddick, 2013
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Women at the Heart of the Social and Solidarity Economy
International Forum on the Social and Solidarity Economy (FIESS)
Marino Arseno, October 2011
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October 2010
13 pedagogical tools
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The CSA farmer to farmer booklet
September 2019
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Start.COOP - a participatory tool for launching a cooperative
ILO Publication
September 2018
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Think.COOP - an orientation on the cooperative business mode
ILO Publication
February 2018
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Amani Kibera, community youth action network on Education
2018
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International Guide to Fair Trade labels.
A reference tool to better understand the guarantees of fair trade labels, standards, monitoring measures and how they differ from sustainable development labels
Eugénie Malandain, Aurélie Carimentrand, Alistair SMITH, Ivan DUFEU, Emilie DUROCHAT, Julie Stoll, Samuel FROIS, Sivaranjani SELVARADJ, Kerstin LINDGREN, Dana GEFFNER, Jean-Louis Pernin, November 2015
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Diagramme : Segmentation of Informal Employment : the Pyramid of Risk
WIEGO
2015
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Social and Solidarity Economy Academy, 28th July – 1st August 2014, Campinas, Brazil.
Marcelo Alejandro Vieta, Arildo Mota Lopes, Nancy Néamtan, Leandro Pereira Morais, Augusto Togni de Almeida Abreu,, Roberto Marinho Alves da Silva, Leonardo Pamplona, Peter Utting, Antonella Noya, 2014
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My.COOP Managing your agricultural cooperatives
ILO Publication
January 2012
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The CEECEC Handbook: Ecological Economics from the Bottom-Up
2012
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Social and Solidarity Economy: Our common road towards Decent Work
Reader for the ILO Academy on Social And Solidarity Academy 2011
Nancy Néamtan, Mathieu de Poorter, Leandro Pereira Morais, Bénédicte Fonteneau, Fredrick Wanyama, Carlo Borzaga, Giulia Galera, Tom Fox, Nathaneal Ojong, October 2011
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ILO Publication
July 2011
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Handbook on Cooperatives for use by Workers’ Organizations
ILO Publication
Guy Tchami, July 2011
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ILO Publication
December 2009
One proposal
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RIPESS statement for the UN DESA the NGO Branch
Invitation to The Office for Intergovernmental Support and Coordination for Sustainable Development of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
May 2020
47 case studies
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Strengthening Information Communication and Technology in Southern Africa
de Futuro del Trabajo: Buenas Prácticas de Cooperación Sur-Sur y Triangular (CSST) en Economía Social y Solidaria
Safi Christine Mbambe, October 2019
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de Futuro del Trabajo: Buenas Prácticas de Cooperación Sur-Sur y Triangular (CSST) en Economía Social y Solidaria
Sumit Kumar Maji, October 2019
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de Futuro del Trabajo: Buenas Prácticas de Cooperación Sur-Sur y Triangular (CSST) en Economía Social y Solidaria
Somnath Chatterjee, October 2019
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Leave No One for the Sustainable Partnership in Sub-Saharan Africa
de Futuro del Trabajo: Buenas Prácticas de Cooperación Sur-Sur y Triangular (CSST) en Economía Social y Solidaria
Patrick Newton Bondo, October 2019
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The Lagos ‘Our Water Our Right’ Campaign
Transformative cities - Atlas of Utopias
Environmental Rights Action (ERA) – Friends of the Earth Nigeria, 2019
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Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 - Cooperative contributions to SDG 3
ILO Briefs
December 2018
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Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 - Cooperative contributions to SDG 2
ILO Briefs
October 2018
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Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 - Cooperative contributions to SDG 4
ILO Briefs
September 2018
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Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 - Cooperative contributions to SDG 10
ILO Briefs
August 2018
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Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 Cooperative contributions to SDG 11
ILO Briefs
July 2018
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Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 Cooperative contributions to SDG 15
ILO Briefs
July 2018
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Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 Cooperative contributions to SDG 12
ILO Briefs
June 2018
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Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 Cooperative contributions to SDG 7
ILO Briefs
June 2018
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Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 Cooperative contributions to SDG 6
ILO Briefs
May 2018
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The Reality and Perspectives of the Social and Solidarity Economy in the City of Praia
CITI-Habitat (in partnership with GSEF), May 2018
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Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 - Cooperative contributions to SDG 8
ILO Briefs
April 2018
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Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 - Cooperative contributions to SDG 5
ILO Briefs
March 2018
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Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 - Cooperative contributions to SDG 1
ILO Briefs
January 2018
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Struggle for the Survival of Dakar’s Last Remaining Green Lung
Transformative cities - Atlas of Utopias
Asssociation Des Maraichers de la Patte d’Oie, 2018
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Securing land rights and security of tenure post Land Reform in Zimbabwe
Transformative cities - Atlas of Utopias
2018
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Waste Management Innovations for Food Security, Climate Change Mitigation and Clean Habitat
Transformative cities - Atlas of Utopias
Dajopen Waste Management, 2018
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Coopérative Fédérative des Acteurs de l’Horticulture du Sénégal (CFAHS)
Call for initiatives MBM 2017
October 2017
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UCLG Learning #21
UCLG, June 2017
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Harnessing the role of rural organizations in social protection. An inventory of prActices.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome
Directed by Igor Vinci, 2017
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Public policies for Social and Solidarity Economy. Assessing progress in seven countries.
ILO/ International Labour Of ce. - Geneva: ILO
Peter Utting, 2017
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Initiatives Report 4 th edition For a human and sustainable development of cities and territories
January 2016
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Prefinancing mechanisms for Fair Trade : 13 factsheets for companies and producer organisations
June 2015
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Katosi Women’s Development Trust in Uganda: When women take a hand in their own development
International Newsletter for Sustainable Local Development Newsletter #95
Alina Darmadi, Judith Hitchman, February 2013
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Collective Bargaining Negotiations Between Street Vendors and City Government in Monrovia, Liberia
Milton A. Weeks, December 2012
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Coffee Development Fund (CoDF) - Kenya
CoDF is a government fund that gives credit access to small coffee farmers often organized in cooperatives.
June 2012
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International Forum on Social and Solidarity Economy, FIESS 2011
Susan Steinman, October 2011
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COPAC, 2011
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Sustainable local development and traditions: the Parakuiyo Maasai challenge
Traditional life-style and local development
Judith Hitchman, March 2010
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The South African New Economics (SANE)
Rajni Bakshi, September 2008
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3rd International Symposium
Judith Hitchman, February 2008
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Coffee growers from the mountains of Northern Malawi have built up a strong structure to support them in the production, processing and marketing of their cash crops. The result is a lucrative business that is taking their households out of poverty and encouraging farmers to stay on their land.
Laura ARNALTE, October 2006
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How the indigenous communities recovered their land in the Highlands after independence, and organized themselves to manage their land in a sustainable way, recovered ancestral techniques and developed a local economy in Zimbabwe.
Laura ARNALTE, October 2006
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A farming system for the mountains
The development of a particular farming system, especially designed for the hard conditions of the mountainous country of Lesotho, called “Kingdom in the Sky”, is proving to be successful in achieving food security and reducing poverty amongst rural communities.
Laura ARNALTE, October 2006
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Cooperation for Fair Trade in Africa
Presentation of COFTA (Cooperation for Fair Trade in Africa)
May 2006
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From Fair Trade practices to fairer international South to North trade (the experience of Echoppe)
Pierre Zanou, Ginette Adiffon Saizonnou, April 2006
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General Union of Co-operatives (UGC) Mozambique
Yvon Poirier, June 2005
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Agenda 21 Community Based Local Tourism (ALTICOBA 21), Djibouti Republic
A sustainable development initiative through responsible tourism
Alain Laurent, August 2004
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The SANE Community Exchange System, South Africa
Tim Jenkin, June 2004
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Interview with Mr. Victor Deguenon, Houéyiho Garde
Mr. Victor Déguénon is 60 years old, is married and has 8 children. He became a gardener on 5 January 1972. He had already been elected President of the Gardeners Association in 1992. Due to the reforms arising from the decentralization, he was re-elected President of said Association in the latest elections, in order to contribute, in the light of his experience, to the development of his cooperative.
Aurélien Atidegla, April 2004
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Julienne Houngbo is a member of the Association of Financing Funds of Benin (ACFB), where she currently holds the position of president.
Aurélien Atidegla, November 2003
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MUFFA CAMEROUN ( Mutuelle Financière des Femmes Africaines)
Case study of the Finsol workshop, Cameroun
Alice Tchepannou, June 2002
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Case study « Microfinance and Social Ties »: WAGES (Togo) and FDEA (Senegal)
Presentation of NGOs WAGES (Women and Associations Gain Both Economic and Social) and FDEA (Femme Développement Entreprise en Afrique).
Yves Fournier, April 2002
106 Analyses/working papers/articles
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ILO Survey
December 2020
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Scientific editor Marie J. Bouchard, November 2020
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Report of Rethinkng Economics
October 2020
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Cooperatives and the ILO ober 100 years : A selection of 12 articles
Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics
AA.VV., September 2020
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Informal Workers in the COVID-19 Crisis: A global picture of sudden impact and long-term risk
WIEGO, July 2020
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A UN framework for the immediate socio-economic response to COVID-19
May 2020
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The Future is Public Towards Democratic Ownership of Public Services
A TNI Publication
Satoko Kishimoto, Lavinia Steinfort, Nara Petrovic, May 2020
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PROSPECTS - Executive summary
April 2020
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COVID-19 and the world of work: Impact and policy responses
International Labour Organization (ILO) Note
March 2020
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International Labour Organization (ILO) Publication
Dr. Akram Belhaj Rhouma, March 2020
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E-book : Street Vendors and Public Space. Essential insights on key trends and solutions.
February 2020
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Financial Mechanisms for Innovative Social and Solidarity Economy Ecosystems
ILO
Samuel Barco Serrano, Riccardo Bodini, Michael Roy, Gianluca Salvatori, January 2020
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CREATING THE NEW ECONOMY. Business models that put people and planet first.
WFTO Bob Doherty, Helen Haugh, Erinch Sahan, Tom Wills, January 2020
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Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals: What Role for Social and Solidarity Economy?:
UNTFSSE International Conference Summary
Yi Ilcheong, Samuel Brülisauer, Gabriel Salathé-Beaulieu, Martina Piras, October 2019
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Toward a global legal culture of the SSE entreprise? An international comparison of SSE legislation
RECMA 2019/3 (No 353), p. 74-88.
Gilles Caire, Willy TADJUDJE, July 2019
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Public Finance for the Future We Want
AA.VV., June 2019
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The social and solidarity economy in the age of decent work
CETRI, SOLIDAR and SOLSOC Belgium, June 2019
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ILO Publication
May 2019
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A unanimous cry of dissent against the regime
Word Social Forum of Transformative Economies
Ruben Suriñach Padilla, April 2019
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Cooperatives Europe, March 2019
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The Contribution of the Social and Solidarity Economy and Social Finance to the Future of Work
Final report
Edited by Bénédicte Fonteneau, Ignace Pollet, 2019
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Cooperatives and the World of Work Series
ILO Briefs
2019
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Good Practices in South-South and Triangular Cooperation for Sustainable Development - Volume 2
United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation, September 2018
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Supporting Informal Workers in Public Space: A Toolkit for Local Authorities -
Caroline .Skinner, Sarah Orleans Reed, Jenna Harvey, August 2018
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Mapping of Intergovernmental Documentation on Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE)
Knowledge Hub Resources
UNRISD, May 2018
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Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030. Cooperative contributions to SDG 8.
COPAC Coop, April 2018
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Working Paper #1 of the Knowledge Hub Working Paper Series
Peter Utting, April 2018
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Public policies for food sovereignty
Think piece series Food for Thought No.1
Sylvia Kay, Emily Mattheisen, Nora McKeon, Paola De Meo, Ana Moragues Faus, March 2018
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Yvon Poirier, January 2018
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CIRIEC Studies Series – No. 1
AA.VV., 2018
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Countries in focus on Statistics of Cooperatives
ILO statistics
2018
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CICOPA
Elisa Terrasi, 2018
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Use of statistics on cooperatives in national policy making
ILO Publication
November 2017
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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY Volume 20, Number 2 Fall 2017
Raymond Saner, Lichia Saner-Yiu, Noah Gollub, Doudou Sidibe, November 2017
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4Th World Forum Of Local Economic Development, Praia, oct 2017 - Final report
October 2017
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Conceptual Framework for the Purpose of Measurement of Cooperatives and its Operationalization
ILO Publication
Marie J. Bouchard, Madeg Le Guernic, Damien Rousselière, October 2017
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Building Inclusive Cities: Highlights from the Inclusive Cities Project
Edited by Rhonda Douglas, October 2017
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Praia, Cabo Verde, from 17th - 20th October, for the 4th World Forum of Local Economic Development (LED).
Edited by Anita Amorim, Hassan Jaber, October 2017
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Cooperation among workers in the informal economy: A focus on home-based workers and waste pickers
A Joint ILO and WIEGO Initiative
August 2017
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Seminário internacional sobre o papel da ESS na implementaçãp dos objetivos de desenvolvimento sustentável (ODS), 4o Forum Mundial De Desenvolvimento Economico Local, Praia, Cabo Verde, Julho 2017
Report by Anita Amorim, Santos Jacinto, July 2017
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Social and Solidarity Economy and the Future of Work - ILO 2017
Euricse Working Paper for the ILO/ International Labour Of ce. - Geneva: ILO, 2017
Carlo Borzaga, Gianluca Salvatori, Riccardo Bodini, July 2017
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Stokvel Report: How South Africans save their money
Article of business report, June 2017
Rudzani Mulaudzi, June 2017
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Co-ops for 2030: A movement achieving sustainable development for all
Annual Report. Volume 1
International Co-operative Alliance, June 2017
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Seoul, June 2017
June 2017
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ILO Publication
March 2017
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Cooperation in a changing world of work: Towards a cooperative future
ILO Briefing note No.6
March 2017
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The Role of Local Governments in Territorial Economic Development
UCLG Policy Paper
UCLG, February 2017
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Investments in small-scale sustainable agriculture
More and Better Network Angela Hilmi, Aksel Nærstad, January 2017
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NEW URBAN AGENDA. Habitat III. Quito Declaration.
United Nations, 2017
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« For a Global Action Framework towards Localizing Climate Finance, The Marrakech Roadmap for Action of Cities and Regions for Climate »
November 2016
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(UNRISD Flagship Report 2016).
AA.VV., October 2016
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Chapter 4. Promoting Social and Solidarity Economy through Public Policy
October 2016
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Levers and obstacles to project funding in the third sector Portugal – UK – France - Algeria
Final synthesis of the Diagnostic Assessments in the framework of the European Project SPOTS (Sustainable Projects for Organisations of the Third Sector)
IFAID Aquitaine, January 2016
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Yvon Poirier, January 2016
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Good Practices in South-South and Triangular Cooperation for Sustainable Development - Volume 1
United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation, 2016
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Mainstreaming Social and Solidarity Economy: Opportunities and Risks for Policy Change
A Background Paper
Peter Utting, 2016
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Sustainable Development Goals and Fairtrade: the case for partnership
Fairtrade International, October 2015
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International Labour Organisation - ILO
Edited by Anita Amorim, Andrew Dale, Charbel Fakhri-Kairouz, July 2015
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ILO Publication
May 2015
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Trade for change. Conference Report.
13th Biennial Conference of the World Fair Trade Organization, 23-27 May, 2015, Milan, Italy,
May 2015
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Judith Hitchman, April 2015
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RIPESS Intercontinental, February 2015
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Democratic Governance. The Design of Governance Systems for Worker Cooperatives.
ICA Group, 2015
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Advancing gender equality: The co-operative way
International Labour Office, Enterprises Department. - Geneva: ILO, 2015
2015
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Co-operative Governance Fit to Build Resilience in the Face of Complexity
International Co-operative Alliance 2015
AA.VV., 2015
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The Social and Solidarity Economy
International Labour Organization - ILO
November 2014
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Promoting cooperatives: An information guide to ILO Recommendation No. 193
ILO Publication
Smith Stirling, October 2014
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Social Solidarity Economy and related concepts Origins and Definitions: An International Perspective
Yvon Poirier, July 2014
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Social and Solidarity Economy and the Challenge of Sustainable Development
A Position Paper by the United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (TFSSE)
United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (TFSSE), July 2014
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The potential of the Social Economy for local development in Africa: An exploratory report
EXPO/B/DEVE/2013/32
Carlo Borzaga, Giulia Galera, May 2014
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Trade unions and worker cooperatives: Where are we at?
ILO Publication
ACTRAV, April 2014
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Raising the Visibility of Social and Solidarity Economy in the United Nations System
Chapter taken from The Reader 2014: “Social and Solidarity Economy — Towards Inclusive and Sustainable Development”, (ITC and ILO)
Peter Utting, 2014
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UCLG Policy Paper. The Role of Local Governments in Territorial Economic Development.
2014
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International Labour Office – Geneva: ILO, 2014;
Fredrick Wanyama, 2014
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Better Health & Social Care.How are Co-ops & Mutuals Boosting Innovation & Access Worldwide?
An international survey of co-ops and mutuals at work in the health and social care sector (CMHSC14)
Jean-Pierre Girard Lead Researcher & Editor, 2014
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Providing clean energy and energy access through cooperatives
ILO Publication
December 2013
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ROSCAs: An Instrument for the Sustainable Development of the Solidarity Economy
Submitted to the Asian Solidarity Economy Council, on the occasion of the 5th RIPESS International Meeting of SSE, Manila, Philippines, October, 15-18, 2013.
Valerie Siganga Mbamaonyeukwu, October 2013
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SSE Initiatives in Territories
General summary of preparatory discussions for Ripess Vthe International Meetings Manila’13
Martine Theveniaut, October 2013
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Think pieces for the UNRISD conference “Potential and Limits of Social and Solidarity Economy”. 6-8 May 2013
Karin Wedig, May 2013
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Social Solidarity Economy: Toward Convergence across Continental Divides
Think pieces for the UNRISD conference “Potential and Limits of Social and Solidarity Economy”. 6-8 May 2013
Emily Kawano, May 2013
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Kenyan Businesswomen Transforming Slum Economies through Complementary Currencies
Think pieces for the UNRISD conference “Potential and Limits of Social and Solidarity Economy”. 6-8 May 2013
Morgan Richards, William O. Ruddick, May 2013
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Resilience in a Downturn: The power of financial cooperatives
ILO Publication
Johnston Birchall, March 2013
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UNCTAD Trade and Environment Review 2013: Wake Up Before It’s Too Late,
2013
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The Role of Social and Solidarity Economy in Tanzania
Asian Journal of Humanities and Social Studies Vol 1, No 5 (2013)
Faustine K. Bee, 2013
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Complementary Currencies for Sustainable Development in Kenya: The Case of the Bangla-Pesa
Submitted to: University of Rotterdam – ISS
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Guidelines for cooperative legislation, third revised edition
ILO Publication
December 2012
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Ibrahim Steyn, January 2012
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Alternatives to Privatisation. Public options for essential services in the Global South
LeftWord Books, New Delhi
David A. McDonald, Greg Ruiters, 2012
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Stokvels - A Hidden Economy Unpacking the potential of South African traditional saving schemes
2012
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Claudia Haarmann, Dirk Haarmann, October 2011
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ILO Publication
Nicole GÖLER VON RAVENSBURG, January 2011
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Jobs, Workers Rights and Climate Change
Yahya Msangi, 2011
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“Social and Solidarity Economy: Building a Common Understanding”
First edition of the ILO Social and Solidarity Economy Academy, 25 -29th October 2010, ITC ILO, Turin, Italy
Bénédicte Fonteneau, Nancy Néamtan, Fredrick Wanyama, Leandro Pereira Morais, Mathieu de Poorter, October 2010
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Biotechnology and dispossessions in Kenya
Khadija Sharife, October 2010
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Public Policy Trends and Instruments Supporting the Social Economy: International Experiences
This paper highlights public policy trends and instruments from around the world that use the Social Economy as a framework to enhance socio-economic development and environmental sustainability.
Crystal Tremblay, April 2010
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Advancing the Social Economy for Socio-economic Development: International perspectives
The growing attention to the concept of the Social Economy (SE) is indicative of efforts to address inter-related social, economic and environmental issues affecting the sustainable development of people, communities, and nations, and the inter-dependent nature of global human development.
Crystal Tremblay, March 2010
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Social and Solidarity Economy: Building a Common Understanding : The reader 2010 (ILO Academy)
2010
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African NGO’s and Womanism: Microcredit and Self-Help
Journal of African American Studies 2010, 14:171-180
Jane Duran, 2010
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International Labour Office. – Dar es Salaam: ILO, 2009 1 v. (CoopAfrica working paper ; no.6)
Faustine K. Bee, September 2009
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Resilience of the Cooperative Business Model in Times of Crisis
ILO Publication
Johnston Birchall, Lou Hammond-Ketilson, June 2009
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Business society online first
Bindu Arya, Balbir Bassi, 2009
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Surviving liberalization: the cooperative movement in Kenya
CoopAFRICA Working Paper No.10 (ILO)
Fredrick Wanyama, 2009
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Study on Economic Actors’societal responsibility: Research Report on the Situation in Africa
Aurélien Atidegla, February 2005
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A framework for regulating microfinance institutions: The experience of Ghana and of the Philippines
World Bank, Financial Sector Development Department (October 2001) – Reflection on the microfinance regulation framework.
Joselito Gallardo, January 2002
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Community Currency Systems: A Co-operative Option for the Developing World ?
Peter Moers, 1998
22 Charter/Manifesto
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June 2020
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International manifesto for solidarity economy
June 2020
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COVID-19: Globalising solidarity is the response we need now!
Ripess Intercontinental statement
April 2020
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Declaration for a transforming Social and Solidarity Economy
Bilbao, GSEF 2018
October 2018
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Youth declaration of GSEF 2018
Bilbao, October 1-3, 2018
October 2018
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Bilbao, October 1-3, 2018
October 2018
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The International Fair Trade Charter
How the Global Fair Trade Movement works to transform trade in order to achieve justice, equity and sustainability for people and planet
September 2018
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ICSW - Global Cooperation newsletter February 2018
February 2018
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Transforming our world: The 2030 Agenda for Sustunaible Development A/RES/70/1
2018
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Campaign for a Global Curriculum of Social Solidarity Economy
2018
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Praia, Cabo Verde, from 17th - 20th October, for the 4th World Forum of Local Economic Development (LED).
October 2017
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Praia, Cabo Verde, from 17th - 20th October, for the 4th World Forum of Local Economic Development (LED).
October 2017
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2d World Assembly of local and regional governments - Global taskforce - 16th of October 2016, Quito, Ecuador
United Nations, October 2016
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High-level Event, September 20, 2016, New-York
September 2016
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July 2016
RIPESS Intercontinental, ESS-SSE Forum International,
INAISE
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BARCELONA DECLARATION FOR HABITAT III “PUBLIC SPACES”
BARCELONA 4-5 APRIL 2016
United Nations, April 2016
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United Nations, March 2016
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Realizing the 2030 Agenda through Social and Solidarity Economy
A Position Paper by the TFSSE
2016
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GSEF2016 Declaration in Montreal
Global Social Economy Forum GSEF 2016 : Local Governments and Social Economy Stakeholders Allies for the intelligent and sustainable development of cities
September 2014
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Social Solidarity Economy Recommendations for the Post-2015 Development Agenda
List of organizations and networks, July 2014
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Social Solidarity Economy (SSE) with a Gender Perspective
Declaration approved by the 5th International Meeting of Social Solidarity Economy, Manila, October 18, 2013
October 2013
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Declaration of the African Fair Trade Symposium, Cotonou, 2006
April 2006
6 public contributions
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World Social Forum on Transformative Economy (June 2020)
November 2019
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Creating Inclusive Organizations through Shared Ownership, Participation and Profits
Presentation on SSE and cooperatives by Francesca Nugnes
UNTFSSE Francesca Nugnes, August 2019
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« Social and Solidarity Economy: Key sector for a Sustainable Urban Development »
High-level event in parallel with the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday September 20, 2016, United Nations Headquarters, New York
Yvon Poirier, September 2016
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Social stock exchange a new socio-economic phenomenon: abstract
XIIIe Rencontres du RIUESS, juin 2013, Angers
June 2013
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The Community Work Programme in South Africa
Kate Philip, June 2009
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Forum Rethinking Fair Trade in Africa”
Launch text for the electronic forum on the theme « Rethinking Fair Trade in Africa ». (Text available in English and French only.)
March 2005
2 thesis
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South Africa’s Embrace of the Social Economy
Degree of Masters of Arts (Development Studies), Faculty of Humanities, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Michalya Schonwald Moss, March 2012
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Master’s Thesis in International Development Studies Graduate School of Social Sciences University of Amsterdam
Fernando Cesar Pires Baptista, January 2011
4 articles
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The horror films got it wrong. This virus has turned us into caring neighbours
Article of The Guardian, 31/03/2020
George Monbiot, March 2020
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Article of The Guardian, 23 of July 2019
Samanth Subramanian, July 2019
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4963, November 2018
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6 Groundbreaking Community Land Trusts and Housing Co-ops from Around the World
Article by RioOnWatch, March 2017
March 2017