Africa
17 publications
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    The Informal Economy Revisited: Examining the Past, Envisioning the Future Marty Chen, Françoise Carré, Wiego, April 2021 
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    The Informal Economy Revisited Examining the Past, Envisioning the Future Marty 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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    Social and Solidarity Economy. Beyond the Fringe. Peter Utting, ZED books UK, 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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    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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    Ripples from the Zambezi Passion, Entrepreneurship, and the Rebirth of Local Economies Ernesto Sirolli, New Society Publishers, United States, 1998 
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    The Invention of Women. Making an African Sense of Western Gender Discourses. Oyeronke Oyewumi, University of Minnesota Press, USA, 1997 
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    Ambo, Ethiopia - Ambo University – MA and Doctorate in Cooperatives 
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    Online - GSEF – Promoting SSE through Public Policies: Guidelines for Local Governments 
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    Online - OECD – Assess your social entrepreneurship ecosystem 
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    Jürgen Schwettmann, 2022 
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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 
41 Videos
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    Local Futures November 2023 
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    Democratizing Monetary Issue: Tools for Resilience | Schumacher Conversations September 2023 
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    New Habitat International Coalition (HIC) podcasts series on land rights June 2023 
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    Future opportunities and challenges for the Social and Solidarity Economy February 2023 
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    Planet Local: A Quiet Revolution June 2022 
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    ILO Live: The social and solidarity economy explained World of Work show June 2022 
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    Intercontinental Webinar: Towards the strengthening of SSE ecosystems at all levels Video from Ripess Intercontinental Newsletter- March 2022 March 2022 
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    Ecological Economics For All (EE4All) (12 videos) 2022 
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    The Social and Solidarity Economy as a pathway to achieving the 2030 Agenda and the role of UNTFSSE June 2021 
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    SSE: Leading the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the Contribution to a Fair Recovery (EUSES) May 2021 
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    UNRISD’s Guidelines for Local Governments on Policies for Social and Solidarity Economy by Nunchi February 2021 
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    Urgenci TV : CSA around the world 2020 
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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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    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 
18 pedagogical tools
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    Exploring the SSE for the SDGs: the online course UNTFSSE September 2023 
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    The Climate Dictionary: An everyday guide to climate change UNDP April 2023 
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    Think.COOP for refugees and host communities ILO tools April 2023 
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    The Medcaravan – The Mediterranean Caravan: Learning and Sharing Agroecology glossary 2023 
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    EJAtlas - Global Atlas of Environmental Justice 2021 
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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 
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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 
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    Concept note Henri GIRARD, President of TERRE VERTE/GREEN EARTH, April 2024 
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    Fairtrade Impact map/Mapa de Impacto del Comercio Justo Fairtrade International February 2024 
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    Les politiques de l’ESS : une approche comparée : Le Maroc Chaire TerrESS et GSEF par Juliette Garine-Wichatitsky, Lého De Bohan, Léa El Zein, Anna Giraud, March 2023 
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    Diversity of SSE organisations in the South African environment The social and solidarity economy policy process in South Africa April 2022 
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    March 2022 
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    How SSE initiatives contribute to achieving the SDGs in the post-Covid context RIPESS networks and its national and local members December 2021 
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    Ripess Intercontinental Newsletter - March 2021 March 2021 
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    “Women are the source of all development” Interview with Jeanne d’Arc Ballo Ripess Intercontinental Newsletter - March 2021 March 2021 
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    International Labour Organization (ILO) Publication Dr. Akram Belhaj Rhouma, March 2020 
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    From : Guidelines for Local Governments on Policies for Social and Solidarity Economy, UNRISD Susan Steinman, 2020 
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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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    Community Land Trust – Voi, Kenya dir. par Claire Simonneau, UMR Géographie-cités, France, June 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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    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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    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 
151 Analyses/working papers/articles
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    Fairtrade Living Income - Progress Report 2023 FAIR TRADE International December 2023 
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    The UN and the Radical Reform of the International System Rosa Luxembourg Stiftung Gustave Massiah, November 2023 
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    Yvon Poirier, Hamish Jenkins, October 2023 
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    Infography: Key milestones of UNTFSSE October 2023 
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    Report - RIPESS at GSEF, May 2023, Dakar August 2023 
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    Future opportunities and challenges for the Social and Solidarity Economy February 23, 2023 webinar summary February 2023 
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    Historic Breakthrough for Social and Solidarity Economy at the International Labour Organization UNRISD working papers Hamish Jenkins, January 2023 
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    Advancing the 2030 Agenda through the Social and Solidarity Economy Second position paper 2023 
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    Crises of Inequality: Shifting Power for a New Eco-Social Contract UNRISD 2022 Flagship report October 2022 
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    Living Income Guidance for Governments. Guidance for public policy makers Fair Trade Advocacy Office team and all., August 2022 
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    Fairtrade: Exploring our impact. A review on research on Fairtrade from 2015 - 2020. July 2022 
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    International Labour Conference – 110th Session, 2022 June 2022 
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    Encyclopedia of the Social and Solidarity Economy AA.VV., May 2022 
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    Legal Compendium on the Social and Solidarity Economy ILO - Cooperatives and the World of Work No. 15 May 2022 
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    Decent work and the social and solidarity economy International Labour Conference 110th Session, 2022 - Report VI March 2022 
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    Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability IPCC Sixth Assessment Report February 2022 
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    Report: Adapting to New Climate Realities in Cities Cities Alliance January 2022 
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    Advancing the 2030 Agenda through the Social and Solidarity Economy Position paper of the United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy 2022 
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    CIRIEC-España, Revista de Economía Pública, Social y Cooperativa, Colombia Pérez Muñoz, Abigail Hunt, Moizza Binat Sarwar, 2022 CIRIEC - España - Revista de Economía pública, social y cooperativa 
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    ILO and Research EQ. 2021 AA.VV., November 2021 
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    ICA-EU Partnership Legal Framework Analysis. Regional report: Africa November 2021 
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    University of Leeds November 2021 
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    The Social and Solidarity Economy: From the Margins to the Mainstream. Highlights OCDE September 2021 
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    UN/DESA Policy Brief #109 July 2021 
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    Young people and cooperatives : a perfect match? Global thematic research report - International Cooperative Alliance March 2021 
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    Report of the Secretary-General United Nations Economic and Social Council February 2021 
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    Policy Report : Roots of Resilience.. Land Policy for an Agroecological Transition in Europe. Nyéléni, January 2021 
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    Guidelines for Local Governments on Policies for Social and Solidarity Economy Publication UNRISD Hamish Jenkins, Yi Ilcheong, Samuel Brülisauer, Kameni Chaddah, January 2021 
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    South Africa’s social and solidarity economy: A study of its characteristics and conditions ILO 2021 2021 
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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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    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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    Ecological Solidarity and Popular Education Sisyphus — Journal of Education, vol. 8, no. 3, 2020, pp. 85-99 Astrid von Kotze, 2020 
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    Wind energy: A gender perspective IRENA report The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), 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 Surinyach 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, Françoise Wautiez, Béatrice Alain, January 2018 
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    La Via Campesina in Action for Climate Justice Henrich Böll Stiftung Ecology ( Vol 44.6 La Via Campesina, 2018 
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    Submission by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to the development of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework 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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    Second Global Report on “Cooperatives and Employment” - CICOPA 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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    Rural finance: Insights from three continents Passerelles n°3 AA.VV., May 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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    Social and Solidarity Economy: Beyond the Fringe? Introductory chapter Peter Utting, 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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    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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    ILO Manual.Second version. December 2013 
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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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    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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    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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    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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    “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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    The Basic Income Grant in Namibia. Resource Book. Claudia Haarmann, Dirk Haarmann, June 2005 
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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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    2000 
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    Community Currency Systems: A Co-operative Option for the Developing World ? Peter Moers, 1998 
27 Charter/Manifesto
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    We are calling for a Business Revolution! February 2024 
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    Walk the talk: a complete realization of the NUA commitments for structural change Collective statement for the second UN-Habitat Assembly May 2023 
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    The GSEF 2023 Declaration in Dakar May 6, 2023 May 2023 
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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 
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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 UNTFSSE 2016 
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    High Level Event - September 28, 2015, New York September 2015 
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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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    The 6 Food Sovereignty Principles Nyéléni 2007 - Forum for Food Sovereignty, February 23rd – 27th, 2007, Sélingué, Mali, 2007 
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    Declaration of the African Fair Trade Symposium, Cotonou, 2006 April 2006 
9 public contributions
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    RIPESS Intervention for end of Point 4 (110th Ilo Conference) Judith Hitchman, June 2022 
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    RIPESS Eu Scientific Committee – International webinar on Solidarity economy Youssef Sadik, January 2021 
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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 and Solidarity Economy A Grassroots Economic Alternative to Corporate-led Globalization Nairobi, Thursday 21 July 2016, Civil Society Forum - CNUCED 14 July 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 
31 articles
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    RIPESS keeping the work up as observers for the UNTFSSE Article of RIPESS Europe newsletter, February 2024 February 2024 
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    MedTOWN: coproduction and Social and Solidarity Economy in the Mediterranean Article of RIPESS Europe newsletter, December 2023 ENI CBC Med, December 2023 
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    Nyeleni international movement for food sovereignty Article of RIPESS Europe newsletter, December 2023 Dražen Šimleša, December 2023 
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    Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators October 2023 
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    My journey to the Social and Solidarity Economy Social Economy News, June 2023 Yi Ilcheong, June 2023 
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    The GPR2C (Global Platform for Right to the City) at the 2nd session of the UN-Habitat Assembly Article of RIPESS Europe newsletter, June 2023 Global Platform for the Right to the City, June 2023 
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    GSEF2023: Caravane JeunESSe – future of solidarity in Africa Article by Ripess Intercontinental, June 2023 June 2023 
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    Podcast (in spanish)_ Interview with Ernestina in Dakar: Afro-Peruvian leader and care worker. Article by Ripess Intercontinental, June 2023 Andrea Echeverría, June 2023 
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    For a feminist Social and Solidarity Economy Article of RIPESS Europe newsletter, June 2023 Credal, Tangente et Ripess Europe, June 2023 
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    Article by Ripess Intercontinental, May 2023 May 2023 
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    Teranga: solidarity lives in Senegal Article by Ripess Intercontinental, May 2023 May 2023 
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    UN: Cultural rights and climate change Article of RIPESS Europe newsletter, May 2023 excerpts from the August 2020 UN Report of the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Karima Bennoune, May 2023 
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    Expansion of the Solidarity Economy in the world Article of RIPESS Europe newsletter, April 2023 Daniel Rabanaque, April 2023 
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    February 2023 
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    20th Anniversary in Building the SSE Movement (Ripess Intercontinental) Article by Canadian CED Network, December 19, 2022 Yvon Poirier, December 2022 
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    RIPESS moderated the side event of HLPF 2022 (United Nations) Article by Ripess Intercontinental, September 2022 September 2022 
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    RAESS, moving forward on the Social Solidarity Economy pathway in Cameroon Article by Ripess Intercontinental September 2022 
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    Envisioning the future of the social & solidarity economy at MedRiSSE launching conference Article of ENICBCMED, september 2022 June 2022 
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    The 110th International Labour Conference comes to an end with the SSE in the spotlight June 2022 
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    Small producers still feed the planet, despite the FAO Article from the RIPESS Europe newsletter - March 2022 Article from Altreconomia : I piccoli produttori nutrono ancora il Pianeta, nonostante la Fao, di Marta Facchini — 15 Febbraio 2022, March 2022 
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    To promote the development of SSE: A framework law in the making in Morocco Article from the RIPESS Europe newsletter - March 2022 Article from Aujourd’hui le Maroc, February 15, 2022, by Ouchagour Leila, March 2022 
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    SSE further confirmed as a strategy to achieve the 2030 SDGs Article from RIPESS Intercontinental - February 2022 Madani KOUMARE, February 2022 
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    The climate crisis is racist… – a closer Cooperation is necessary Article from the RIPESS Europe newsletter - November 2021 Elisabeth Voß, November 2021 
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    RIPESS global advocacy work for the promotion of SSE Article from the RIPESS Europe newsletter - April 2021 April 2021 
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    An International Feminist School Under Construction Article from the RIPESS Europe newsletter - January 2021 capiremov.org, January 2021 
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    Article from the RIPESS Europe newsletter - December 2020 Annie Berger, December 2020 
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    RIPESS analyses SSE response beyond COVID-19 through three webinars Article from the RIPESS Intercontinental- September 2020 September 2020 
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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 
5 organizations RIPESS & ODDs
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    UNTFSSE, SSE: a viable pathway to post-covid recovery 2021 
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    Advocacy for the promotion of SSE, a RIPESS project 2021 
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    Promoting sustainable agricultural practices in Burkina Faso 2021 
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    Financial inclusion and economic empowerment for women and young people in Mali 2021 
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    Ending women in poverty in Kaélé (Cameroun) Women Coalition for Agenda 2030 (WOCA 2030), 2021 
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    Training and capacity building for women and girls in vulnerable situations - Bamako, Mali. Association ORFED – Mali, January 2022 
Web sites :
- Pôle Microfinancement
- Transition network
- Villes en Transition
- REMESS - Réseau Marocain d’économie sociale et solidaire
- Association for Women’s rights development (AWID)
- Centre International de Développement et de Recherche (CIDR)
- Enda Environnement et développement du Tiers Monde (Enda)
- RIPESS - Réseau Intercontinental de Promotion de l’Economie Sociale et Solidaire (RIPESS)
- COFTA - Cooperation for Fair Trade in Africa
- PLATESS - Plateforme Tunisienne de l’Economie sociale et solidaire
- Organic-world.net
- ZIMSOFF - Zimbabwe Smallhorder Organic Farmers Forum
- RELIESS - Politiques Publiques en Economie Sociale et Solidaire
- Koru Kenya
- Ecotourisme autochtone
- Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing - Wiego
- TFSSE - UN Inter-agency Taskforce on Social and Solidarity Economy
- Community Currency Knowledge Gateway
- RENAPESS - Réseau National d’appui à la promotion de l’économie sociale et solidaire du Mali
- Fairtrade Towns
- Social Performance Task Force
- RESOLIS - Recherche et Evaluation de Solutions Innovantes et Sociales
- Labo RAESS - Laboratoire et Service International d’Appui du réseau Africain de l’Economie Sociale et Solidaire
- Solidarum
- Localizing the SDGs
- Transformative cities
- IFOAM Organics International
- chabaka.tn
- Public Futures - International database of De-privatised Public Services (Remunicipalisation)
- Coopedia Knowledge Base
- Social and Solidarity Economy (ILO)







