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The Green Yellow School Bus: Steal This Idea for Your Town
noviembre 5, 2013 17:01
Electric school buses set to roll in California By Ben Coxworth SolidarityEconomy.net via Gizmag.com Nov 4, 2013 – No, an electric school bus isn’t as exciting as an electric Porsche or Lotus, but in the grand scheme of things, it’s probably a lot more important. Case in point – a fleet of such buses are... ...ADFIAP attends 28th ADFIP Annual Meetings, boosts mutual engagement
noviembre 4, 2013 0:24
On invitation by the Association of DFIs in the Pacific (ADFIP), ADFIAP, represented by its Secretary General, Mr. Octavio B. Peralta, attended the 28th ADFIP Annual Meetings held on October 28 to November 1, 2013 at the Edgewater Resort Hotel in Rarotonga, Cook Islands and hosted by the Bank of Cook Islands. The Prime Minister... ...An inspired closing to the 5th International Meeting of Social Solidarity Economy
noviembre 1, 2013 17:24
A very full four days wrapped up today at the 5th International Meeting of the Social Solidarity Economy (SSE) in Manila. My last blog post outlined the ambitious agenda organizers had laid out for the event, as well as the opportunities and challenges facing the development of the social solidarity economy globally that were identified... ...Support for the development of the SSE in French neighbourhoods
noviembre 1, 2013 12:32An agreement on objectives for priority neighborhoods -2013 2015 – was signed by the Deputy Minister in charge of the SSE, Benoît Hamon, and the Minister for cities, Francois Lamy. This agreement aims to develop the SSE in neighborhoods in order to “encourage job creation ” and “to develop social entrepreneurship and social innovation”. One... ...
Objectives of the International Network Urgenci for the 2013-2015 period (ENG)
octubre 31, 2013 15:27Objectives of the International Network Urgenci for the 2013-2015 period, as defined by the new International Committee, elected during the General Assembly in Monterey, California, in January 2013.
WFTO President Attends Solidarity Economy Global Meeting in Manila
octubre 30, 2013 13:29
The Social Solidarity Economy Movement recently held a successful global meeting in Manila, the Philippines last 15 to 18 October. The international gathering was the fifth round organised by Réseau Intercontinental de Promotion de L’Économie Sociale Solidaire (Interncontinental Network for the Promotion of Social Solidarity Economy – RIPESS). WFTO’s regional branch WFTO Asia, a member... ...The European CSA movement: Running the Race against AgriFood Business on two legs: grassroots’ exchanges and advocacy (ENG)
octubre 30, 2013 9:36Urgenci, the network of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) movements, is growing on a positive tension between practical exchanges between field actors on the one hand, and advocacy actions to influence the legal and institutional frame. This is reflection of the two dimensions of CSA: it is both an immediate way of saving or establishing thousands... ...
Building a Global Agenda at the International Meeting of the Social Solidarity Economy
octubre 30, 2013 8:03
Posted: October 15, 2013 As a fitting part of New Economy Week and Co-op week, today 650 participants from 35 countries gathered in the Philippines to share strategies for growing the Social Solidarity Economy as an alternative economic model around the world. This is the fifth global meeting organized by RIPESS, the Intercontinental Network for... ...CCEDNet Member Margie Mendell wins the Prix du Québec
octubre 29, 2013 16:11
The Government of Québec has announced that Marguerite Mendell — economist, professor and interim principal of Concordia University’s School of Community and Public Affairs (SCPA) — will receive the Prix du Québec for her three decades of scholarship and social engagement in the field of social economy. The Prix du Québec is the highest distinction... ...Promoting Responsible Investment and Commerce in Europe (PRICE)
octubre 24, 2013 12:09WFTO is one of the partners of an exciting project that will promote ethical investments among financial institutions in Europe….
RIPESS Calls on UN to Promote Social and Solidarity Economy
octubre 23, 2013 10:4821/10/2013 – Source: UNRISD | News & Views | English Welcoming the recent initiative of 14 United Nations agencies to establish an Inter-Agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy, the 600 participants at the 5th RIPESS International Meeting on Social Solidarity Economy, held on 15-18 October in Manila, called on the new body to... ...
Economists push zones for clean local industries
octubre 23, 2013 9:19
By Julie M. Aurelio to the Philippine Daily Inquirer 3:43 am | Sunday, October 20th, 2013 THE INCREASINGLY concentrated poverty in informal urban settlements is one of the consequences of urbanization. File photo by Arnold Almacen MANILA, Philippines—A network of economists is proposing the creation of “ecosystem zones” where communities can set up livelihood industries... ...Oikocredit’s latest deal in Tajikistan
octubre 23, 2013 5:07
IMON International is a leading microfinance institution (MFI) in Tajikistan, offering financial and non-financial services to urban and rural micro-entrepreneurs. The MFI was originally founded by the National Association of Business Women of Tajikistan in partnership with Mercy Corps in 1999. An evolving MFI IMON has since evolved into a savings MFI, obtaining a banking... ...DBP to open SME desks nationwide
octubre 23, 2013 0:14To make credit more accessible to small and medium enterprises (SMEs), the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) plans to establish satellite SME Desks around the country. The Bank is going to open SME Desks for every region so that there will be SME account officers to concentrate on their loans. DBP’s loan portfolio grew... ...
Land Bank lauds strong CFIs
octubre 23, 2013 0:13The Land Bank of the Philippines (Land Bank) has recognized top countryside financial institutions (CFIs) for making their presence count in rural places no matter the heightened competition from bigger banks and non-banks institutions. Land Bank President & CEO Gilda E. Pico paid tribute to outstanding partner CFIs for their valuable support to the Bank’s... ...
