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ILO at COP28: Events on sustainable enterprises, financing and just transition

24 November 2023

Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators

Interview with Ekaterina Dimitrova, Project Manager, Monnaie Léman, Geneva, Switzerland

20 November 2023

“Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators” is a series of interviews with co-operators from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths during the course of their work on cooperatives and the wider social and soli-darity economy (SSE). On this occasion, the ILO interviewed Ekaterina Dimitrova, Project Manager, Monnaie Léman, Geneva, Switzerland.

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The Social and Solidarity Economy as an agent of social innovation in Africa

03 October 2022

An ILO research report on the contribution of SSE to social innovation in Africa is now available in English and French

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Social and solidarity economy: Social innovation catalyst in Africa?

19 September 2022

The report illustrates and characterizes the social innovation processes carried out by Social and Solidarity Economy Organizations (SSEOs) in five African countries (South Africa, Cameroon, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia). By analysing practical cases of social innovation, it explores the extent to which SSEOs contribute to generating social innovation in Africa for a more sustainable and inclusive local development, as well as the creation and promotion of decent work for all. The report highlights internal and external factors impacting SSEOs in their social innovation process and it presents a set of policy recommendations to unlock the potential of SSEOs as catalyser of social innovation in African.

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The ILO shares its knowledge on financing the social and solidarity economy (SSE) with its Constituents in Iran

31 March 2022

The ILO COOP manager sent a video message for the 4th edition of the international webinar on cooperative experiences organized by the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour and Social Welfare on March 8, 2022.

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12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy - Plenary Session 4: Financial mechanisms for innovative SSE ecosystems

10 January 2022

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12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy - Elective 6: SSE, Local Economic Development and social innovation

10 January 2022