From the local to the global, how can the social and solidarity economy (SSE) become a lever for regional cooperation?
During the KOZÉ ESS Morning organized by the CRESS of the Guadeloupe Islands, actors and networks shared their experiences and opened up perspectives to link local initiatives and Caribbean dynamics, with CORÉOM as a support framework.
During the Morning Show KOZÉ ESS, Organised on November 18 as part of the Social and Solidarity Economy Month, local stakeholders gathered at the initiative of the CRESS of the Guadeloupe Islands to share practices, challenges and perspectives around a social and solidarity economy that is both locally rooted and open to the world.
Conceived as a time for friendly and structured exchange, this morning highlighted the levers for success of social and solidarity economy initiatives, from support and financing of social innovation to cooperation dynamics at different scales.
Cooperating to transform: from local implementation to the Caribbean horizon
The third highlight of the morning, «"From local to global: cooperating to transform"», opened up a space for reflection on how Guadeloupean social and solidarity economy initiatives can be part of regional cooperation dynamics, particularly at the Caribbean level.
It is within this context that Mathieu Balagne (coordinator of Karib Horizon), a multi-stakeholder regional network in the Caribbean based in Guadeloupe, spoke to share its experience in regional cooperation and present the program COREOOM. Through this public statement, cooperation was embodied not as a distant projection, but as a natural extension of local dynamics, based on the pooling of knowledge and practices, mutual learning and networking of actors.
This point was notably supported by Julien Mérion, another participant in the round table and president of the CO.RE.CA. (COntacts et REcherches CAraïbes) association, a recognized player in Caribbean solidarity. This provided an opportunity to present another concrete example of the cooperative dynamics of social and solidarity economy (SSE) organizations through the SOS Melissa operation, which provided support to Haiti, Jamaica, and Cuba following the hurricane.1.
A dynamic and connected social and solidarity economy in Guadeloupe
By bringing together institutions, social economy actors, partners and networks, the KOZÉ ESS Morning event illustrated a Guadeloupean social economy. moving, capable of engaging in dialogue with other territories and of considering its actions beyond the local level. She reiterated that regional cooperation constitutes a strategic lever and an opportunity to strengthen the impact of initiatives and to embed projects in sustainable dynamics.
Through the participation of Karib Horizon, this morning's event helped to highlight the role of a program like CORÉOM in support and networking actors, serving an overseas regional cooperation built from the ground up and from the territories.
- To learn more about CO.RE.CA's activities: SOS Melissa – Caribbean Solidarity ↩︎