Solidarity Economy in Latin America/PECOSOL
Programa de Economía Solidaria (PECOSOL) Guatemala is an inter-institutional platform made up of the Association for Agricultural and Microenterprise Development (ADAM), the General Central of Guatemalan Workers (CGTG), INCOFIN de Guatemala and the Association for the Conservation of the Biosphere (ASOBIOSFERA). They aim to promote solidarity and resilient economies by using an intra-sectoral and inter-institutional approach to agri-food value chain management, with a focus on supporting small-scale producers and micro-enterprises.
Details of the Work edit
Location edit
PECOSOL headquarters is located in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala.
Timeframe edit
Unknown – Present
Partnerships edit
Member Organizations edit
- ADAM (Asociación de desarollo agricola y microempresarial)
- ASOBIOSFERA
- Confederación Central General de Trabajadores de Guatemala
- INCOFIN de Guatemala
Participating Platforms edit
- Global Social Economy Forum
- Alianza por el Derecho Humano a la Alimentación en Centroamérica (ADHAC)
- RIPESS Latinoamerica
- World Solidarity
Partnered Organizations edit
- Jotay ACTuando Juntas Guatemala
- RIPESS
- Union de Agricultores Minifundistas de Guatemala (UAM)
- Vicariato Apostelico de Petén
- Colectivo Orgánico Regional de Occidente
- Kuchub'al
- Movimiento de Jóvenes de la Calle
- SERJUS Guatemala
- Red Alternativa de Intercambio Solidario (RAIS)
- Fundación NPV (Naturaleza para la Vida)
- Movimiento de Trabajadores/as Campesinos/as
- Asociación Civil Brisas del ITIZA
- Desarollo Sostenible para Guatemala (DESGUA)
Allied Organizations edit
- Gobierno de Guatemala (Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería, y Alimentación; Ministerio de Economía; Ministerio de Ambiente y Recursos Naturales)
- Gremial de Apicultores de Petén
- SRE Embajada de México en Guatemala
- Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
- Municipalidad de San Andrés, Petén
- Paz y Desarollo
- ANAM
- Centro Universitario de Petén
- Xilotl Asociación para el Desarollo Social, AC
- ASEDE
Values edit
resilience, rural employment, participation of indigenous women in their programs, adaptability in the face of climate change, solidarity, sustainability, social justice
General Categories edit
Production, consumption, food and agriculture, micro-enterprise
Website/Social Media edit
Website edit
Social Media edit
Facebook edit
https://www.facebook.com/pecosolgt
YouTube edit
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7LEVcXRVXbN5EJ1q7HH8vQ?view_as=subscriber
LinkedIn edit
Contact Information edit
Telephone edit
Tel. 00 (502) 7767 4672
Email edit
info@pecosol.org.gt
Additional Resources edit
Academic edit
- http://repositori.uji.es/xmlui/handle/10234/177267
- https://bdigital.zamorano.edu/handle/11036/6586
- https://lamjol.info/index.php/CALERA/article/view/8848
- http://ri.uaemex.mx/handle/20.500.11799/106190