Solidarity Economy in Latin America/Villa El Salvador

Location: Peru

Located on the outskirts of Lima

Website: https://www.munives.gob.pe/

Social Media: https://twitter.com/VesMuni

Journalistic Resources:

https://thecityfix.com/blog/lima-peru-villa-el-salvador-story-ordered-informal-development-thomas-abbot-robin-king/

https://www.fpa.es/en/princess-of-asturias-awards/laureates/1987-villa-el-salvador.html?texto=trayectoria&especifica=0

http://www.amigosdevilla.it/historia.htm

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/17/peru-rainbow-barrio-ideals-nation-right-villa-el-salvador

Academic Resources:

https://www.cairn-int.info/article-E_MED_124_0113--evolution-of-collective-action-in-villa.htm

Details of the Work

a healthy, clean and green city

an educational community

a productive and wealth-generating district

a supportive community

a democratic community

Villa El Salvador (the CUAVES), Association of small industrialists (APEMIVES), Industrial Park

citizenship and representative democracy

housing, land, food, education, health, cooperative governance

1971