{"id":195509,"date":"2024-05-30T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/?p=195509"},"modified":"2024-05-29T14:01:38","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T12:01:38","slug":"african-forum-for-social-and-solidarity-economy-foraess-promoting-an-inclusive-and-sustainable-economy-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/en\/actualites-en\/african-forum-for-social-and-solidarity-economy-foraess-promoting-an-inclusive-and-sustainable-economy-in-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"African forum for Social and Solidarity Economy (FORA&#8217;ESS) : promoting an inclusive and sustainable economy in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"field_62d960f01f557\" class=\"container-fluid px-0 flexible_section block_innertemplate\">\n   <div class=\"row flexible_section_content\">\n\n\n\n<div id=\"actus_hero\" class=\"container-fluid px-0 flexible_section\">\n\t<div id=\"actus_hero_inner\" class=\"hero_container px-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hero_image_outer\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GroupeSOS-home.png\" alt=\"Acualit\u00e9s Groupe SOS\" class=\"heroimage\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"actus_tetiere\" class=\"container-fluid px-0 flexible_section mb-5\">\n <div id=\"actus_tetiere_inner\" class=\"container flexible_section_inner\">\n   <div class=\"row flexible_section_content\">\n\t   <div class=\"p-5 col-sm-12 colonne colonne1\">\n\t\t<div class=\"colonne_inner text-left\">\n\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/en\/actus\/\">NEWS<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<h1>African forum for Social and Solidarity Economy (FORA&#8217;ESS) : promoting an inclusive and sustainable economy in Africa<\/h1>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t   <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"content-area container mx-auto\">\n\t\t<div id=\"main\" class=\"site-main\" role=\"main\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"container px-0\" id=\"singlenews\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row d-flex justify-content-center\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col mx-auto\" id=\"actusdetail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content mt-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"small actus_liste_elem_cont_date col-12 px-0\"><i class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i> 30 May 2024 &bull; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/en\/actus\/\">NEWS<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"actualites_content\"><p><strong>The first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foraess.org\/\">African Forum on the Social Solidarity Economy (FORA&#8217;ESS)<\/a> is being held from 31 May to 1 June in Yaound\u00e9, Cameroon. This pan-African event brings together SSE players, governments, international organisations and the private sector. The aim? To provide a forum for exchanges with a view to promoting and consolidating the various models of the Social Solidarity Economy in Africa. Groupe SOS, for whom the Social Solidarity Economy is an essential driving force in the transition to a fairer and more sustainable world, is a partner of the Forum.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to Pauline Effa, member of the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/en\/le-groupe-sos\/our-governance\/conseil-dadministration-groupe-sos-international\/\"> international advisory board<\/a> of Groupe SOS and referent for the Social and Solidarity Economy in Cameroon and Africa, &#8220;Africa must invest in its dynamic human capital, made up mainly of women and young people, to develop local economic solutions by making the most of the potential of its territories. Local social and solidarity economy networks (RELESS) play a crucial role in supporting these grassroots players. It is essential to strengthen this human potential through appropriate support.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div> \n\t<\/section>\n\t\n<style>\n\n#actus_tetiere_inner .colonne1 { background-color: var(--orange); color: #ffffff;}\n\n<\/style>\t\n\t\n\t  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"field_pow5cd6fd314dab43be\" class=\"container-fluid px-0 flexible_section block_columns\">\n <div id=\"field_pow5cd6fd314dab43be_inner\" class=\"container flexible_section_inner\">\n\n   <div class=\"row flexible_section_content\">\n\n   <div class=\"col-sm-12 colonne colonne1\">\n    <div class=\"colonne_inner  text-left\">\n<h3><span>Groupe SOS acts and supports SSE players in many african countries <\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span>Groupe SOS is active in over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/en\/le-groupe-sos\/our-international-projects\/\">50 countries around the world<\/a> in the fight against exclusion, particularly in many African countries. Its international NGOs and social enterprises operate through partnerships with local players or through direct intervention in some fifteen countries on the continent. Its teams are actively involved in concrete ways:\u00a0 <\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Promoting access to healthcare for all through <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/en\/structure\/sante-sud\/\"><b><span>Sant\u00e9 Sud<\/span><\/b><\/a><span> ;\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Protecting forests and biodiversity through <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/en\/structure\/planete-urgence\/\"><b><span>Plan\u00e8te Urgence<\/span><\/b><\/a><span>;\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Supporting entrepreneurs in impact projects through <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/en\/structure\/groupe-sos-pulse\/\"><b><span>PULSE<\/span><\/b><\/a><span>;\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Fostering social and economic inclusion through <\/span><b><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ppi-groupesos.org\/en\/\">PPI-People Power Inclusion<\/a>;<\/span><\/b><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Fighting stereotypes and promoting dialogue between communities through <\/span><b><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/en\/structure\/play-international\/\">PLAY Internationa<\/a>l<\/span><\/b><span>, etc.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n   <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"field_pow15cdd3e3047b4ab1\" class=\"container-fluid px-0 flexible_section block_adaptativetextandimage\">\n <div id=\"field_pow15cdd3e3047b4ab1_inner\" class=\"container flexible_section_inner\">\n\n   <div class=\"row flexible_section_content adaptativeimage \" id=\"textimagebanner_pow15cdd3e3047b4ab1\">\n\n   <div class=\"col-12 col-sm-8 order-2 order-sm-1 colonne colonne1 colonne1_pow15cdd3e3047b4ab1\">\n    <div class=\"colonne_inner text-left d-flex align-items-center justify-content-start\">\n    <div class=\"colonne_inner_sub\">\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW69982226 BCX8\" lang=\"FR-FR\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69982226 BCX8\">Focus on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ppi-groupesos.org\/en\/\"> <strong>PPI-People Power Inclusion<\/strong><\/a>: <\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW139375706 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW139375706 BCX2\">an international NGO set up in 1998, PPI&#8217;s mission is to<strong> support SSE players in their access to finance and markets<\/strong>. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW139375706 BCX2\">In Africa, it is particularly active in Egypt, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, C\u00f4<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW139375706 BCX2\">te <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW139375706 BCX2\">d&#8217;Ivo<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW139375706 BCX2\">ire<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW139375706 BCX2\"> and Madagascar.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"col-12 col-sm-4 order-1 order-sm-2 colonne colonne2 colonne2_pow15cdd3e3047b4ab1\">\n   <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"field_pow25add4b8184348f1\" class=\"container-fluid px-0 flexible_section block_columns\">\n <div id=\"field_pow25add4b8184348f1_inner\" class=\"container flexible_section_inner\">\n\n   <div class=\"row flexible_section_content\">\n\n   <div class=\"col-sm-12 colonne colonne1\">\n    <div class=\"colonne_inner  text-left\">\n<h3><span>Groupe SOS is committed to shaping the social and solidarity economy on an international scale <\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span>Convinced that the Social Solidarity Economy is an essential driving force in the transition to a more sustainable and fairer world, Groupe SOS is calling for frameworks to be put in place to encourage its development. The United Nations resolution of 18 April 2023, enshrining the SSE as the socio-economic model best suited to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, is a step in this direction.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Groupe SOS heads up the permanent secratariat of <a href=\"https:\/\/pact-for-impact.org\/?lang=fr\">Pact for Impact<\/a>, <span class=\"TextRun SCXW149083549 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW149083549 BCX2\">an alliance that aims to put governments and local authorities in touch with all <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW149083549 BCX2\">organisations<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW149083549 BCX2\"> committed to the Social Solidarity Economy. The ambition? To <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW149083549 BCX2\">allocate<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW149083549 BCX2\"> 10% of the global economy to the service of a fairer, more <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW149083549 BCX2\">inclusive<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW149083549 BCX2\"> and more <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW149083549 BCX2\">environmentally friendly<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW149083549 BCX2\"> society. In other words, to invest resources <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW149083549 BCX2\">commensurate<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW149083549 BCX2\"> with the UN&#8217;s sustainable development <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW149083549 BCX2\">objectives<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW149083549 BCX2\"> for 2030<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW149083549 BCX2\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW101784443 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW101784443 BCX2\">The Pact for Impact alliance is now working to promote the adoption of legal frameworks and tools for the SSE, to enable the emergence of social and ecological innovations<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW101784443 BCX2\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n   <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"field_powb90a233857f04a13\" class=\"container-fluid px-0 flexible_section block_columns\">\n <div id=\"field_powb90a233857f04a13_inner\" class=\"container flexible_section_inner\">\n\n   <div class=\"row flexible_section_content\">\n\n   <div class=\"bordertopjaune mb-3 mb-sm-0 col-sm-8 colonne colonne1\">\n    <div class=\"colonne_inner  text-left\">\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Our Manifesto for a systemic approach to international development <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span>Today, less than 30 countries recognise the SSE in law and support it. Yet at international, European, national and local levels, it is possible to structure the SSE.\u00a0<\/span><b><span>We need to create ecosystems conducive to the SSE in the 160 countries that do not have them.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"darkbluebutton\" href=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/en\/plaidoyers-en\/international-development\/\">Discover the manifesto<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"col-sm-4 colonne colonne2\">\n    <div class=\"colonne_inner text-left d-flex align-items-center justify-content-start\">\n    <div class=\"colonne_inner_sub \">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-192691 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/For-a-systemic-approach-of-international-development-213x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/For-a-systemic-approach-of-international-development-213x300.png 213w, https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/For-a-systemic-approach-of-international-development.png 616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n   <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"field_pow7f71e1c68679412c\" class=\"container-fluid px-0 flexible_section block_categorygrid\">\n <div id=\"field_pow7f71e1c68679412c_inner\" class=\"container flexible_section_inner\">\n\n  <div class=\"row flexible_section_title_container\"><div class=\"col-12 flexible_section_title_col\"><h2 class=\"flexible_section_title mb-5 text-left  \">A lire \u00e9galement<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"container-fluid px-0\" id=\"grid_pow7f71e1c68679412c_outer\">\n<div class=\"container px-0\">\n  <div class=\"row row-cols-1 row-cols-md-3 row-cols-lg-3 flexible_section_content\" id=\"grid_pow7f71e1c68679412c\">\n   <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-4 col-lg-4  item mb-3 elem-1\">\n<div class=\"item_content item_actus linkable h-100 item_rouge\" data-dest=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/en\/actualites-en\/erasmus-projects-supporting-social-inclusion-and-ecological-transition-three-groupe-sos-organisations-awarded\/\">\r\n<div class=\"item_content_thumb\">   <div class=\"grid_post_thumbnail mb-3\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/christian-lue-M-qfT_t-7PY-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"union europ\u00e9enne - lgbt\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/christian-lue-M-qfT_t-7PY-unsplash-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/christian-lue-M-qfT_t-7PY-unsplash-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/christian-lue-M-qfT_t-7PY-unsplash-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/christian-lue-M-qfT_t-7PY-unsplash-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/christian-lue-M-qfT_t-7PY-unsplash-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/christian-lue-M-qfT_t-7PY-unsplash-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><\/div>\n <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"item_actus_content_outer\">\r\n<p class=\"mt-1 small px-1\">13 October 2025<\/p>\r\n<h3 class=\"blue my-3 px-1\">Erasmus+ projects supporting social inclusion and ecological transition: three Groupe SOS organisations awarded\u00a0<\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"item_actus_content px-1\">Groupe SOS is strengthening its European engagement by winning three Erasmus+ projects as coordinator, through its organisations Solidarit\u00e9 \u00c9nerg\u00e9tique France&hellip;<\/div>\r\n<p class=\"item_more mt-3 p-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/en\/actualites-en\/erasmus-projects-supporting-social-inclusion-and-ecological-transition-three-groupe-sos-organisations-awarded\/\" class=\"readmorebutton\">Lire la suite<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-4 col-lg-4  item mb-3 elem-2\">\n<div class=\"item_content item_actus linkable h-100 item_jaune\" data-dest=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/en\/actualites-en\/lets-not-be-afraid\/\">\r\n<div class=\"item_content_thumb\">   <div class=\"grid_post_thumbnail mb-3\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Europe-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Europe-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Europe-1-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Europe-1-1024x599.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Europe-1-768x449.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Europe-1-1536x899.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Europe-1-2048x1198.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div>\n <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"item_actus_content_outer\">\r\n<p class=\"mt-1 small px-1\">29 August 2025<\/p>\r\n<h3 class=\"blue my-3 px-1\">Let\u2019s Not Be Afraid!<\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"item_actus_content px-1\">The Call from Over 150 Business Leaders to Rebuild European Sovereignty. An opinion piece published in the French newspaper \u201cLes&hellip;<\/div>\r\n<p class=\"item_more mt-3 p-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/en\/actualites-en\/lets-not-be-afraid\/\" class=\"readmorebutton\">Lire la suite<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-4 col-lg-4  item mb-3 elem-3\">\n<div class=\"item_content item_actus linkable h-100 item_vert\" data-dest=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/en\/actualites-en\/hospitalisation-supporting-children-beyond-medical-care-crf-villiers-sur-marne\/\">\r\n<div class=\"item_content_thumb\">   <div class=\"grid_post_thumbnail mb-3\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2016\" height=\"954\" src=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CRF-VILLIERS.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CRF-VILLIERS.jpeg 2016w, https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CRF-VILLIERS-300x142.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CRF-VILLIERS-1024x485.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CRF-VILLIERS-768x363.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CRF-VILLIERS-1536x727.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2016px) 100vw, 2016px\" \/><\/div>\n <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"item_actus_content_outer\">\r\n<p class=\"mt-1 small px-1\">23 July 2025<\/p>\r\n<h3 class=\"blue my-3 px-1\">Hospitalisation: Supporting Children Beyond Medical Care \u2013 CRF Villiers-sur-Marne\u00a0<\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"item_actus_content px-1\">Being admitted to hospital is a complex experience for a child and their family. Beyond the pain caused by illness&hellip;<\/div>\r\n<p class=\"item_more mt-3 p-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/en\/actualites-en\/hospitalisation-supporting-children-beyond-medical-care-crf-villiers-sur-marne\/\" class=\"readmorebutton\">Lire la suite<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>   <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  <div class=\"row flexible_section_footer\"><div class=\"col\"><p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"darkbluebutton mt-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/actus\/\">Toutes nos actualit\u00e9s<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n 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