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.

Location
PECOSOL headquarters is located in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala.

Timeframe
Unknown – Present

Member Organizations

 * ADAM (Asociación de desarollo agricola y microempresarial)
 * ASOBIOSFERA
 * Confederación Central General de Trabajadores de Guatemala
 * INCOFIN de Guatemala

Participating Platforms

 * Global Social Economy Forum
 * Alianza por el Derecho Humano a la Alimentación en Centroamérica (ADHAC)
 * RIPESS Latinoamerica
 * World Solidarity

Partnered Organizations

 * 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

 * 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
resilience, rural employment, participation of indigenous women in their programs, adaptability in the face of climate change, solidarity, sustainability, social justice

General Categories
Production, consumption, food and agriculture, micro-enterprise

Website
https://pecosol.org.gt/

Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/pecosolgt

YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7LEVcXRVXbN5EJ1q7HH8vQ?view_as=subscriber

LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/company/pecosol-guatemala/about/

Telephone
Tel. 00 (502) 7767 4672

Email
info@pecosol.org.gt

Academic

 * 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