Prácticas de cuidado y promoción de salud mental en una cooperativa de trabajo de la cárcel de máxima seguridad de Batán, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina. El caso de la Cooperativa Liberté

En el presente trabajo se analizarán los resultados parciales de una investigación en curso "Proceso de construcción de una cooperativa en la cárcel de máxima seguridad de Batán: contexto, actores, facilitadores y obstáculos. El caso de la Cooperativa Liberté" en el marco de la Especialización en Gestión de la Economía Social y Solidaria de la Universidad Nacional de Quilmes. La experiencia de la Cooperativa Liberté permite dar cuenta de la relación existente entre el cooperativismo y la promoción de salud/salud mental. Identificaremos a lo largo del trabajo, el modo en que las asociaciones solidarias - mediante la construcción de ciudadanía e identidades con sentido de comunidad -, posibilitan escenarios creativos para el cuestionamiento de contextos opresores y la construcción de posibilidades de acciones colectivas, aspectos centrales para la promoción de la salud mental. Metodológicamente se trabajó con análisis de documentos y registros, observación participante con triangulación de fuentes. Se realizó un análisis de fuentes secundarias (materiales escritos y audiovisuales elaborados por la propia cooperativa), observación participante y registros de diferentes actividades llevadas adelante por la cooperativa, y entrevistas a informantes claves.

No presente trabalho serão analisados os resultados parciais de uma pesquisa em andamento no âmbito da Especialização em Gestão da Economia Social e Solidária da Universidade Nacional de Quilmes. A experiência da Cooperativa Liberté permite compreender a relação entre o cooperativismo e a promoção da saúde/saúde mental. Ao longo do trabalho, identificaremos a forma como as associações solidárias - através da construção de cidadania e de identidades com sentido de comunidade - possibilitam cenários criativos para o questionamento de contextos opressivos e a construção de possibilidades de ações coletivas, aspectos centrais para a promoção de saúde mental. Metodologicamente, trabalhamos com análise de documentos e registros, observação participante com triangulação de fontes. Foi realizada análise de fontes secundárias (materiais escritos e audiovisuais elaborados pela própria cooperativa), observação participante e registros de diversas atividades realizadas pela cooperativa e entrevistas com informantes-chave.

This paper will analyze the partial results of an ongoing research within the framework of the Specialization in Management of the Social and Solidarity Economy of the National University of Quilmes. The experience of the Liberté Cooperative allows us to understand the relationship between cooperativism and health promotion/mental health. Throughout the articule, we will identify the way in which solidarity associations - through the construction of citizenship and identities with a sense of community - enable creative scenarios for the questioning of oppressive contexts and the construction of possibilities for collective actions, central aspects for mental health promotion. Methodologically, we worked with analysis of documents and records, participant observation with triangulation of sources. An analysis of secondary sources was carried out (written and audiovisual materials prepared by the cooperative itself), participant observation and records of different activities carried out by the cooperative, and interviews with key informants.

Indigenous Peoples, Exclusion and Precarious Work: Design of Strategies to Address Poverty in Indigenous and Peasant Populations in Ecuador through the SWOT-AHP Methodology.

This research analysed the options that, following decent employment and the social economy, can allow the human development of poor, excluded and vulnerable indigenous populations in Ecuador. A set of strategies were developed which can be implemented by public authorities and by community organisations. They were designed from two types of expert consultations: the Delphi method and the analysis of Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) combined with Analytic Hierarchy Process method (AHP) for hierarchizing the criteria collected and obtaining strategies. The proposed strategies are as follows: adopting appropriate legal frameworks, respecting peoples' rights, better distribution of public resources, implementing monitoring systems, developing solidarity markets and recognizing the participation of the poor as a subject of rights. This investigation revealed differences between the state, which identifies the poor with monetary indicators, and the indigenous peoples, who see it as the lack of community links, by conceiving the poor as a beneficiary of official assistance, despite the fact that a strong community and peasant organisation could be used. The value of an economy based on reciprocity and confidence was also recognized, identifying niches of production and consumption to create partnerships and ensure the participation of indigenous peoples in decision-making areas.

Cooperative urban mining in Brazil: Collective practices in selective household waste collection and recycling.

Solid waste is a major urban challenge worldwide and reclaiming the resources embedded in waste streams, involving organized recyclers, is a smart response to it. Informal and organized recyclers, mostly in the global south, already act as important urban miners in resource recovery. The paper describes the complex operations of recycling cooperatives and draws attention to their economic, environmental, and social contributions. A detailed discussion based on empirical data from the recycling network COOPCENT-ABC in metropolitan São Paulo, Brazil, contextualizes this form of urban mining. The analysis is situated within Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) and Ecological Economy (EE) theory. Current challenges related to planning, public policy, and the implementation of cooperative recycling are analysed on the level of individual recyclers, cooperatives, municipalities and internationally. There are still many hurdles for the informal, organized recycling sector to become recognized as a key player in efficient material separation and to up-scale these activities for an effective contribution to the SSE and EE. Policies need to be in place to guarantee fair and safe work relations. There is a win-win situation where communities and the environment will benefit from organized urban mining.

Un análisis sobre la participación en emprendimientos productivos en salud mental en el marco de la economía social en la ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina / An analysis of participation in productive enterprises in mental health area in the social economy context in Buenos Aires city-Argentin

En este artículo nos proponemos realizar un análisis, desde una perspectiva centrada en la mirada de la terapia ocupacional, y recopilación de conceptos dados por autores de diferentes disciplinas (como economistas y antropólogos), con datos de observaciones realizadas en las visitas a La Huella. Este trabajo se realiza en el marco de la investigación: “Economía social y procesos educativos y de salud: algunos estudios de caso de cooperación social” de la Universidad Nacional de Quilmes. “La Huella” es una empresa social articulada al área de salud mental de la ciudad de Buenos Aires en adelante Buenos. Aires.. Sus asociados trabajan en el sector de la economía social y solidaria con una perspectiva de comercio justo cuya actividad básicamente, es la restauración y rediseño de muebles antiguos en desuso. Esta institución es uno de los emprendimientos seleccionado como muestra para el estudio de casos de esta investigación. Este repaso por los distintos abordajes disciplinares nos permite justificar los cimientos y experiencias de trabajos basados en la cooperación, la suma de esfuerzos y el trabajo colectivo, y fundamentarlo hoy con una línea argumentativa bien defina por autores contemporáneos que explican el desarrollo y la instauración de la economía social y solidaria como alternativa posible para la participación activa y digna de personas con trastornos mentales en emprendimientos productivos.

In this article we propose an analysis from a perspective focusing on the look of the occupational therapy, among a collection of concepts given by authors from different disciplines (such as economists and anthropologists), and data from observations made in visits to “La Huella” (the Footprint). "La Huella" is a social enterprise articulated to mental health area of Buenos Aires city. Its partners working in the sector of social and solidarity economy with a fair trade perspective. It´s activity is basically the restoration and redesign of antique furniture in disuse. This institution is one of the projects selected as a sample for the study of cases of research: social economy, health and educational processes: some case studies of social cooperation of Quilmes National University. This review by various disciplines approaches allows us justify the foundations of the work based on cooperation, the sum of efforts and collective work, and substantiate it today with an argumentative line well defined by contemporary authors to justify the development and the establishment of social and solidarity economy as possible alternative for active participation and worthy of people with mental disorders in productive endeavors.