LOCAVITA is the gathering of stakeholders, supporters, and sympathizers for an economy that respects People and Nature, initiated by the social and solidarity economy actors of the Alpes-Maritimes. The objective of this collective is to create, through the pooling of resources and skills, a development force for a life and economy that respects People and Nature.
It is the president José Florini who presents this association:
“The history? In 2007 and 2008, we conducted prospective studies to imagine the evolution of our territory in the years to come while taking into account the scarcity of natural resources, the increase in energy costs, the evolution of the economy, resilience, environmental and economic crises, and human behavior changes, especially in response to crisis and restrictions…
In 2009, we conducted a study with associations, local authorities, and individual local actors about the interest in creating a collective for the development of social and solidarity economies. This study highlighted a general interest but a lack of concrete actions to successfully carry out such a project.
In 2010, we regularly gathered among LOCAVITA founders, about twenty people already very active in the department, to imagine a development strategy and clearly define where we wanted to go…
In 2011, we commenced the implementation of LOCAVITA.
A website that will provide clear information on the stakes of the initiative, advice sheets for those who wish to act daily, the presentation of SSE (Social and Solidarity Economy) actors, especially associations working for more solidarity and sustainable development. All this is based on 7 key themes (food, housing, energy, transportation, employment, health, leisure).
In 2012, it is now time to act concretely.”
OBJECT OF LOCAVITA
The main objective of LOCAVITA is to implement tools in our territory to improve the development of a local economy that is respectful of People and Nature, meeting the main criteria of environmental respect, life as a whole, social cohesion, and resilience.
It is defined that LOCAVITA develops only around the essential needs of the population. It proposes that before any form of growth based on inequalities, the comfort of some at the expense of others, it offers tools for mutual growth where every responsible and courageous person will find an equal benefit.
THE ESSENTIAL NEEDS
We addressed 3 types of essential needs which are the result of consultations with the founding members of LOCAVITA.
The essential individual needs, which correspond to those of the population: to eat, have shelter, heat, work, transport, receive healthcare, for leisure, or more commonly food, housing, energy, work, transportation, health, leisure.
The essential shared needs which are those that the different actors (companies) of this movement have in common: to invest, communicate, develop…
The essential collective needs which are those of the territory as a whole: to secure oneself, develop local economies, proper distribution of the spaces of the territory…
