Bio
Sandra Moreno Cadena is the Executive Secretary of RIPESS (Intercontinental Network for the Promotion of Social Solidarity Economy). Born in Bogota, Colombia, she now resides in La Alpujarra, Granada. Sandra studied Biodynamic Agriculture, Development Studies in Geneva, and Architecture and Urbanism in Bogota. She was a visiting scholar at the International Law Associates Program in Indonesia. From 2013 to 2017, she represented La Via Campesina at UN negotiations on the Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and other Rural Workers. Sandra is a recognized speaker on rural women’s rights and food sovereignty, with several published articles. Since 2023, she has led RIPESS, focusing on social economy initiatives.