L’économie sociale et solidaire en Haïti: Résilience territoriale, inclusion productive et gouvernance de proximité

Territorial resilience, productive inclusion and local governance

Abstract

This article analyses the social and solidarity economy (SSE) in Haiti as a territorial infrastructure for resilience, productive inclusion and proximity-based governance in a context of institutional fragility, high informality and internal displacement. It starts from a paradox: mutual aid, cooperation, pooling and community self-organization are deeply embedded in Haitian territories, yet remain weakly recognized, legally under-structured and insufficiently integrated into public policy. Drawing on a qualitative, documentary and institutional approach, the article combines recent international SSE frameworks, secondary data on Haiti and a territorial reading of existing organizational forms. It shows that SSE can support progressive formalization, financial inclusion, local knowledge, social trust and the territorialization of public action. However, its transformative potential is limited by the absence of a coherent legal framework, actor fragmentation, dependence on short-term project funding and weak impact measurement. The article proposes a cautious structuring model based on territorial SSE clusters, hybrid finance, technical support and participatory evaluation.