Spanish social cooperatives drive rural community development

Social cooperatives in Spain are focusing on rural development and community-driven economic models.

FITES Terres de L'Ebre operates as a rural social consultancy, aiming to improve collective well-being and social transformation through intersectional perspectives. The cooperative emphasizes that rural scales require specific, non-universal solutions to address global crises, including climate change and political polarization.

In the Aragonese Pyrenees, Aviva Iniciativas works within the Sobrarbe region to develop environmental and community revitalization projects. Founded in 2007, the cooperative focuses on collective sovereignty and strengthening relationships between people and their natural and social environments through direct local action.