Women from eight countries landed in Santiago, Veraguas, with a single goal: to unite forces and build a global network that empowers more women with better economic and social opportunities through cooperativism. The atmosphere at the international meeting is charged with feminine energy, a desire to learn, and a drive to transform realities from the ground up—in neighborhoods, in communities where money is tight and organization becomes the most powerful tool. For Abel Batista, regional director of IPACOOP in Veraguas, this gathering of leaders from Latin America and other corners of the world aims to ground shared experiences, methodologies, and common challenges faced by cooperatives. She insists that creating a global network would allow for sharing technical support, training, and opening doors to new markets. In addition to conferences and working tables, the visitors tour local cooperatives in Veraguas to learn success stories and models that can be replicated and adapted in their own countries. The organizers point out that this international move will pave the way for the network of women cooperators to become a permanent space for communication, mutual support, and joint projects that strengthen each participating country. The exchange will conclude in the coming hours with a common cooperation agenda, designed to promote women's economic autonomy and foster more cohesive, sustainable, and unity-born productive systems. The idea is clear: to forge alliances that create more economic development opportunities in the territories where women bear the brunt of community work. Throughout the event, participants have consistently emphasized that cooperativism is a lifeline to confront inequalities, push for women's economic independence, and strengthen productive initiatives that often arise in rural areas or among historically marginalized groups. From Nicaragua, Marlín Rodríguez, a strong voice in her cooperative, made it clear: 'This exchange is vital to understand that while each country has different realities, we all share the conviction that women can transform our economies through organization and solidarity.'