The umbrella organization of cooperatives for social services in the state of Lara was founded in late 1967.
About fifty-based organizations with a total of 20,000 members (employees and users) are connected to the network.
In September 2022, Cecosesola was named a joint winner of the Right Livelihood Award, the "Alternative Nobel Prize",[2] “For establishing an equitable and cooperative economic model as a solid alternative to profit-based economies.” In the six projects of 190,000 health care treatments are performed per year.
Here, alternative treatments such as acupuncture and massages are offered, but also surgical procedures and laboratory and X-ray examinations.
Small production cooperatives produce foods that are sold in the markets - bread, whole grain pasta, cereals, tomato sauce, herbs, spices, honey, fruit pulp etc.