Who we are
The Asian Solidarity Economy Council is the Asian hub for enhancing the responsibilities of stakeholders in co-creating a compassionate, solidarity economy. It brings together 18 national and continental networks in 21 countries of Asia.
Phillipines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Hongkong SAR – China, Japan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka.
• Dew Crafts/ Bangladesh
• ASSEFA/ India
• Parinaama/ India
• NAFAN/ Nepal
• Fair Trade/ Nepal
• HOMENet/ Thailand
• HOMENet/ Philippines
• HOMENet/ Cambodia
• ASKA/ Philippines
• PAKISAMA/ Philippines
• Pacific Asia Resource Center/ Japan
• Hong Kong Baptist University/ Hong Kong
• University of Phillpines/ Philippines
• Yayasan Bina Swadaya/ Indonesia
• OA Organic Farm/ Malaysia
• APPGM-SDG/ Malaysia
• LEADS/ Sri Lanka
• Sarvodaya/ Sri Lanka
News from Asia—
ASSEFA facilitates Community-Led Mass Wedding for 16 couples
For the past 27 years, ASSEFA has been successfully facilitating community-led mass wedding programmes through Women Self-Help Group (SHG) Federations across rural areas. The primary intention of this initiative is to address several social and economic challenges faced by families in villages. In many rural communities, several young women and men remain unmarried even after reaching marriageable age due to [...]
Threads of Solidarity – Roots to Futures
ASSEFA, in collaboration with Action Village India (AVI), UK, organized a four-day (January 29 – February 1, 2026), International meet at its Ayyanarpuram campus, Maduri, Tamil Nadu, India under the theme ‘Threads of Solidarity – Roots to Futures.’ This International meet brought together nearly 40 development practitioners from England, the USA, Uttarakhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu. [...]
Launch of the ASEAN SDG–SSE Roadmap (2026–2030)
On 27 January 2026, ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) will officially launch the Roadmap for integrating the Social Solidarity Economy (SSE) into the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This strategic document proposes a common action framework to strengthen the role of SSE as a driver of sustainable development across Southeast Asia. The event will present the goals, [...]
