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—
Feminist AI Workshop in Bangkok
Wednesday, November 11, 2026 · Chulalongkorn University, BangkokA pre-conference contribution to Solidarity AI by IT for Change Grounded in the conviction that another AI is possible, the workshop "Feminist AI" moves past normative critique to unpack and visibilize the politics of choice across the pipeline – especially in Global Majority contexts – where resource and power asymmetries cut across every [...]
RIPESS and its members bring the Social Solidarity Economy perspective to Solidarity AI 2026 Conference in Bangkok
12–15 November 2026 | Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand Who should own, govern and benefit from artificial intelligence? How can digital technologies be developed in ways that serve people and communities rather than reinforce corporate power and extractive economic models? These questions will be at the heart of Solidarity AI 2026 Conference, taking place from 12 to 15 November at Chulalongkorn [...]
Sai Sarva Seva Anna Prasadalagam Inaugurated at Thonugal
A Collaborative Initiative of ASSEFA and Sai Sakshatkaram Trust to Serve the Poor and Vulnerable On October 23, 2026, the Sai Sarva Seva Anna Prasadalagam, a community kitchen, was inaugurated at the ASSEFA - Annapoorani Temple Campus, Thonugal, in Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. This collaborative initiative of ASSEFA and Sai Sakshatkaram Trust aims to provide one free meal every day [...]
