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—
RIPESS at the Conference: The Philippines’ ASEAN 2026 Initiative
RIPESS, represented by Dr. Eri Trinurini (RIPESS Board, ASEC Chair) and Ms. Sandra Moreno Cadena (Executive Secretary, RIPESS Intercontinental), will participate in the online conference “The Philippines' ASEAN 2026 Initiative”, taking place on 20–21 May 2026. Theme of the conference: “Navigating the Future: The Social and Solidarity Economy as a Driver of ASEAN Prosperity” The event aims to officially launch [...]
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. [...]
