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 Nyéléni Forum: For an Economy Serving Life, Not Profit
RIPESS, represented by Souhir Inas from the Réseau Marocain de l’Économie Sociale et Solidaire (REMESS), took the floor during the Nyéléni forum to share the political contexts facing its members and allies in their territories: Today, the world stands at a crossroads. We face overlapping crises: growing inequality, crushing debt, militarisation, climate disruption and ecosystem collapse. However, instead of turning [...]
Seeds of Solidarity on the Road to Nyéléni
Voices and experiences from the Social and Solidarity Economy for Food Sovereignty. From September 6 to 13, a delegation from RIPESS, representing all its regions, will take part in the International Nyéléni Forum on Food Sovereignty in Sri Lanka. On the way to this gathering, we want to highlight the voices, experiences, and struggles of those who, from their territories, [...]
Kumar Loganathan: When communities lead, sustainability follow
From Tamil Nadu, a diverse state in southern India, Kumar Loganathan brings us the story of a quiet yet powerful movement to reclaim control over food systems. A movement woven from the land, the water, and the hands of thousands of small-scale farmers and women producers, led by the Association for Sarva Seva Farms (ASSEFA) in collaboration with farmers' groups [...]
