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—
ASEAN Sustainability Forum (ASF), September 14th 2019, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Next September 14th, our member ASEC / RIPESS Asia will host the panel discussion “Utilizing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to foster a community-based approach for enterprises at the local level” during the ASEAN Sustainability Forum (ASF) 2019 in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). The session will intend to explore how the #SDGs can be utilized to connect these enterprises together in sharing [...]
ACSC/APF 2019 in Thailand to push for people-centered ASEAN
This year 2019, Thailand chairs the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Thai CSOs will be hosting the Asean Civil Society Conference/ASEAN People’s Forum (ACSC/APF) on 13-15 September at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok. For the first time, ASEC/RIPESS Asia is member of the Regional Steering Committee (RSC) and will put Social Solidarity Economy (SSE) as a major thematic topic of [...]
Side event at HLPF2019: “Addressing inequality & strengthening partnerships”, July 12th – 11am, New York
???? "Addressing inequality & strengthening partnerships: Lessons from Social Solidarity Economy Initiatives in Asian Countries" As part of the #HLPF2019 in New York, ASEC - RIPESS Asia organizes this side event!! In this two hour session we will hear grassroots stories of key developments in Asia where community based economic initiatives which is providing decent work (SDG 8), addressing inequality & [...]
