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 expresses solidarity with communities affected by the floods in Sri Lanka and joins LEADS urgent appeal
Las devastadoras inundaciones y deslizamientos de tierra que golpean Sri Lanka han generado una emergencia humanitaria sin precedentes. Más de 1,15 millones de personas —355 fallecidas, cientos de heridas y 370 desaparecidas— se han visto afectadas en los 25 distritos del país. Muchas familias permanecen sin refugio, sin acceso a alimentos, a condicionesThe devastating floods and landslides that have struck [...]
The Kandy Declaration: A Collective Roadmap for Systemic Transformation
From 6 to 13 September 2025, more than 700 delegates from over 100 countries gathered in Kandy, Sri Lanka, for the 3rd Nyéléni Global Forum for Food Sovereignty. Peasants, Indigenous Peoples, pastoralists, fishers, feminist movements, youth, workers, and activists came together to renew the global struggle for justice, dignity, and life — giving birth to the Kandy Declaration: A Collective [...]
Social Protection & the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) at GSEF 2025
📚Originally published by ASSEC – Society for Asian Solidarity Economy A talk entitled “Guaranteeing and Strengthening the Right to Social Protection through SSE” delivered by ASEC Rep in RIPESS, Kumar Loganathan, Co-coordinator for Asia, RIPESS | Association for Sarva Seva Farms (ASSEFA) in India on October 31, 2025 at GSEF International Conference at Bordeaux, France. It’s an honour to join [...]
