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—
Chandana Pokuna, a community facing microcredit extortion
By Isabel Alvarez Vispo, URGENCI’s President. Originally published in Urgenci's website. When you travel very far away, as far as Sri Lanka, you expect to find landscapes, people, cultures, in short, a part of the world that is very different from your everyday life. And indeed, you find them: temperatures and humidity you have never experienced before, a culture and [...]
Lighting the Path to Rural Transformation : ASSEFA Sangamam 2025 Begins
Shanthigram, Natham – September 28, 2025:The three-day ASSEFA Sangamam 2025 conference began today at Shanthigram village in Natham with the ceremonial lighting of the traditional lamp by Sri J. Chandrapaul, Chairman of ASSEFA. This significant gathering brings together stakeholders to reflect on the progress of Community Organisations promoted by ASSEFA, revisit the ideals of the second phase of the Bhoodan [...]
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 [...]
