t-1 Asia Pacific Cooperative Youth Summit (apyouthsummit.coop). ICA Asia and Pacific team just landed in #KotaKinabalu, #Sabah Warm welcome from ANGKASA team!

ONE DAY to go!!! BTS before we meet at the 4th Asia Pacific #Cooperative #Youth Summit #APCYS 4.0. All the preparations are on point; volunteers from Sabah #SchoolCoops and ANGKASA & ICA-AP teams at work! #APYouthSummit

#APCYS 4.0 Day 2 begins with a full house and a message from Ana Aguirre President of International Cooperative Alliance Youth Committee - "2023 has been the year of youth at ICA with interesting projects and I encourage you all to learn, enjoy and celebrate youth cooperativism at the Summit!"

"Today's youth are architects of tomorrow. They infuse fresh ideas & enthusiasm to #coops; their active participation in decision making can lead to a greener, more sustainable & inclusive world" -Mr. Alireza Banaeifar Alireza Banaeifar Chairperson of ICYC in his motivational address.

Congratulations to 2023 APCYS 4.0 COOP Pitch winners!! All three winning pitches in line with #Cooperatives for #Sustainable #Future! 1. Mudamudi, Indonesia-Bridging the Gap 2. Kolej Vocational, Malaysia - recycling 3. LMPC Phillipines, Coco-Cycle - coconut value chain

I had the honor of delivering a closing remark at the Asia Pacific Cooperative Youth Summit 4.0 in Kota Kinabalu this evening.

Constructive & forward-looking dialogue with EU International Partnerships 🇪🇺, integrating different stakeholder perspectives & recommendations 2 showcase work & added value @ #PFD in Brussels! Invest in #cooperatives 2 help communities become catalysts of an inclusive & equitable transformation

17th ICA Asia and Pacific research conference kickstarts today in #Manila on the theme "Cooperatives Advancing #Social Responsibility for the 2030 Agenda". Brings 2gether #researchers 4m Asia-Pacific region for mutual exchange & peer learning to promote accelerated actions for SDG2030

Full house in Manila today as all ICA-AP Board Members & Ariel Guarco, ICA President meet in person after long! The Board welcomes two new representatives from Iran and Vietnam; discussions around 2024 activities and budget among other administrative matters going on.

16th ICA Asia and Pacific Regional Assembly 600 plus delegates witness the vibrant, colorful, and joyful display of cultural extravaganza of the #Philippines! #icaapra2023 #coopscommonagenda

Andrew Allimadi UN DESA presents highlights from recent deliberations on #cooperatives for social development. In a world which finds it difficult to find common ground there is united and unanimous support for cooperatives! #icaapra2023 #coopscommonagenda

On Day 3 of the #RootsofResilience conference, we began with a session exploring the pivotal role of #policy in the evolution & sustainability of alternative #digital platforms. FES Asia-Pacific C Narayanaswamy Aditi Surie Mohit Dave

Join the #CoopColloquium to discuss the potential role of #cooperatives in systems innovation & how they can inspire & play a positive part in larger structural changes needed to respond to global challenges. 📅 18 December Registerration & more info➡️ icaap.coop/icaevents/8th-…

Engaging discussion on future of #artisans #cooperatives at the HCLFoundation My E-Haat Conclave. Important role of collectives in providing ownership, share in profits, technical assistance and market support. Platform for women to participate and enhance their livelihoods.

Rousing start to ICA Asia and Pacific 11th Asia Pacific Cooperative Ministers’ Conference in Jordan! Privileged to have HRH Princess Basma bint Ali and HE Khaled Mousa Shehadeh Alhuneafat وزارة الزراعة الاردنية @ministry.of.agriculture join us along with representatives from Asia Pacific and MENA countries.

I enjoyed participating in the 11th ICA Asia and Pacific #coop ministerial conference in #DeadSea #Jordan. In the @ilocoop presentation I reflected on the challenges to achieving the #sdgs by 2030 & the role #coops can play in accelerating progress.

.@ILO is organizing a regional workshop on the social & solidarity economy in Asia in Bangkok, Thailand on 18-19 June 2024. Cambodia, Mongolia, Thailand & Vietnam research will be presented at the event. You can sign up for the hybrid event here: ilo.org/meetings-and-e…

The workshop on social & solidarity economy concluded yesterday! Challenges, opportunities, policy recs were discussed with a focus on findings from country studies from 🇰🇭, 🇲🇳, 🇹🇭,🇻🇳. One step closer to strengthening the #SSE movement. Funded by 🇰🇷 👉rb.gy/ctbkp0

#Coopsday 2024🎉 Celebrating the power of cooperatives in promoting #GenderEquality & #WomenEmpowerment in the Asia-Pacific region with our Board Member & Chairperson of the Women's Committee from JCCU International Japan. International Cooperative Alliance COPAC UN DESA UN For Cooperatives 全国大学生協連 ワーカーズコープ連合会 広報部

On the occasion of #CoopsDay, @IloProspectsshares the story of how the programme has supported 17 social enterprise initiatives with a comprehensive array of services in Lebanon. Read the story below: ilo.org/resource/artic…