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—
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 [...]
ASEC at the ASEAN SDG-SSE Forum 2025
The Asian Solidarity Economy Council (ASEC), RIPESS member, will participate in the ASEAN SDGs-SSE Forum, that will take place from 22 to 23 May in Kuala Lumpur to promote the Social Solidarity Economy to advance the Agenda 2030. This ASEAN SDGs-SSE Forum serves as a platform for fostering multi-stakeholder collaboration among policymakers, academics, CSOs and NGOs, private sector leaders, and [...]
ASSEFA Blends Spirituality with Women’s Development: A Sacred Step Toward Empowerment
ASSEFA has long been intensively involved in rural development across Tamil Nadu, with a special focus on women’s empowerment. Believing that true progress begins with theupliftment of women, ASSEFA supports hundreds of thousands rural women through access to credit, livelihoods, ownership over immovable assets, health care, socialsecurity, and leadership development. In the recent years, ASSEFA has been taking an unique [...]
