
8:30 – 9:30: Registration
9:30 – 9:45: Welcome Address
Mr. Balasubramanian Iyer, Regional Director, ICA-AP
9:45- 10:00: Role of Co-operatives in contributing to the welfare of women and children: Case study of Nepal
Ms. Om Devi Malla, ICA Global Board Member
10:00- 10:15: National figure speech: “The role of women in strengthening the cooperative sector”
Dr. Ali Rabie , Sociologist former minister of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare, Islamic Republic of Iran
10:15-10:30: Keynote Address on “Strengthening Resilience by Empowering Women in Co-operatives”
Dr. Susan Bastani, Representative from the Vice President of Women, Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran
10:40-10:55: Clip
Video Clip for Iran’s Women Cooperative
10:55 – 11:55: Panel Discussion on “Bolstering preparedness and safeguarding women’s interests”
Moderator- Ms. Savitri Singh, Program Director, ICA-AP
Ms. Laleh Daraie, National Coordinator, SGP, Global Environment Fund, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Ms. Diana Dovgan, Secretary General, CICOPA
Dr. Chiyoge B. Sifa, Regional Director, ICA-Africa
Dr. Arghavan Farzin Motamed, CEO Consultant (cooperatives and financial inclusion for women), Cooperative Development Bank of Iran
11:55 – 12:55: Presentation - country examples
Dr. Semiramis Shahemaili, IRAN. Problem Diagnosis of Local Cooperatives in Deprived regions
Dato' Che Mohd. Sukree, Vice President, ANGKASA, Malaysia
Ms.Tran Thu Hang, Vice Director, International Relations, Vietnam Cooperative Alliance (VCA)
Ms. Cao Wei, Senior Manager, ACFSMC, China
Ms. Meena Pokhrel, Senior Program Manager, NACCFL, Nepal
14:00 - 15:00: Group Discussion- “Strengthening the pillars of co-operative resilience by uplifting women: enabling environment, ecosystem and leadership management”
Facilitators- Ms. Anahita Eslahpazir; CEO, Rah-e-Roshd Co-operative Educational Complex, Iran
Ms. Farzin, Barg-e-Noor Research and Training Cooperative, Iran
Ms. Anam Mittra, Secretary, IC-AP (WC)
15:15- 16:00: Report of the Group Discussions
16:00 – 16:30: Report and Recommendations of the Forum
Closing Address- Ms. Anam Mittra; Secretary, IC-AP (WC)