When war disrupted daily life in Iran this year, phone lines grew unreliable and planning gave way to simply getting through the day. Across the country’s 31 provinces, the cooperative movement rearranged itself around one question: who needs help right…
From 1 to 4 September, Hangzhou, China becomes the meeting point for the 5th Asia-Pacific Cooperative Youth Summit (APCYS 5.0), bringing together young cooperative leaders, innovators, entrepreneurs, policymakers and ecosystem partners from across the region and beyond. Organized under the…
A CoopsDay 2026 story — Cooperatives Building Bridges In the Tharu language, Sehari means a place of taking rest. It is a small cruelty of naming that, for decades, the place offered its residents almost none. The sixty families who…
The International Cooperative Alliance Asia and Pacific (ICA-AP) mourns the passing of Shri Rameshan Paleri, Chairman of the Uralungal Labour Contract Co-operative Society (ULCCS), who passed away today at the age of 66 after a period of illness. We knew…
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF COOPERATIVES 2026 | Cooperatives as Bridge-Builders | Regional Case Studies For thirty years, the dispatcher’s most important tool at Tân Phú Cooperative was a telephone and a notebook. A driver would call in from the road, a truck would be sent,…
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF COOPERATIVES 2026 | Cooperatives as Bridge-Builders | Member’s Voices Al-Ibdaa Cooperative, Deir Ballout In the village of Deir Ballout in the occupied West Bank, members of the Al-Ibdaa Cooperative continue to work their land despite mounting restrictions…
The Philippine Chamber of Cooperatives, Inc. from the Philippines and the Malaysia Co-operative Societies Commission (MCSC) from Malaysia joined ICA as Associate Members in June 2026. The Philippine Chamber of Cooperatives, Inc. (Coop Chamber), established in 2023, is a non-stock, non-profit organisation…
From youth dialogues and tree planting drives to international forums, leadership conversations, and national celebrations, our members marked the International Day of Cooperatives 2026 with creativity, purpose, and a shared commitment to this year’s theme, “Cooperatives for a Peaceful World.”…
The International Cooperative Alliance – Asia and Pacific (ICA-AP) participated in the Asia-Pacific Policy Forum on Development (PFD) Regional Meeting, held on 2 and 3 June 2026 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Organised by the European Union (EU) under the PFD framework,…
The International Cooperative Alliance – Asia and Pacific (ICA-AP) conducted an online orientation session on 29June 2026 for the 24 shortlisted teams selected for the Coop Pitch 2026 Competition, organised in parallel with the 5th Asia-Pacific Cooperative Youth Summit (APCYS 5.0), supported by the…
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