Commemorating the International Year of Women Farmers (IYWF) 2026, the Asia-Pacific region came together in Hanoi, Vietnam, from 7β9 May 2026 to recognise and celebrate the role of women in agriculture and cooperatives. Organised by ICA-AP and the ICA-AP Committee…
The International Cooperative Alliance Asia and Pacific (ICA-AP) Committee on Cooperative Research (CCR), in collaboration with the ICA-AP Committee on Women, successfully organized the 17th edition of the Coop Colloquium as a two-part webinar series on 8 April 2026 and…
The ICA-AP Committee on Women is pleased to launch a regional decadal study, βEngendering Cooperative Data in the Asia-Pacific Region: Membership, Leadership and Institutional Enablers.β Commissioned under the JCCU Gender Project with support from the Japanese Consumersβ Co-operative Union (JCCU),…
On the occasion of International Womenβs Day 2026, the Chairperson of the International Cooperative Alliance Asia and Pacific Committee on Women, Chitose Arai, shares a message with cooperators across the region. Reflecting on this yearβs global theme, βRights. Justice. Action.…
The ICA-Asia and Pacific Womenβs Committee successfully conducted its second Training of Trainers (ToT) on Climate Change and Action for Women Cooperators from 7 to 10 July 2025 in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Organised in collaboration with the INKUR Federation…
On 20 June, the ICA-AP Committee on Women organised an online workshop titled βFrom Awareness to Action: Recognizing Violence Against Women and Building Coping Capacities,β in collaboration with Sleepwell Foundation India. The session was delivered by Ms. Arvinder J. Singh,…
ICA-AP Committee on Women has launched a new study on the βReview of gender-based policies in cooperatives in Asia-Pacificβ, and the kick-off meeting with Lead and Country Researchers was held on 14 May 2025. Since its establishment in the…
On 19 March, the ICA-AP and its Committee on Women organized a virtual side event at the NGO CSW69 Forum. It was the third such event at the NGO CSW Forum organised by the office and its Womenβs Committee. Themed,…
On 19 March 2025, ICA-AP and its Committee on Women will organize a virtual parallel event at the NGO Commission on Status of Women (CSW) 69 Forum on the topic, βPolicy Actions Matter: Cooperatives in Asia-Pacific and Their Initiatives to…
The ICA-AP Committee on Women organized an online lecture on Emotional Wellness for Women Cooperators on September 6, 2024, in collaboration with Sleepwell Foundation India. It was attended by 27 participants from India, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal and the Philippines. The…