Have you ever wondered how cooperatives shape people’s daily lives? Our new global video, “A Day in the Life with Coops”, takes you on a visual journey across continents, showcasing cooperatives’ impact in our communities, from morning coffee to evening…
Preparations are progressing for the 17th ICA-AP Regional Assembly, along with the Regional Board elections and a series of side events, to be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from 24 to 28 November 2025. The host organizations, the National Cooperative…
To commemorate the International Year of Cooperatives 2025, Heifer International Asia, in partnership with the International Cooperative Alliance Asia and Pacific (ICA-AP), launched an awareness campaign “Seeding Strength: Empowering Farmer Cooperatives,” highlighting the pivotal role of cooperatives in empowering smallholder farmers,…
The Asia-Pacific Cooperative Development Platform (APCDP) convened its all members’ meeting virtually on 22 September 2025, commemorating one year since the platform’s launch in September 2024. The meeting provided an opportunity to reflect on progress, discuss membership expansion, and finalize a…
The countdown has begun! The International Cooperative Alliance Asia and Pacific (ICA-AP) has released the programme for its 17th Regional Assembly and 12th Asia-Pacific Cooperative Forum, taking place in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from 24 to 28 November 2025. The Assembly…
The Asia-Pacific Regional Youth Dialogue, part of the International Forum “We, the Youth” (IFWY), took place on 12 and 13 August 2025 at the Century Park Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. Jointly organised by the ICA-AP Committee on Youth Cooperation (ICYC),…
Papua New Guinea (PNG) marks 50 years of independence with slogans such as “Celebrate our history, inspire our future”, “Build a nation” proudly displayed across the country. Cooperatives, which were once thriving at the time of independence, have since witnessed…
The 15th edition of the Coop Colloquium was held on 19 August 2025, bringing together cooperative leaders, researchers, practitioners, and youth from across the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. Organised by the ICA-AP Committee on Cooperative Research (CCR) in collaboration with…
Building a Better World Together: Cooperative Contributions to the SDGs is a policy brief series developed in support of the UN International Year of Cooperatives (IYC) 2025 to highlight how cooperatives drive progress across the Sustainable Development Goals. The latest…
The third ICA-MAFF (Japan) Training Course on “Promotion of Sustainable Agriculture and Improvement of Farmers’ Income through Development of Agricultural Cooperatives” in FY 2025 concluded at the Institute for the Development of Agricultural Cooperation in Asia (IDACA), Tokyo, on 4…