ICA-AP marks its 65th Foundation Day today! 65 years of cooperation, shared values, and collective progress across Asia and the Pacific. Here’s to stronger cooperatives and stronger communities. And now, we gear up for the biggest coop gathering of 2025 in Colombo! #FoundationDay

🌍 Donor priorities are shifting. How will coops adapt? Join the APCDP Roundtable at #ICAAPRA2025 on 24 Nov, Colombo: with voices from World Bank, ILO, and APCPD Members. 🔗 icaap.coop/RA2025/round... 📝 www.icaap.coop/RA2025 #Coops4Dev🌍 #AyubowanCoops #CoopsBuildABetterWorld

Young scholars shaping the future of cooperative research! 📚 ICA-AP CCR YES Workshop | Colombo, 23 Nov 2025 Theme: “Cooperatives Build a Better World – But How Do We Engage with Youth?” In collaboration with the ICA–EU Partnership Project.

🎓Cooperatives & #SDG4 🌍 From Malaysia to the Philippines and India, cooperatives are making quality education inclusive, practical, and community-led. 📘 Read: www.copac.coop/iyc-2025-ser... #Coops4Dev🌍 #IYC2025 #CooperativesBuildABetterWorld @icacoop.bsky.social

Women are leading co-op trade and business! 🌸 Join us for Celebrating Women Entrepreneurs in Cooperative Businesses in Asia and Pacific at the #ICAAPRA2025. 📅 25 Nov | Colombo | 14:00–17:30 SLST 🔗 Register: icaap.coop/RA2025 #IYC2025 #AyubowanCoops @coopnews.bsky.social @icacoop.bsky.social

🌐 On UN Day 2025, ICA convened at the Peace Palace, The Hague, to explore Cooperatives and International Law. Representing #ICAAP, Naveen Kumar Singh shared Asia-Pacific insights from the ICA–EU Partnership’s Legal Framework Analysis on harmonising cooperative laws. #Coops4Dev🌏

Eighty years on, the UN’s founding vision of peace, inclusion, and cooperation still guides our world. At ICA-AP, we see it come alive through cooperatives that empower people, sustain communities, and drive the SDGs. #UnitedNationsDay #UN80 #IYC2025 #BuildingOurFutureTogether @icacoop.bsky.social

💰 In Sri Lanka, cooperatives hold US$ 1.8B in assets, US$ 1B in savings, and employ 65K+ people, proving how people-owned enterprises build stronger economies. 📅 Register to engage with cooperative leaders at the 17th ICA-AP Regional Assembly 2025: icaap.coop/RA2025 #ICAAPRA2025 #AyubowanCoops

🗳️ Meet the Nominees for the ICA-AP Elections 2025! The 17th ICA-AP Regional Assembly will elect the new Board, Vice President, and President. Discover the cooperative leaders shaping the movement across Asia and the Pacific. 🔗 shorturl.at/D78dH #ICAAPRA2025 #AyubowanCoops @coopnews.bsky.social

Families everywhere deserve respect, support, and dignity. This #EndPoverty Day calls on all institutions to help them thrive, not struggle. Through shared effort and decent work, communities can build fairer, more caring futures.#CooperativesBuildABetterWorld #IYC2025 #CoopsYear

#NewVideo📹 🌏How do cooperatives shape our daily lives? On #EndPoverty Day, watch "A Day in the Life with Coops" & see how #coops empower people across continents to build better futures. 📹Watch it here: youtu.be/2f3xJLj_soo #IDEP2025 #CoopsBuildABetterWorld #IYC2025

Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future 🌍 673M face hunger while a lot of food is lost or wasted. Cooperatives empower small producers, rebuild local systems & prove that food security grows through cooperation. #WorldFoodDay #IYC2025 #CooperativesBuildABetterWorld @icacoop.bsky.social

🎤 Meet the Speakers How can coops secure affordable, mission-driven finance? Hear from Anitha Munasinghe, Satish Marathe, and Prof. Sidsel Grimstad. 🪑 Chair: Balu Iyer 💡 Resilient finance for a sustainable future. 🔗 icaap.coop/RA2025 #ICAAPRA2025 #AyubowanCoops @icacoop.bsky.social

💡 Did you know? 65% of Sri Lanka’s cooperative members are women, powering local economies and communities. Be part of the 17th ICA-AP Regional Assembly in Colombo and witness their impact firsthand. 👉 icaap.coop/RA2025 #AyubowanCoops #ICAAPRA2025 #SriLanka @icacoop.bsky.social

Cyber threats are rising, is your cooperative ready? Join ICCB Webinar | 17 Oct, 11 AM IST 🎙️ With Mr. Harikrishnan R, CIO, ULTS, on building trust through cybersecurity. 🔗 Register now: tinyurl.com/yc4rujm6 #Webinar #ICAAP #ICCB @icacoop.bsky.social @coopnews.bsky.social

✈️Planning your trip to Colombo for the 17th ICA-AP Regional Assembly? 🏨 Stay at the official venue, Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo, and enjoy exclusive rates with promo code NCCSL25NOV. 📅 24–28 November 2025 | 🇱🇰Sri Lanka 🔗 icaap.coop/RA2025/logistics #ICAAPRA2025 #AyubowanCoops @icacoop.bsky.social

🚨 Deadline Extended! Nominate for the ICA-AP Cooperative Excellence Awards 2025 by 13 Oct 🏅 Celebrate cooperative innovation and leadership 👉 icaap.coop/2025/09/02/i... Winners at #ICAAPRA2025 in Colombo. #APAwards2025 #AyubowanCoops @coopnews.bsky.social @icacoop.bsky.social

🎓 Coop Colloquium 16 Learn to ace the 3MT® with Dr. Heidi Wechtler & Dr. Sabiha Matin. 📅 8 Oct | 🕓 4 PM AEDT / 11:30 AM IST 🔗 Register: forms.office.com/e/bjCaSUQ7vH #CoopColloquium #3MT #ResearchCommunication @icacoop.bsky.social @coopnews.bsky.social

🌐 Breakout at the Cooperative Forum | #ICAAPRA2025 Hear from leaders in 🇮🇳 India, 🇯🇴 Jordan & 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka on building enabling environments for cooperatives through laws, policies & partnerships. 📅 24–28 Nov, Colombo 👉 Register: www.icaap.coop/RA2025 #AyubowanCoops @coopnews.bsky.social

🚨 7 Days Left for Nominations! The ICA Asia-Pacific Cooperative Excellence Awards 2025 celebrate: 🏅 Inspirational Leaders 🏅 Enterprising Cooperatives ⏰ Deadline: 6 Oct 2025 👉 Nominate now: icaap.coop/2025/09/02/i... Winners announced at #ICAAPRA2025 in Colombo. #AyubowanCoops

📣 Dr. P.A. Kiriwandeniya, Founder of SANASA Movement, invites you to Colombo, Sri Lanka for the ICA-AP Regional Assembly 2025 & Asia-Pacific Research Conference 📆 23–28 Nov 2025. 📍 Cinnamon Lakeside, Colombo 👉 Register now: www.icaap.coop/RA2025 #ICAAPRA2025 #AyubowanCoops @coopnews.bsky.social

🌏 The #APCDP marked 1 year with its All Members’ Meeting on 22 Sept! Leaders from ICA-AP, DGRV, NCUI India, ANGKASA Malaysia, Agriterra & Legacoop reflected on progress, set plans for #ICAAPRA2025, and explored a casebook of coop stories. 👉 #ICAAP #CoopDevelopment @coopnews.bsky.social

🌸 Japan’s 40,716 coops unite 108M people, nearly half there population. With $186B turnover and 21 in the world’s top 300, they power sustainability, inclusion, and growth. 📖Read the 2025 Snapshot: icaap.coop/wp-content/u... #Coops4Dev🌍 #Japan #ICAAP @icacoop.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu

🌍 “We look forward to welcoming you to Colombo!” Hear from Mr. G.D. Sarath Weerasiri, Chairman of NCCSL, inviting cooperators to the ICA-AP Regional Assembly 2025. 📅 24–28 Nov | 📍 Cinnamon Lakeside, Colombo 🔗 Register: www.icaap.coop/RA2025 #ICAAPRA2025 #AyubowanCoops @icacoop.bsky.social

🌟 Join our virtual Fireside Chat: Seeding Strength to Unlock Finance for Women-led Rural Enterprises & Cooperatives in Asia Hear from global leaders + Sangita Devi (Bihar, India) in Community Speak. 🔗 Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

🎤 Meet the Speakers | Opening Plenary Cooperatives as Catalysts for a Better Future At the 12th Cooperative Forum and the 17th ICA-AP Regional Assembly Chair: Jeroen Douglas, ICA Speakers: Joni Simpson (ILO), Dr. P.A. Kiriwandeniya (SANASA), Prof. Noor Azlan Ghazali (UKM-GSB) @icacoop.bsky.social

🌱The 3rd ICA-MAFF Training Course on Sustainable Agriculture concluded in Tokyo. Over 3 weeks in Thailand & Japan, participants from Asia, Africa & the Pacific explored coops, digital innovations & farming practices, shaping action plans for their countries. #Cooperatives #ICAAP #MAFF

📅 26 Nov | Colombo The 12th Asia-Pacific Coop Forum at #ICAAPRA2025 opens with its Plenary: Cooperatives as Catalysts for a Better Future. 👉 Register now to join! : icaap.coop/RA2025 #AyubowanCoops @icacoop.bsky.social

📅 Programme Schedule Out! Join us in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from 24 to 28 Nov 2025 for #ICAAPRA2025 🌍 ✨Coop Forum • Awards • Elections • Coop Field Visits 📌 Schedule: icaap.coop/RA2025/schedule-of-17th-ica-ap-regional-assembly-and-related-events/ 👉 Register: www.icaap.coop/RA2025 #AyubowanCoops

🌟 ICAAP & Heifer International - Asia, present a Fireside Chat under the #SeedingStrength campaign: Unlocking Finance for Women-led Rural Enterprises & Coops 🌟 📅 24 Sept 2025 | 10:30 AM IST 📍 Zoom 👉 us06web.zoom.us/.../qt_4swxt... With exclusive film screening on cooperatives! #ICAAP #IYC2025

🤝 New #IYC2025 brief on #SDG17 shows how co-ops strengthen global partnerships,from farmer coops in East Timor & the Philippines to finance networks in Colombia & Armenia, linking grassroots action to global goals. 📘 www.copac.coop/iyc-2025-ser... #Coops4Dev🌍 @icacoop.bsky.social

🌟 Call for Nominations! 🌟 The ICA Asia-Pacific Cooperative Excellence Awards 2025 honour leaders & cooperatives driving innovation & impact. 📌 Nominations open till Oct 6: icaap.coop/2025/09/02/ica-asia-pacific-cooperative-excellence-awards-2025/ Winners at #ICAAPRA2025 | Reg. : icaap.coop/RA2025

ICA-AP joined the International Workshop on Cooperative Law & Public Policy in Pula, Croatia (23 Aug). Naveen Kumar Singh & Ganesh Gopal shared Asia-Pacific insights from the Legal Framework Analysis (LFA 1.0), shaping the path to LFA 2.0 (2025–28). #Coops4Dev🌍 #IYC2025 @icacoop.bsky.social

🌱 Fresh off the press! Our op-ed “Seeding Strength: Farmer Cooperatives and the Future of Food Systems” by @bgiyer (ICA-AP) & Neena Joshi (@heifer_asia) is now live in @ipsnews. 🔗 www.ipsnews.net/2025/08/seed... #SeedingStrength #IYC2025 @icacoop.bsky.social

🌾 Cambodia’s 2,425 cooperatives bring together nearly 679,000 members, with 44.5% women & 39% women leaders. From farms to markets, they are powering rural growth & resilience. 📖 Read the 2025 Cambodia Snapshot: tinyurl.com/mv33jsf9 #Coops4Dev🌍 #Cambodia #ICAAP @icacoop.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu

ICA-AP President, Dr. Chandrapal Singh Yadav invites cooperators, members & partners to the ICA-AP Regional Assembly 2025 in Colombo 🇱🇰. 📅 24–28 Nov 2025 🔗 Register: icaap.coop/RA2025/regis... #ICAAPRA2025 #AyuBowanCoops @icacoop.bsky.social

📢 New Policy Brief released! FAO, ICA-Africa & ICA-AP, under the ICA-EU Partnership, facilitated a Strategic Dialogue in the NENA region on cooperative development for rural & agrifood systems transformation. 🔗 doi.org/10.4060/cd59... #Coops4Dev #AgrifoodSystems #Cooperatives

We wrapped up #CoopColloquium15 by ICA-AP’s CCR & APCDP under the ICA-EU Partnership. Highlights: cross-border coop development, insights from DGRV, case studies from India & Cambodia, and reflections on Asia’s cooperative journey. 📌 Next colloquium in October. #coops4dev

As celebrations around the International Year of Cooperatives 2025 gather pace, we have launched a regional page to showcase campaigns, stories, and resources from across Asia-Pacific. 🌏 🔗 icaap.coop/IYC2025 #IYC2025

⏳ 4 days to go! #CoopColloquium15 will explore Cooperation Across Borders with insights from @_Genossenschaft projects across 26 countries. 🗓 19 Aug | 12:30–1:50 PM IST | 💻 Online 🔗Register: forms.office.com/e/j3B5HzrikL Missed earlier colloquiums? Watch: tinyurl.com/5ca7sa8r

🌍 Happy #InternationalYouthDay! In Bangkok, the Asia-Pacific Youth Dialogue (12–13 Aug) is uniting 50 changemakers from 24 countries, chosen from 300 applicants. Proud that 12 are from ICA-AP’s Youth Committee, driving cooperative action for a better future. #YouthForCoops

🌍 How can cooperatives collaborate across borders to drive global development? Join #CoopColloquium15 to hear real stories from international projects by DGRV, a key APCDP member. 🗓 19 Aug | 12:30–1:50 PM IST 🔗 Register: shorturl.at/PsFAL #IYC2025 #Coops4Dev🌍 #ICAAP

🌍 Coops Build a Better World! Join the 2nd Int’l Conference on Iran’s Cooperative Economy 📅 2 Sept 2025 📍 Tehran | 🔗 www.coopconf.ir Global leaders incl. ICA Pres. Dr Ariel Guarco to speak! #IYC2025 #Cooperatives #IranCoopConf2025

🎬 Coming Soon: Heifer’s Mission to Transform Food Systems by Supporting Farmer Cooperatives in Asia! We’ve teamed up with CNN News18 to bring you a powerful new docu-film under the #SeedingStrength campaign in partnership with International Cooperative Alliance - Asia and Pacific.

🌍 The #CooperativeIdentity is being reimagined. ICA has shared draft updates to the Statement on Cooperative Identity. 🔗 Read and share your thoughts: bit.ly/46rXtri #Coops #IYC2025 #ICAAP

⏳ Just 2 days left! Submit your abstract for the 19th ICA-AP Research Conference by 31 July 2025 🗓️ 10 thematic tracks under the #IYC2025 theme 🌍 Cooperatives Build a Better World 🔗 bit.ly/4mdEYLJ ✉️ [email protected] #CallForPapers #ICAAP #CCR

🌍 On Days 2 & 3, delegates from Jordan, Palestine, Sri Lanka, Indonesia & Nepal explored India’s coop credit models at GSCARDB & Amul. From STCCS/LTCCS to door-to-door banking & dairy-led financial inclusion, the visit highlighted innovation rooted in legacy. #ICAAP #Coops4dev🌍

🎥 Explore the future of cooperatives at the ICA-AP 17th Regional Assembly: youth workshops, policy forums, sectoral sessions & more! 🌏 👉 Register now: icaap.coop/RA2025/ #ICAAPRA2025 #AyubowanCoops #SriLankaCoops #CoopsYear #IYC2025

Day 1 of the ICA-AP Committee on Credit and Banking exposure visit 🇯🇴🇵🇸🇱🇰🇮🇩🇳🇵 Delegates from Jordan, Palestine, Sri Lanka, Indonesia & Nepal visited: 🏛️ NCUI 📊 NCDC 🏦 NAFCUB A deep dive into India’s cooperative finance landscape! #CooperativeFinance #ICAAP #NCUI #NCDC #NAFCUB #CreditAndBanking

The 17th ICA-AP #RegionalAssembly comes to Colombo 🇱🇰, 24–28 Nov 2025! Forums, workshops, elections, culture – all in one unforgettable week. 🔗 Register now: icaap.coop/RA2025 #ICAAPRA2025 #AyubowanCoops #IYC2025