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Established in 1960, we are the Asia and Pacific Regional Office of the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA). We unite, promote, and develop cooperatives in the AP🌏 region. #WeAreCoops #Coops4dev🌏 https://www.icaap.coop/

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ICA Asia and Pacific @icaasiaandpacific.bsky.social · Jul 16

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

ICA Asia and Pacific @icaasiaandpacific.bsky.social · 8h

🎓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

ICA Asia and Pacific @icaasiaandpacific.bsky.social · 14h

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

ICA Asia and Pacific @icaasiaandpacific.bsky.social · 6d

🌐 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🌏

ICA Asia and Pacific @icaasiaandpacific.bsky.social · 6d

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

ICA Asia and Pacific @icaasiaandpacific.bsky.social · 6d

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ICA Asia and Pacific @icaasiaandpacific.bsky.social · 6d

💰 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

ICA Asia and Pacific @icaasiaandpacific.bsky.social · 13d

🗳️ 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

ICA Asia and Pacific @icaasiaandpacific.bsky.social · 13d

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

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ICA Asia and Pacific @icaasiaandpacific.bsky.social · 13d

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🌏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

A Day in the Life with Coops

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ICA Asia and Pacific @icaasiaandpacific.bsky.social · 14d

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

ICA Asia and Pacific @icaasiaandpacific.bsky.social · 16d

🎤 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

ICA Asia and Pacific @icaasiaandpacific.bsky.social · 17d

💡 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

ICA Asia and Pacific @icaasiaandpacific.bsky.social · 20d

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
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ICA Asia and Pacific @icaasiaandpacific.bsky.social · 21d

✈️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
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ICA Asia and Pacific @icaasiaandpacific.bsky.social · 22d

🚨 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

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ICA Asia and Pacific @icaasiaandpacific.bsky.social · 29d

🎓 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

ICA Asia and Pacific @icaasiaandpacific.bsky.social · Sep 30

🌐 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

ICA Asia and Pacific @icaasiaandpacific.bsky.social · Sep 29

👉 Register now for the 17th ICA-AP Regional Assembly, 2025: www.icaap.coop/RA2025

@icacoop.bsky.social @coopnews.bsky.social

ICA Asia and Pacific @icaasiaandpacific.bsky.social · Sep 29

🚨 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

ICA Asia and Pacific @icaasiaandpacific.bsky.social · Sep 25

📣 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

ICA Asia and Pacific @icaasiaandpacific.bsky.social · Sep 24

🌏 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

ICA Asia and Pacific @icaasiaandpacific.bsky.social · Sep 24

🌸 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
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ICA Asia and Pacific @icaasiaandpacific.bsky.social · Sep 23

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ICA Asia and Pacific @icaasiaandpacific.bsky.social · Sep 23

🌍 “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

ICA Asia and Pacific @icaasiaandpacific.bsky.social · Sep 16

#IYC2025 #ICAAP #Cooperatives @icacoop.bsky.social @heiferasia.bsky.social