🤝 ICA-AP has signed an MoU with @NappFairtrade to advance sustainable, inclusive development across Asia-Pacific, strengthening cooperative trade, market access, producer livelihoods, capacity building and fairer value chains. #ICAAP #Fairtrade #Cooperatives #coops4dev🌏

🔎 What does it take to transform coops for future? At the 20th ICA-AP Research Conf., @BCCM_AU Industry Panel will explore how coops and mutuals are innovating. 🎙️ Liz Thomas | Michelle Bagnall | Nick Hislop 🎤 Moderator: @melina_bccm 📍 Melbourne | 🗓️ 6 Oct #Coops #Mutuals

The 20th ICA-AP Research Conference opens in Melbourne on 6 Oct! Prof. Simon Wilkie, Dean, Faculty of Business & Economics, Monash University, and ICA-AP Regional Director Balu Iyer will welcome participants. #ICAAP2026 #Cooperatives #Research #Mutuals

Exciting capacity-building opportunity for cooperatives in AP! 🚀 @icacoop, is hosting a practical online training series throughout October on navigating EU Delegations, funding mechanisms, and compliance. 👉Register your organization today. EUExternalAction #coops4dev🌍

📢 Cooperatives and Care | #Coops4Care at the 20th ICA-AP Research Conference, 7 Oct at Monash University, Melbourne. 🎙️ Mr. Osamu Nakanu, Ms. Bharti Birla & Mr. Nick Hislop 🕘 9:10 am to 10:10 am AEDT #ICAAPResearchConference #Cooperatives #CareEconomy

📢 Meet the YES Workshop speakers! Join Heira Hardiyanti, Dr. Sidsel Grimstad & Prof. Harekrishna Misra on 6 Oct in Melbourne for a day of research, collaboration & case study design. #YESScholars #ICAAP

Only 18 days until the 20th ICA-AP Research Conference! Day 1 kicks off with the #YESWorkshop at @MonashCollegeAu, #Melbourne, #Austrailia. 🗓 Oct 6–7, 2026 ℹ️ events.humanitix.com/transfo… #Researchconference #ICA #AP #Transformingcoops @MonashUni

🎥 Comms meets advocacy! Shivali Sarna, Head, Communications & Membership Development, ICA-AP, invites you to the PROMOTE breakout at #ICAPanama2026. 🗓️ 16 Sept | 14:45–17:00 📍 Americas 1–2 Join the conversation on turning cooperative visibility into influence. #BuildingBridges

🌏🤝 The ICA-AP Committee on Women's Annual Newsletter 2025/26 is out — a year of advocacy, leadership & stories from women cooperators across Asia-Pacific. 📖 Read it now! #ICAAP #GenderEquality

🏆 Coop Pitch Finale results: 1st, Reframing Architects #Palestine | 2nd, Chongxing Technology #China | 3rd, Chuc Son Smart Growth #Vietnam. APCYS 5.0 also featured Go Green and visits to Alibaba, iFlytek, and Hangzhou Sixiang Agricultural Professional Cooperative. #APCYS5

At APCYS 5.0, youth shaped policy, shared cooperative stories and launched their Commitments. From Akkanut Wantanasombut’s Policy Hack to the Youth Open Mic, the Summit ended with a call for youth-led action. #APCYS5

At the APCYS 5.0 Opening, Dulce Bustamante, Zhang Lei and Monalisa Kashyap set the tone for four days of dialogue on ethical AI, digital economies and future-ready cooperatives. #APCYS5

From AI readiness to hands-on building! Facilitated by Jimmy Boey, SPEC, participants explored AI and digital tools, creating micro-websites, data dashboards and AI assistants for cooperatives. #APCYS5

7 groups. Different countries, regions & languages. In a session facilitated by Rayann Koudaih, @ilocoopsse, participants built cooperatives, tackled growth challenges & pitched their ideas. Cooperation in action! #APCYS5

Highlight images from the Plenary Jam at #APCYS5 in #Hangzhou! Young leaders unpack ethical tech & co-ops in the digital economy. 📸👇 Press release: icaap.coop/2026/09/02/asia-p… #Plenaryjam #Coops

APCYS 5.0 opens in #Hangzhou, bringing 130 young cooperators from 13 countries together to shape ethical AI and digital economies. Young leaders are not just participants in change, but architects of it. #APCYS5 #China

Coming soon at #APCYS5: Mr. Akkanut Wantanasombut (Institute of Asian Studies) facilitates the Policy Hack Dialogue on AI ethics, platform regulation & youth inclusion. Follow us and stay tuned for updates. 📝 🔗apyouthsummit.coop/schedule #EthicalAI #PolicyHack