Balu Iyer

The Youth Chronicle 2025 is OUT! 🌏 Discover how young leaders are co-creating the coop movement across Asia-Pacific. 📖 Plus, stay tuned for updates on the upcoming APCYS 5.0! 🚀 Read here: icaap.coop/wp-content/upl… #APCYS #Coops4Dev #YouthInAction

🌾 Save the Date: 7–9 May 2026! Hanoi hosts the Asia-Pacific Regional Conference for #WomenFarmers2026. Women leading change in sustainable agriculture through cooperation. 🇻🇳 Stay tuned: icaap.coop/etn/asia-pacif… #coops4dev🌏 #IYWF2026 #Vietnam #ICAAP

🎬 Exciting news! The ICEI Reels Competition 2026 deadlines are extended! 🗓 Reg. by: 10 Apr 2026 🗓 Submit by: 30 Apr 2026 Open to all 16+! Share your story on cooperatives in a 60-sec reel. 🌟 👉 Register now: bit.ly/40HNs5c #ICEIReels #Cooperatives #Creativity

Registrations open for Coop Colloquium 17, 8 April 2026. Theme: Review of Gender Policies in Cooperatives in Asia and the Pacific. Register now: icaap.coop/etn/coop-collo… #coops4dev🌏 | @EU_Partnerships

Save the date! ✨ APCYS 5.0 is back ICA-AP, in collaboration with ICYC, under the ICA-EU Partnership (#Coops4Dev🌏), brings you the next chapter of youth-led cooperation 🌏 A new destination awaits Can you guess where we are heading? Stay tuned! #APCYS #Coops4Dev🌏

Women’s leadership in cooperatives took centre stage at our #CSW70 side event. Leaders from Asia Pacific shared insights on mentorship, education, and gender responsive policies shaping the next generation. #womenleadership #cooperatives | @sanasaintl @UN_CSW

Last year in Colombo, the 12th Asia-Pacific Cooperative Forum brought leaders together to discuss finance, policy, and storytelling for stronger cooperatives. 📄 Read the report: icaap.coop/wp-content/upl… #CoopsBuildABetterWorld #IYC2025

Someone is going to create the winning reel for the ICEI Reels Competition 2026. Will it be yours? 🎬 Grab your phone, tell a cooperative story, and register today. 🔗 #ICEI2026" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">icaap.coop/2026/02/20/ice… #Cooperatives #CoopStories #ReelsCompetition #ICAAP | @indiancoopnews

ICA-AP Regional Board met in Bangkok for its first meeting of the new term, welcoming new members and setting priorities. Board induction by Prof. Ang Hak Seng strengthened governance and regional leadership. #Cooperatives #RegionalBoard #ICA #AsiaPacific @indiancoopnews

How can policies strengthen women’s leadership in cooperatives? Join Rajeshwari C., IIM Kozhikode, at the NGO CSW70 virtual side event to explore gender responsive institutional frameworks. Register now: icaap.coop/etn/ngo-csw-70… #NGOCSW70 #Coops4Women #GenderEquality

On #IWD2026, ICA-AP launches “Review of Gender-Based Policies in Cooperatives in Asia and the Pacific.” The study highlights progress and persistent gaps in women’s leadership in cooperatives. icaap.coop/wp-content/upl… @icacoop @ncuicoop

We mourn the passing of Mr Phanuwat Wanraway, Head of International Relations at the Cooperative League of Thailand. For nearly three decades, he strengthened regional and global cooperative ties with dedication and humility. Read the full tribute: icaap.coop/2026/02/27/in-…

Meet the Speaker | Donna Marie Michelle Dizon, CEO, Cooperative College PH. On 16 March at #NGOCSW70, she joins “From Summit to Scale” to discuss building women’s leadership pipelines in cooperatives. Register: icaap.coop/etn/ngo-csw-70… #NGOCSW70 #CSW70 #WomensLeadership

🎬 ICEI Short Movie & Reels Competition 2026 is LIVE! Theme: Cooperatives Build a Better Tomorrow Are you 16+ and part of a cooperative or cooperative education institution in Asia Pacific? Tell your cooperative story in a 60 second vertical reel! - @coopnews @Coopnewsmedia

Deadline extended for the 10th edition of COOP Dialogue! New deadline: Title and 300 word abstract, 6 March 2026 Send entries to coopdialogue@icaap.coop More details: shorturl.at/8Bu9z #CoopDialogue #WomenInCooperatives #IYWF2026

On 16 March 2026, join ICA-AP Committee on Women at #NGOCSW70 for: “From Summit to Scale: Institutionalizing Women’s Leadership in Cooperatives.” Real cases. Practical models. Replicable pathways to scale women’s leadership across Asia and the Pacific.

Check out my latest article: Cooperatives in the Pacific - Reflections on History, Change, Challenges, and Opportunities linkedin.com/pulse/cooperat… via @LinkedIn

Great start to the @ICAAPAC ##coops4dev Regional Dialogue on #Cooperatives in the Blue-Green Economy in the Pacific. @icacoop members from Fiji, Kiribati, PNG, Vanuatu, and the Solomon Islands coming together for shared solutions.

🎙️ Meet the Speakers | Pacific Regional Dialogue Welcome: Peni Sikivou Inaugural: Balasubramanian Iyer (ICA-AP) Keynote: Hon. Esrom Immanuel Sessions are spotlighting cooperative-led pathways for economic empowerment, food security & blue-green economies in the Pacific.

In the Pacific, food security, livelihoods & ecosystems are deeply intertwined, and under growing strain. 28–30 Jan in Fiji: ICA-AP convenes a Regional Dialogue on Cooperatives & the Blue-Green Economy to explore people-centred pathways to resilience. Stay tuned. #Fiji #ICAAP