AWCF attends ICA regional women’s meet

Ms Kruewan and Ms Ganibe of AWCF (2nd and 8th from right)

AWCF participated in the “8th Meeting of International Co-operative Alliance-Asia Pacific (ICA-AP) Regional Women’s Committee (RWC)-2012,” the “7th ICA-AP Regional Women Forum,” and “Co-op Visit/Exchange Program” also of ICA-AP RWC. These events were held in Kobe, Japan, November 26-27, 2012. AWCF was represented by its Chairperson Ms Kruewan Chonlanai (of CULT, Thailand), who is also the Vice Chairperson of the ICA-AP RWC; and Executive Director Ms Salome A. Ganibe, who is also a consultant of the ICA-AP RWC. The theme of the Regional Women Forum was ‘Women in Co-operatives Build a Secured Society.” Women and men co-operators attended the events, which were co-hosted by the Japan Joint Committee of Co-operatives (JJC). The events’ facilitators were Ms Hitomi Tanaka, ICA-AP RWC Chair, and Ms Savitri Singh, ICA-AP Advisor, Gender Program and Communication. Among the agenda of the ICA-AP RWC Meeting and Regional Women Forum were the reports from the Committee members, the election of new Committee officers, and the review of the Committee’s Bylaws to comply with the new prescribed bylaws of the ICA-AP for all of its Regional Committees.

The events’ participants visited also the COOP KOBE, the world’s largest consumers co-op, for an exchange of information and experience with co-op members of Japan.