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Contents

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Asian Forum KL 2011 -

Basic Information & Program

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Introduction to Asian Solidarity Economy Forum

by Benjamin R.Quinones, Jr

17Reflections on Second Asian Forum & pointers

towards KL 2011

by Datuk Dr Denison Jayasooria

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National Organising Committee in Malaysia



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The Asian Solidarity Economy Forum (ASEF) is an

initiative of advocates and practitioners that trumpets the

call for an ‘alternative’, more compassionate economy.

It seeks to draw and galvanize the support of national

networks of social enterprises towards strengthening the

macro and mega systems of solidarity economy.

The Asian Forum KL 2011 is the Third Asian Forum.

The focus is on providing a platform for advocates,

practitioners, academics, policy makers, community

leaders and the business community to interact, share

experiences and draw upon our collective community

innovations for the common good.

Introduction

ASIAN FORUM KL 2011

Theme : Social Enterprise as a vehicle for Socio-EconomicTransformation of Communities

Date: Oct 31 – Nov 2, 2011

Venue: Seri Cempaka, No 8, Jalan Pudu Ulu, Cheras, Kuala LumpurTel 603 9289 6888

web site address for registration -

https://sites.google.com/site/scdsef/home



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The Program Structure for KL 2011

Day 1, October 31, 2011 (Monday)

Advocates/ practitioners from various continents of the world will expoundon the concept and practice of solidarity economy in their respectivecontinents.

The plenary session in the morning of October 31 will be followed bybreak-out workshops in the afternoon which will focus in more details onthe various approaches to solidarity economy already on the ground.

These approaches include fair trade, organic farming, microfinance,territorial anchorage of alternative economy, social currency/ complementary currencies, eco-tourism and the like.

Day 2, November 1, 2011 (Tuesday)

Plenary sessions in the morning, followed by break-out workshops in the

afternoon, will focus on the issues:

1) How do we measure the performance of social enterprises/ solidarity economy?; and

2) How can we promote social responsibility, solidarity andreciprocity among social enterprises/ stakeholders of solidarityeconomy?

Performance measurement tools such as social performance indicator, socialreturn on investment, CSR compliance, and the like will be featured. Socialmobilization tools such as the CHR (charter of human responsibility), socialnetwork analysis, building shared vision workshop, and social dialogue

toolkit will also be taken up.



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Day 3, November 2, 2011 (Wednesday)

Plenary Sessions will focus on post-forum collective actions amongadvocates and practitioners of solidarity economy/ social entrepreneurship.

These actions include:

(1) the establishment of the Asian Social Entrepreneurs Coalition(ASEC);

(2) the adoption of Value Chain Development Program (VCDP) asflagship program of ASEC;

(3) the conduct of CEOs Seminar on Solidarity Economy andSocial Entrepreneurship to be sponsored by and conducted inMalaysia on an annual basis; and

(4) the conduct of ASEF IV in conjunction with the RIPESSInternational Forum on the Globalization of Solidarity Economy

in November 2013.

There will be also adjoining activities of ASEF III:

· the Global Chinese Economic Forum, Nov 3 & 4, 2011, and · the ASEF Trade Exhibit to be sponsored and organized

by the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cooperatives of

the Malaysian government in collaboration with thecooperative movement of Malaysia.



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Introduction to theAsian Solidarity Economy Forum (ASEF)

Social Enterprise as a Vehicle forSocio-Economic Transformation ofCommunities

byBenjamin R. Quiñones, Jr.Chairman,Coalition of Socially Responsible Small & Medium Enterprises inAsia (CSRSME Asia). Email - [email protected]

The Coalition of Socially Responsible Small and Medium Enterprisesin Asia (CSRSME Asia), a non-stock, not-for- profit organizationregistered in September 2004 with the Philippine Securities andExchange Commission, is the founding organizer of the Asian

Solidarity Economy Forum (ASEF). After ASEF I (Manila, October2007), participants agreed to rotate the hosting of ASEF in otherAsian countries (ASEF II in Tokyo 2009, ASEF III in Kuala Lumpur2011).

Through its websites (www.aa4se.com; www.iisocial.ning.com)and some workshops (e.g. Value Chain Financing of Agriculture,Social Dialogue Toolkit for Value Chain Development), CSRSMEAsia continues to play the role of a knowledge resource center onsolidarity economy and social entrepreneurship in Asia.

Ben at the 2nd Asian Forum at Tokyo (2009)



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I. CURRENT SOCIO-ECONOMIC SITUATION

The current socio-economic situation is characterized by:

• Global crisis of mainstream economic systems (capitalist &socialist): This resulted from the convergence of energy crisis,environmental crisis, food crisis, financial crisis and spiritualcrisis brought about by inherent conflicts within these systemsthemselves. Whereas capitalism gives private capital muchfreedom to exploit man and environment for the purpose of

advancing profit and wealth accumulation, socialism stifles thedemocratic rights of people in a bid to democratize wealthdistribution. People are searching for an alternative economy.

• Globalization of poverty: the phenomenon of poverty isno longer confined among less developed countries. Evendeveloped countries are now haunted by creeping poverty. Thefight against poverty can no longer be confined in developingcountries. This must be a fight joined by all nations for all

nations.

• Systemic limitations of the program-oriented approachand the community development approach: Developmentprograms tend to be location and target-population specific.They gloss over socio-economic interrelationships that cutacross geographic boundaries, income classes, and ethnicgroups and, therefore, fail to integrate sustainability into theprogram design. Moreover, politicians change them every timethere is a change in administration. There’s a need to designdevelopment approaches that delineate interventions not onlyin local, but also ‘macro’ and ‘mega’ systems.

• Supremacy of global supply/value chains over communities &nation states: As global brands dominate both internationaland local markets, local enterprises struggle hard to find amarket niche for their products. Alternative developmentapproaches need to integrate a global supply/value chainperspective for the small and marginalized producers.



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The Asian Solidarity Economy Forum (ASEF)

In search of a better deal for the greater majority of people, theCoalition of Socially Responsible Small & Medium Enterprises(CSRSME Asia) organized the first Asian Solidarity EconomyForum (ASEF) in Manila in October 2007 to trumpet the call foran alternative economy. Although not expressly stated, the themeof ASEF I can be summed as “Building a People and eco-centeredeconomy”.

This was followed by ASEF II in Tokyo in November 2009, asparticipants of ASEF I decided to hold the forum on a biennialbasis and to rotate its hosting among countries in Asia. Also notexpressly stated, the theme of ASEF II could be defined as “Visionsof Solidarity Economy – Global & Asian Perspectives”.

ASEF III will be conducted in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on October31-Nov 2, 2011. It’s theme is clearly specified: “Social Enterprises asVehicle for Socio-Economic Transformation of Communities”.

Expected Results of ASEF III

1. Greater understanding of Social enterprises as the focal systemand building block of solidarity economy, and that while socialenterprises may have different approaches to solidarity economy,their performance are objectively verifiable and can be measured.

2. Greater understanding of the Macro system of Solidarity Economy

as consisting of the integrated supply chains of social enterprises.

3. As a result, solidarity economy advocates in Asia establish theAsian Social Entrepreneurs Coalition (ASEC) and endorse the ValueChain Development Program (VCDP) as its flagship program, withthe view to vigorously promoting solidarity economy and socialentrepreneurship in Asia.



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4. Greater understanding of the need to strengthen the Mega

system of solidarity economy by encouraging support from thegovernment, private corporate sector and international networksof development organizations.

5. In support of solidarity economy’s Mega system, the followinginitiatives for capacity building, information and experience sharingare endorsed: (i) ASEF IV to be held in 2013 in conjunction with(ii) RIPESS International Forum on the Globalization of SolidarityEconomy; and (iii) CEOs Seminar on Solidarity Economy and Social

Entrepreneurship.

The focal system of Solidarity Economy is the Social Enterprise, amission oriented organization with the triple-bottom-line goals ofsocial development, environmental conservation, and sustainability.Its Macro system consists of supply chains of social enterprises whoseactivities are inter-connected. Its Mega system is composed of theintegrated supply chains of social enterprises and the government,the private corporate sector and the Rest of the World, particularly

those parts of such ‘external sector’ which support and do businesswith social enterprises.

Strengthening of solidarity economy’s mega system is important forthe growth and development of its Focal and Macro systems. Effortsmust, therefore, be also geared towards cultivating support forsolidarity economy and social enterprises from the government, theprivate corporate sector, and international development agencies.The participation of these sectors in ASEF is crucial. In addition, a

more concerted effort to tap the support of these sectors can bemade by enjoining them to participate in the annual “CEOs Seminaron Solidarity Economy and Social Entrepreneurship”.



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II. WHAT IS SOLIDARITY ECONOMY?

Solidarity Economy has been defined in various ways:

1. “Activities of production, distribution, and consumption whichcontribute to the democratization of the economy based on theinvolvement of citizens at a local and global level.” InternationalForum of the Alliance for a Responsible, Plural and United World,2001.

2. “Alternative economic model to neoliberal capitalism, onewhich is grounded on solidarity and cooperation, rather than thepursuit of narrow, individual self-interest”. U.S. Solidarity EconomyNetwork, U.S. Social Forum 2007

3. “An alternative economic order where all players work togethertoward a shared goal of uplifting the lives of all—that is, aneconomy built on solidarity rather than on competition and conflict.” Asian Solidarity Economy Forum, Manila, October 2007.

4. “An economy centered on people, not on profits, and onecological sustainability, instead of on immediate gains at any cost.”. Marcos Arruda, Institute of Alternative Policies for SouthernCone of Latin America

5. “An economy with compassion and sympathy; it gives priorityto the welfare of the people and not to increasing profits for self-gain.” .” Asian Solidarity Economy Forum, Tokyo, November 2009.

6. “An economy comprising supply chains of enterprises which havetriple-bottom-line goals of eradication of poverty & social exclusion,environmental conservation, and sustainability ”. Asian Forum onValue Chain Financing, Manila, November 2010

As shown above, advocates and practitioners view SolidarityEconomy from different perspectives. One approach is to look atit in terms of the economic activities that contribute to greaterparticipation of people in the economy.



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Another approach is to compare the motivation of economic actors

in solidarity economy as against those in the mainstream, profit-oriented economy. Thus, one may highlight altruistic compassionas a crucial element that sets solidarity economy apart from theprofit-oriented economy, or put emphasis on the triple-bottom-linegoals of solidarity economy as opposed to the single-bottom linegoal (i.e. profit) of the mainstream economy.

The mainstream for-profit economy was conceived by people whobelieve that profit is the supreme motivator of economic activity.

They also believe that profit-oriented economic activities shouldbe left alone to go on its course with the least intervention fromthe State. Rather than the State facilitating transactions amongeconomic actors, the actors themselves decide and undertaketheir own transactions given their respective motivations for self-gain. In contrast, advocates of solidarity economy believe thatupholding man’s dignity and maintaining ecological balanceshould be the primary goals of economic development. This couldnot be fully achieved when people go on their individual ways

to seek greater economic gains for themselves because this willlead to marginalization of the weak and marginalized and thedegradation of the environment. People have to learn to cooperatewith one another in co-creating a better world. They can design analternative market for their products and services which supportsthe triple bottom line goals of social development, ecologicalconservation and sustainability.

Synthesis

Definitions are oftentimes snapshot pictures of objective realitythat the perceiver wants to highlight in a conceptual frame. Oneneeds to understand the building blocks of an economy in generalso that he may be able to use these blocks in constructing his ownconceptual frame. It is also important to discern the motivationbehind the establishment of an enterprise, which could either bemainly for-profit taking/wealth accumulation (single bottom line),or for benefit of all people and the conservation of environment.



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At the core of every economic system is the FOCAL system, the

fundamental unit upon which the economy builds on. In the market-oriented economy, the commercial enterprise is the Focal system.

Focal System of Solidarity Economy: Social Enterprise(triple bottom line enterprise)

In contrast, the Focal system of solidarity economy is the socialenterprise, a mission oriented organization with the triple-bottom-line goals of social development, environmental conservation, andsustainability. Its Macro system consists of supply chains of socialenterprises whose activities are inter-connected. Its Mega system

is composed of the integrated supply chains of social enterprisesand the government, the private corporate sector and the Rest ofthe World, particularly those parts of such ‘external sector’ whichsupport and do business with social enterprises.

As you trace the relationships created by an enterprise to runits business, you will find other enterprises, people, systems,organizations, and products/services that support it. All theseelements and relationships comprise the enterprise’s supply chain,

also called its ‘Macro’ system. The ‘Macro’ system of a social



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enterprise is the supply chain of its business. Further, when you

combine the macro systems of social enterprises, you arrive at theMacro system of solidarity economy.

Strengthening of solidarity economy’s mega system is important forthe growth and development of its Focal and Macro systems. Effortsmust, therefore, be also geared towards cultivating support forsolidarity economy and social enterprises from the government, theprivate corporate sector, and international development agencies.The participation of these sectors in ASEF is crucial. In addition, a

more concerted effort to tap the support of these sectors can bemade by enjoining them to participate in the annual “CEOs Seminaron Solidarity Economy and Social Entrepreneurship”.

The ‘external world’ of an enterprise consists of sectors outside itssupply chain. This may include government agencies and privatecompanies not directly doing business with the enterprise, and the‘rest of the world’. The interactions and interrelationships of theenterprise with the ‘external sector’ comprise its Mega system.

Macro System of Solidarity Economy:Integration of Supply Chains of Social Enterprises



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The conceptual framework elaborated above provides a basis

for our definition of ‘Solidarity Economy’ as a triple-bottom-lineeconomy co-created by supply chains of social enterprise & their allies from the Rest of the World.

Inasmuch as social enterprises comprise the fundamental buildingblock of Solidarity Economy, it is essential to understand its natureand how it behaves. A social enterprise is mission oriented. Its missioncould either be social development (e.g. poverty eradication, socialinclusion), environmental conservation (e.g. alternative energy

sources, greening), spiritual development, or social welfare (e.g.care of elderly). In this sense, a social enterprise differs radicallyfrom a commercial enterprise whose primary purpose is to generateprofits for its shareholders.

On the other hand, the social enterprise also differs qualitativelyfrom charitable organizations. Whereas charitable organizationsand many non-government organizations (NGOs) depend largelyon donations to support their operations, the social enterprise uses

the business model in mobilizing resources and in using them tocreate value added. But several charitable organizations and NGOshave become social enterprises. In most cases, the limitations ofdonations as resource for outreach expansion have propelled manycharitable organizations and NGOs to adopt the business approachand in the process they were transformed into social enterprises.

The social entrepreneur is the one who gives life to a socialenterprise. He might be engaged in creating new innovations or

inventions or raw material inputs. Or he might be a producer ofgoods/ services who uses the innovations. Inventions, or inputssupplied by another social entrepreneur. Or he might be engagedin assembling commodities from small social enterprises anddistributing these to various outlets. Or he might be a retailerof products of social enterprises. Or he might be an investor/ financier of social enterprises. When all of these social enterprisesare interlinked in a rationalized supply chain, the resulting entiresystem comprises the Macro system of solidarity economy.



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Mega System of Solidarity Economy

The Macro system of solidarity economy inevitably interacts withother systems in the general economy. The ‘external sector’ ofsolidarity may be construed as consisting of the government sector,the private corporate sector, the civil society sector, and the ‘rest ofthe world’. The Mega system of solidarity economy consists of its

Macro system and the ‘external sector’, particularly those elementsof the external with which social enterprises have interactions andinterrelationships.

Interventions to Promote Social Reciprocity, Solidarity,Social Responsibility

Level Actor Social Reciprocity Intervention

Mega Integrated SE Generalized recipro- Global SE

System Supply Chains + city, Global Forum, ASEF,Government, Private VCDP-Asia

Corporate Sector. Restof the World

Macro Integration of SE Generalized reciprocity County SE

System Supply Chains within ISC-SE Forums, VCDP

(ISC-SE)

Focal Social Negative reciprocity BusinessSystem Enterprise (SE) “What is in it for me?” Development

Services



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Understanding the three-tiered operating system of solidarity

economy (focal, macro, and mega) and the actors that compriseeach system tremendously helps in analyzing the nature andbehavior of solidarity economy. It must be noted that these systemsare operated by human beings called ‘social entrepreneurs’ whosemotivations are different from those of the commercially/profit-oriented entrepreneur.

Thus, a social entrepreneur may successfully run his social enterpriseand yet he might not be motivated to link the supply chain of his

business with other social enterprises. He might only be contentedin dealing with the mainstream, for-profit economy. The creditcooperative is an example of a social enterprise in developingcountries that has been co-opted by the mainstream, for-profiteconomy and failed to help develop social enterprises among itsclientele base. Because of the strong lure of the for-profit economy,reciprocal and solidarity-based relationships between and amongsocial enterprises do not necessarily evolve naturally. Socialenterprises have to be motivated to come together and co-create

their own Macro system.

Advocates of solidarity economy must, therefore, take up thechallenge of providing business development services to socialenterprises and bringing these social enterprises together to learnfrom and do business with each other. Towards this end, the ValueChain Development Program (VCDP) is a useful intervention thatcould rally social enterprises towards a common vision, mission anddevelopment goals. Collective gatherings and learning journeys

such as the Asian Solidarity Economy Forum and the CEOs Seminaron Solidarity Economy and Social Entrepreneurship should drawthe support of national networks of social enterprises as a means ofstrengthening the Mega system of solidarity economy.



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IV. THE VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENTPROGRAM (VCDP)

Visions or mental constructs of alternative ways of doing things donot evolve on their own. They must be captured by people whocan break the grand ideas into smaller, time-bound, doable actions.In other words, solidarity economy advocates must conceptualize aspecific, measurable, time-bound initiative that seeks to strengthennot only the focal system of solidarity economy (i.e. socialenterprises) but also its Macro and Mega systems.

In this context, the Value Chain Development Program (VCDP)

espoused through the Asian Solidarity Economy Forum canserve as a rallying initiative of solidarity economy advocates andpractitioners in Asia and a concrete platform for mutual cooperationin strengthening the focal, macro, and mega systems of solidarityeconomy.

The objectives of VCDP are to:

1) help build the supply chain of social enterprises by providing

technical, marketing, and financial support;

2) enable poor households acquire and utilize productive assets bymaking them stakeholders (i.e. clients, saver-investors, or serviceproviders) of the supply chain of social enterprises; and

3) establish a VCDP Fund to help finance the production andmarketing of products of social enterprises.

At the core of VCDP is the social enterprise as mobilizer and userof resources for the purpose of creating jobs for people, enhancingtheir income potentials, while at the same time maintainingecological balance to contribute to sustainable development.

VCDP enjoins social enterprises to tap poor households, overseascontract workers, and other sectors of the socially excluded asintegral part of their business supply chains. They can be suppliersof goods and services (labor, talents/ skills, distributors), saver-investors/financiers, and of course consumer clients.



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REFLECTIONS ON 2nd ASIAN FORUM& POINTERS TOWARDS KL 2011

ByDatuk Dr Denison Jayasooria(Chair, Asian Forum KL 2011)

It was a great pleasure to participate at the 2nd Asian Forum(Tokyo2009) which was held from Nov 7 & 8, 2009. During thisForum we learned many lessons and shared many experiences.I take this opportunity to thank you all for agreeing to Malaysiabeing the host for the 3rd Asian Forum in Kuala Lumpur (KL2011).

Malaysia is an outstanding example where there has beentremendous socio-economic transformation which has taken place.Household poverty reduced from 50% of the population at the

time of Independence in 1957 to less than 5% in 2009. While this

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was our success story, there is however rising income inequalities in

Malaysia between the top 20% and the bottom 30%, within andamong communities. We also note the emergence of the poor andlow income families in the urban areas and complexity of the ruralpoor especially the interior, forest based communities.

Community based approaches which puts people before profits isthe new models of socio economic transformation that Malaysiais adopting and therefore the KL2011 Asian Forum will enableMalaysia to show case its success models but at the same time learn

from the experiences of other success stories from around the Asianregion.

Lessons learnt from 2009 Forum

The experience at Tokyo was very enriching. I noted five key aspectswhich could serve as a helpful reminder of a memorable experiencein promoting solidarity economy in Asia.

First, a number of the speakers provided a comprehensiveintroduction both the theoretical as well as the historicaldevelopment of solidarity economy especially the context ofits emergence. Among those who developed this theme wereDr Yoko Kitazawa and Prof Jun Nishikawa. However we did notdevote enough attention to this very important aspect in due timeespecially at the next Asian Forum

Second, the practice dimensions through sharing of experiences

and case studies. This is the most important contribution of theTokyo gathering. A number were regional or national experiencesas in the case of Martine Theveniaut of EU, Ben Quinones of thePhilippians or Jang Won Bong of the Korean national model. Inaddition the many stories from Malaysia, India, Nepal and Japanadded reflections of models and experiences. In the long run heretoo we must develop a framework for documentation, analysis anddrawing lessons.



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The third aspect relates to institutional development of the

organizations involved. This was well illustrated by the presentationon social finance and social investment by Bernd Balkenhol andMs Viviane Vandemeulebroucke (INAISE). In addition a new stepforward was the social performance management tool which washighlighted by Ms Micol Pisrtell of MIX. In addition the ethicalaspects’ discussed by Ms Edith Sizoo was also very critical. Howeverthere was not enough time for in-depth discussion and adoptionof these by Asian Forum partners as the framework of operations.

The fourth aspect is the policy dimension including advocacy andlobbing the governments for a conducive policy environment whichwill facilitate the development of solidarity economy and especiallysocial enterprises. The policy and legislative framework in Koreawas provides institutional support of the State. Likewise the policychanges in Japan also merits further study and reflection. These canserve as helpful developments within the region for other Asiancountries to emulate. More focus must be given towards policyadvocacy and public policy issues in the future.

In this context too, Workshop E on International regulations for asolidarity levy warrants further reflections as the paper presentersshared experiences in attempting to influence the global financialorder in a new and creative way. There is therefore an urgentneed to balance micro development work at the grassroots withinfluencing and impacting global institutions, regional bodies andnational governments to create new policies and legislation whichwill further enhance solidarity economy.

Fifthly, the Tokyo2009 Forum provided tremendous opportunitiesfor sharing, fellowship and networking among a multi diversegroups of people among whom were academics, grassrootsleaders, civil society activist, development workers, policy makers,organizational leads and international representatives. This tookplace both during formal sessions but more so during the informalsessions. The Forum provided an opportunity for all to networkwith one another thereby enabling us to experience the richnessand diversity of Asia.



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Pointers towards the KL2011 Forum

At the Asian Alliance Business Meeting held in the evening of Nov8, 2009 at Akasaka Morroud Inn, chaired by Mr Ben Quinones(CSRSME Asia) and attended by about 26 people from Asia and ourpartners from other regions agreed to the following:-

That the Asian Alliance for Solidarity Economy be established asa network of likeminded organizations and individuals. Amongthe suggestions made was that the structure should be informal

accepting direct members from the grassroots rather thanestablishing national institutions and to maintain a minimumstructure. That the Asian Alliance be affiliated as an Asian regionalbranch of RIPES.

It was also expressed that the work of the Asian Alliance is toundertake the promotion solidarity economy in the region includingundertaking joint action in cooperation with Asian and regionalpartners.

It was strongly emphasized that the Asian Alliance focuses on thedevelopment of young leadership and incorporate young people inall the programmes and activities. In this context the Asian Alliancewill network with Global Citizens for Sustainable Developmentand promote the Asian Youth Assembly (August 13 to 15, 2010 inBanglore, India) and the Asian Citizens Assembly also in Banglore(August 18 to 20, 2010). Asian Alliance will work closely with MrAnugraha John in developing this dimension.

It was emphasized that the Alliance Asian adopts a new model ofoperations namely moving away from just hosting an event like aforum once is two years towards undertaking a regional projectfocus in terms of developing a learning journey process at the localcommunity or a local district or geographical area or local territory(as used by Pactes-locaux in France).



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In this context the Asian Alliance will work closely with Pactes-

Locaux in learning from the methodology used as well as securingsome funding from the European Union through Pactes-Locauxfor the development of this learning journey at the local levelsincorporating local governance and democracy, local citizensempowerment, local development which is comprehensive ratherthan piece meal. In this context the Asian Alliance will work closelywith Ms Martine Theveniaut and Mr Yvon Poirier.

A process/methodology paper on undertaking a Learning Journey

will be circulated. Its features will include local mapping anddiscovering the comprehensive range of activities such as microcredit, fair trade, community empowerment and its interplay at thecommunity level including the impact of globalization and how localcommunities are responding to its challenges. Mr Ben Quiononeswill circulate a paper on this aspect. We will also circulate Pactes-Locaux materials on this aspect.

All these experiences can be documented over a period of time

between 2010 leading on towards 2013 with the first set ofpresentations taking place at KL2011.

It was also affirmed that the Asian Alliance and partners adopt theCharter of Human Responsibility as the foundational value baseprinciples undergirding solidarity economy. Therefore partnersshould enable its members to reflect on these and share theirreflections at KL2011.

It was also emphasized that at KL2011 event invitations shouldbe extended to grassroots actors such as famers, self help groupwomen leaders in order for them to exhibit their products and sharetheir experiences. Therefore along with the Forum there must beexhibition booths to display their works and opportunity for themto share their experiences.



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It was suggested that we could speak to airlines officials such as CEO

of Air Asia to seek special fares offers for participants especially fromIndonesia, Thailand and Philippines in order for a large number ofdelegates from these countries close to Malaysia to participate.

It was also suggested that the Asia Forum could serve as a hub forother networkers to all hold their programmes during the sametime and in this way ensure that civil society organizations andleaders could incorporate the framework of solidarity economy.In this context cooperation with the Common wealth Association

for People Centred Action (COMMACT), the World Fair TradeOrganisations, Micro Credit Institutions, the Co-operatives andCredit Unions will enhance the Asian Forum. In this context theAsian Forum will work closely with Mr David Thompson (JobsAustralia) in securing the partnership of other networks



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National Organising Committee

Advisors : Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah, Deputy Minister,Ministry of Higher Education, Government ofMalaysia

Dato Tan Lian Hoe, Deputy Minister, Ministry ofDomestic Trade Co-operatives & Consumerism,Government of Malaysia

Datuk M Saravanan, Deputy Minister, Ministry ofFederal Territory and Social Wellbeing

Chairman : Datuk Dr Denison Jayasooria, (Centre for SocialEntrepreneurship, Binary University College)email: [email protected]

Co Chairman: Dato Dr Michael Yeoh, CEO ASLI Malaysiaemail: [email protected]

Members

Prof Dato Joseph Adaickalam (Binary University College)Prof Dato Ir Dr Zainai bin Mohamed (University Malaysia Kelantan)

Dr Syahira Bt Hamidon (Ministry of Higher Education)

Puan Zabidah Ismail (Amanah Ikthair Malaysia)

Mrs Jasmin Adaikalam (LHI –Pemandu)

Mr Wong Young Soon (Malaysian CARE)

Mr Paul Sinappan (Credit Union)

Mr Azran Osman-Rani (Air Asia X)Mr Chris S Thiagarajah (Sky Bus)

Mr Law Gin Kye (Generasi Gemilang)

Secretriate

Mr Ng Yee Seen (Centre for Public Policy Studies, ASLI)

Mr James Pereira (Binary University College)

Mr Mohamad Suji Bilang (Office of Deputy Minister –MoHE)Ms Lim Yen Leng (Office of Deputy Minister –MoDTCC)

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