50 Years of International Co-operative Alliance AP

152 Pages·2017·0.41 MB·English

Dedicated to all grassroot members of
Co-operative Institutions, men and women,
young and old, who are striving to enrich
their lives with Co-operation

50 Years of
International Co-operative
Alliance in Asia-Pacific
[1960-2010]
Serving Co-operatives
International Co-operative Alliance
Asia & Pacific
INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATIVE ALLIANCE [ICA Central Office]
15 Route des Morillons, CH-1218 Grand-Saconnex,
Geneva. Switzerland
ICA REGIONAL OFFICE FOR ASIA-PACIFIC [ICA Asia-Pacific]
9 Aradhana Enclave, Sector-13 RK Puram
Ring Road, New Delhi 110066. India
ICA BUSINESS OFFICE [ICA BO-Singapore]
510 Thomson Road, 12-02 SLF Building, Singapore 298135
ICA REGIONAL OFFICE-AFRICA [ICA Africa]
House No. 11, Lenana Road-Milimani, PO Box 67595,
Nairobi 00200. Kenya
ICA REGIONAL OFFICE FOR THE AMERICAS [ICA Americas]
Apartado 6648-1000, San Jose, Costa Rica
ICA REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE [ICA Europe]
Co-operative Europe asbi, European House of Co-operatives
Avenue Milcamps 105, 1030 Brussels. Belgium
FIFTY YEARS OF
INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATIVE ALLIANCE
IN ASIA-PACIFIC [1960-2010]
SERVING CO-OPERATIVES
International Co-operative Alliance–Asia & Pacific
9 Aradhana Enclave, Sector 13 RK Puram,
New Delhi 110066. India
Tel.: [91-11] 2688-8250, Fax: [91-11] 2688-8067
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.icaroap.coop
Price : INR 200 USD$ 10
Set in Book Antiqua 11 point.
Cover design and book layout: Daman Prakash & Amin Zaidi
Printed in India at Diamond Offset, HS-14 Kailash Colony Market,
New Delhi 110048. [Oct. 2010] [1000]
Contents
Foreword by ICA Regional Director, ICA-AP 09
Message from ICA President 13
Message from ICA Director-General 15
Message from President, ICA-AP 17
Chapter-01 International Co-operative Alliance-Asia Pacific 19
Chapter-02 Capacity Building & Human Resource 33
Development
Chapter-03 Facilitating Enabling Environment 43
Chapter-04 Co-operative Best Practices and Awareness 56
Chapter-05 Member-Organisations of ICA-AP 65
Chapter-06 Collaboration with Development Partners 67
Chapter-07 ICA Domus Trust and ICA Premises 69
in New Delhi
Chapter-08 Impact of ICA on Co-operative Movements 74
in Asia-Pacific
Chapter-09 Future Projections for ICA-AP 79
Chapter-10 Distinguished Personalities and their Views 85
Chapter-11 Chronology of Events 92
Chapter-12 References Used 112
ANNEXURES
Annexe-I ICA Member-Organisations in Asia-Pacific [2010] 114
Annexe-II A Brief Note on ICA [Global] 119
Annexe-III ICA-AP Office-Bearers and Regional Meetings 130
Annexe-IV ICA-AP Technical Staff [Past and Present] 134
Annexe-V ICA-AP Publications 138
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50 Years of ICA-AP: 1960-2010 7
Acknowledgements
In the preparation of this publication major and valuable
contribution has been made by Dr Daman Prakash, former
Director [Agricultural Co-operative Management Programmes]
who had served the ICA Regional Office during the period 1962-
2002. In the making of this material authentic and comprehensive,
valuable suggestions and contributions were made by the
following co-operative specialists: Mr JM Rana, former Director,
ICA Education Centre; Dr RC Dwivedi, former Senior Consultant,
ICA Regional Office; Mr AH Ganesan, former Programme Officer,
ICA Regional Office and Mr BD Sharma, former Senior Consultant,
ICA-AP. Mr Rajiv ID Mehta, Deputy Regional Director, ICA-AP,
Ms Archana Gupta, Librarian, and other technical officers from
the ICA-AP had provided valuable support to the above-
mentioned team.
The International Co-operative Alliance-Asia Pacific
acknowledges their whole-hearted, spontaneous and candid
support in the preparation and publication of this document.
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50 Years of ICA-AP: 1960-2010 9
Foreword
The International Co-operative Alliance has now been in the
Asia-Pacific Region for fifty years. This is a short period for
an organisation to make any substantial contribution. However,
the ICA-AP, has not only been able to unite all Co-operative
Movements in the Asia-Pacific Region, but also sustain itself,
thanks to the candid and unflinching support provided by its
Member-Organisations and the respective governments. The
ICA stands for uniting, serving and representing co-operatives
worldwide. The ICA stands for enriching the concept of Co-
operation through mutual help. The Regional Office has been
able to erect a tangible and strong relationship not only among
co-operatives but also between the governments and co-
operatives.
Though I was not present when the ICA came to the Region
in 1960, yet the documentation available in the Office and my
interaction with the co-operators in the Region since my arrival
in New Delhi in 2010, I have understood the relevance, strength
and usefulness of a strong non-governmental international
organisation, like the ICA. It has been found that Movements
are closer to each other now; they are aware of their own
problems and strengths; they have a better dialogue with their
governments; and, value the technical and advisory role being
played by the ICA. There have been eminent co-operative
leaders and scholars of outstanding reputation and rich
experience who have offered their advice and support not only
to the ICA, but also to their own Movements. Also there have
10 Foreword
been instances of outstanding contributions made by developed
Movements from the Region and outside the Region to their
counterparts in the Region in various technical fields.
The post-World War-II scenario was dismal for the newly-
emerging economies, especially in Asia and Africa. The
International Co-operative Congresses held after 1950 have been
strongly supporting strategies to provide technical support to
the developing Movements in Asia, the result of which has been
the establishment of the ICA Regional Office in Asia, at New
Delhi, in 1960. Most of the newly-emerging economies in Asia
accepted the concept of Co-operation as a pillar of economic
development through generating awareness, education, skill
development and international trade. The Western Co-operative
leaders considered the ICA as the most relevant and effective
channel to promote and strengthen co-operatives in Asia. The
lead was taken by the Swedish Co-operative Movement which,
through the Swedish Co-operative Centre [SCC], channelled a
consistent and substantial financial and expertise support by
creating an Education Centre. At the same time the ICA also
came forward to establish its Regional Office in New Delhi. With
the expansion of Co-operative Movement in the Asian Region,
the two institutions got merged into one, ICA Asia-Pacific and
continued to support the Movements in the Region. Other
Movements including governments from within the Region and
outside came forward to support Movements in Asia-Pacific
Region.
The present document is a brief account of the role played
by the ICA in strengthening relationship among the Movements
and having a deeper understanding of the Principles of Co-
operation. I am aware that it is quite a difficult task to document
all the activities which were carried out by the ICA in the Region,
but an effort has been to describe how the mutual co-operation
has strengthened the fabric of co-operative brotherhood during
the last 50 years.
I acknowledge with gratitude the leadership which was
provided by my predecessors and technical personnel who, with
their hard work, diligence and foresight, had brought a strong