Presented by Dr. Sukesh Zamwar, Chairperson ICA Asia & Pacific Committee on Youth Co-operation [Managing Director – Buldana Urban Credit Co-operative Societies Ltd.]

 Present situation of youth in Asia pacific and their problems  History of the Youth Committee (ICYC)  COUNTRWISE PROFILE  6 th Meeting of the ICAYC & the Coop – Youth Forum  Future areas being worked on by the ICYC  The Happy Store – Pilot Proposal  Financial Literacy among youth – Pilot Proposal  UN Youth Congress 2014 in Sri Lanka  Global Youth Co-operation Meet

 Population statistics  Population of youth (15-24)- 700 million.  It is equal to 60 % of world youth population.  250 million in urban areas.  450 million in rural areas.  Education statistics  15 to 24 – around 85% are literate.  Only 25 to30 % reaches to upper and secondary education.

 13 to 15 % are unemployed  Youths are 3 times more unemployed than adults.  Urban youth are more skilled than rural youth  Rural youth are less skilled than urban youth  And technology seems to decrease this gap  Majority of youth are semiskilled.

 GOVT. CAN CEATE JOBS OR ENVIORNMENT THAT CAN PROMOTE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT.  PUBLIC SECTOR ENTERPRISES CAN CREATE JOBS OR PROMOTE ENTERPRINUERSHIP.  PRIVATE SECTOR CAN HELP IN THAT.  BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT AND PEOPLE FRIENDLY AND SOCIALISTIC SOLUTION IS COOPERATIVE ENTERPRISES.

 PERCOLATION OF COOPERATIVE VALUES IN STUDENTS BY FORMATION OF UNIVERSITY COOPERATIVE AND SCHOOLCOOPERATIVES.  FOR JOB CREATION- COOPERATIVES GIVE EMPLOYMENT AND JOBS TO YOUTH.  FOR ENTERPRENUERSHIP OR SELF- EMPLOYED YOUTH CREDIT, COOPERATIVES CAN PROVIDE CREDIT AND OTHER COOPERATIVES CAN PROVIDE MARKET LINKAGES.

 FOR PROFESSINALS, COOPERATIVES CAN PROVIDE EDUCATION LOAN AND LOAN FACILITY FOR THEM.  FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT- COOPERATIVES CAN FORM SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING INSTITUTES.  AND FOLLOWING THE SEVENTH PRINCIPLE OF COOPERATION WE CAN DO GOOD TO THE SOCIETY AS WELL AS TO COOPERATIVES.

 1. Afghanistan  2. Australia  3. Bangladesh  4. Bhutan  5. China  6. India  7. Iran  8. Israel  9. Indonesia  10. Japan  11. South Korea  12. Kazakhstan  13. Kuwait  14. Mongolia  15. Myanmar  16. Malaysia  17. Nepal  18. New Zealand  19. Pakistan  20. Philippines  21. Singapore  22. Sri Lanka  23. Thailand  24. Tajikistan  25. Vietnam

 ICA Youth Network at the ICA Board Meeting, Bratislava  ICA Regional Co-operative Youth Seminar, Japan  ICA AP Co-operative Ministers’ Conference – “Youth Involvement” presented by Chair-ICA AP YC  rd Meeting of the ICA AP Committee on Youth – Singapore  th Meeting of the ICA AP Committee on Youth – Beijing  st Online Meeting of the ICA AP Committee on Youth – ICA AP Office – New Delhi  ICA AP Youth Seminar – Kannur, Kerala  nd Online Meeting of the ICA AP Committee on Youth – ICA Business Office – Singapore  th Meeting of the ICA AP Committee on Youth – Kobe  th Meeting of the ICA AP Committee on Youth – Buldana, Maharashtra  rd Online Meeting of the ICA AP Committee on Youth Co-operation.

 Japan-227 university coops  Total Turn over billion USD  Running the book stores  Running the dining halls  Running general stores  Providing agency services  Providing credit facilities to students.

1. Grocery stores and supermarkets 2. Canteens & Cafeterias & Catering 3. Book Stores 4. Sale of laptops, mobile phones, and other electronic gadgets 5. Photocopying services 6. Credit & Lending: housing, business, travel, hospitalization, etc. 7. Investment

 119 Universities in Thailand  29 Universities Co-ops working actively 411 Vocational Colleges in Thailand  55 Vocational Colleges Co-ops working actively Activities  Support productive relationship among youth in the Committee of ICA.  Organize a national youth seminar for Universities Co-op  Encourage to avoid using plastic bags by using bags produced by clothes.

FieldNo of co-opsNo of membersPeople employed Credit2,028464,12728,245 Producers’ Supply3,792384,53547,118 Service Guild Supply 1,015115,32849,025 Consumers’ Supply11,0427,890,209140,525 New Generation Co- ops 35630,918,1352,339 Multipurpose3,945732,317132,054 IRAN COOPERATIVE STATASTICS

Iran’s economy:  Governmental  Cooperative: 13% of GDP which is going to be raised to 25% by the end of 5-year development plan  Private: Article 44 of the constitution

Karachi Co-operative Housing Societies Union Limited was established on 1949, under the West Pakistan Law. Karachi Co-operative Housing Societies Union Limited was established on 1949, under the West Pakistan Law. It is currently headed by the Managing Director, Mr. M. Sharif Bhaiji and the Board of Director (BOD) It is currently headed by the Managing Director, Mr. M. Sharif Bhaiji and the Board of Director (BOD) K.C.H.S.U. Ltd. consist of 24 housing societies. A single society consist of from 200 house to a maximum of 900 houses. K.C.H.S.U. Ltd. consist of 24 housing societies. A single society consist of from 200 house to a maximum of 900 houses. There exist 2 wings in K.C.H.S.U. Ltd.: There exist 2 wings in K.C.H.S.U. Ltd.: Youth Co-operative Wing of Pakistan Youth Co-operative Wing of Pakistan Women Wing Women Wing

Youth Co-operative Wing of Pakistan is a program initiated by the Karachi Co-operative Housing Societies Union Ltd. The purpose is to revive the co- operative culture from ground and to gather the youth at the unanimous platform of co- operative movement in Pakistan which will eventually help to develop Pakistan and its economy to reach new heights.

 Many coops are diversifying from single line business of stationery to other services  Supply of institutional requirements in order to increase turnover  Tie-up with general coops/citizen coops for business support

DEOC : 2011

19 IT System Welfare System Networking System Management System HRD System Saving System Lending System Investment System Multi purpose society Nepal multipurpose society

Name U.L.U. Prabath Designation Marketing Manager Vice Chairperson of ICA – AP Committee on Youth Cooperation Organization: Sri Lanka Consumer Cooperative Societies Federation Ltd Contact Details: No. 11, Saunders Place, Colombo 12, Sri Lanka Tel : – 8 Mobile: Fax: Web: E C OOPFE D

 House donation by youth  Business Promotion – By Youth  Annual Blood Donation – By Youth  Youth’s Leadership Development Camp  ICA – AP Youth Skill Development Conference

 60 Million People between the age group of seek sustainable employment.  Majority of young people hail from developing countries.  ICA should be a promoter facilitator and coordinator of activities at strengthening the participation of youth in co-operatives.  Define ‘Youth’ in terms of age.  Indentify youth co-operatives that could potential members of the Youth Network.  Draft Youth strategy for submission to Regional and Global ICA boards.  Plan an International Co-operative Youth Conference  Design a website and arrange for resources.

Article 1.The name of the Committee shall be ‘ICA-AP Committee on Youth Co-operation’. Article 3.1. The Committee shall consist of persons working in the field of specialized functioning of the Committee in the member organizations of the ICA in the Region. Each member organization of the ICA-AP is entitled to nominate a maximum of two persons in the Committee in the age group of 18 – 40 years. Article 4.11 To create awareness on cooperatives among the youth in the region. Article 6.1 The Committee shall convene at least one meeting in person and two Electronic Meetings (Internet). The members are expected to attend at least one meeting out of the possible three meetings in a year. At the time of the Regional Assembly, the Committee shall hold a meeting/seminar and provide a report. Article 9.3If needed, the committee may raise funds for its activities. As discussed at Kobe, the Committee has formally adopted the constitution and wishes to report it to all ICA AP Member organisations with a copy of the same.

 It was attended by fourteen members from twelve countries from the region representing ICA membership across various sectors such as banking, fisheries, consumer, housing, education & training.  The meeting also elected the new ICYC Board that shall serve until the ICA AP Regional Assembly in 2016 with Dr. Sukesh Zamwar (India) as the Chairperson, Mr. Ahsan Ali Thakur (Pakistan) and Mr. Udaya Prabhath (Sri Lanka) and Mr. P. Santosh Kumar of ICA AP continues as Secretary.  The meeting was organised along with the Asia Pacific Co-operative Youth Forum on the theme-Challenges for Youth as a Strategic group in development of co-operatives which was attended by 600 persons, mostly youth.  The ICA Blueprint was placed by the committee as the governing document and the following issues were addressed in detail – a.] Meaning and definition of Youth in the Co-operative sector, b.]Knowledge Platforms for awareness on climate change among coops, c.] Status of coops in central Asia & middle east; and case studies on co-operatives from Pune, India (Women’s Waste collectors co-operative) and from Thimpu, Bhutan (Organic farming and multipurpose co-operative) were presented by young co-operative entrepreneurs and managers.  It is also noted that an estimated 30 million jobs in co-operatives are held by youth, and it is our objective to strengthen their labour market value with the International Co-operative Identity Statement (ICIS) as guiding principles.  It was proclaimed that co-operatives achieve greater happiness than other forms of business associations.  The Committee decided to provide a platform for the Asia pacific youth during the ICA Global conference in Cape Town later this year and create one for the co-operatives at the UN Youth Conference in Sri Lanka in  The committee also decided to work along the lines of the UN communities to create a reliable knowledge base.

Members on their recreational visit to Ajanta Caves

 ICA Asia pacific youth planning to form happy green cooperative store  It is a mobile vegetable van with cold chain facility.  Big stores in big cities for vegetables only  Credit supply with the help of ACCU members or individual primary credit coops which will be intrested.  Focus on farmers and rural as well as urban consumers.

 Financial literacy through web site  Financial literacy in universities and schools  Financial literacy and advisory program for students and coop members so that in future when they will run big cooperatives or become members of cooperatives they will have proper understanding.