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Asian Non-Governmental Organizations Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Agriculture Biodiversity Citizenship and Governance Climate Change Development Environment Food Governance Human Rights Indigenous Peoples Social Development Sustainable Development Water Social Development: Indigenous issues Poverty Social policy Sustainable Development: Agriculture Biodiversity Capacity-building Climate change Consumption and production patterns Disaster management and vulnerability Forests Land management Marine Resources Mining Mountains Oceans and seas Poverty Protecting and managing the natural resources Rural Development
Geographic scope:	Regional Asia
Country of activity:	India Cambodia Nepal Philippines Bangladesh Kyrgyzstan Pakistan Indonesia China Sri Lanka
Millennium Development Goals:	Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Mission statement:	ANGOC network will serve as a platform for and enhance capacities of Asian NGOs working on food security and sustainable livelihoods through the promotion of land and resource rights and smallholder agriculture. In carrying out this mission, ANGOC is guided and transformed by the following core values: -Builds upon the diversity of our cultures and spirituality whose roots lie at the core of our Asian identity and values -Restores the rights and sustainable management of communities over their resources and livelihood -Recognizes the autonomy of communities to design and realize their own development with gender equity and human development -Restores and enhances the freedom and self-governance of grassroots communities and places them at the center of development. -Enable people to achieve self-reliance and self-sufficiency in their basic needs, live in a culture of peace and harmony and organize themselves to deal with all forces that impede their empowerment.
Year established:	1979
Year of registration:	1991
Organizational structure:	The General Assembly (GA) is the highest policymaking body. The Board of Directors provides guidance and approves the strategic plan. The Regional Secretariat implements the decisions and programs formulated to operationalize the strategic plan.
Number and type of members:	1 subregional NGO, 11 national NGO networks, 3 instituonal NGOs and 6 individuals
Affiliation with NGO networks:	International Land Coalition, Global Land Tool Network, Indigenous Peoples' and Community Conserved Areas and Territories Consortium, Land Watch Asia

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