CANADA:
Location: Toronto
This has been an exciting week for Listen the Drumming at ICA Canada. We
received a very generous donation from the Don Valley Rotray Club, which was
presented to Liz Donnery, Derek Strachan, and myself at a breakfast meeting on
Thursday morning. We were also informed that Stephanie Nolen, the Globe and
Mail's HIV AIDS in Africa correspondent has accepted our invitation to be our
keynote speaker for our event in November.
Eowynne Feeney efeeney@icacan.ca
Location: Youth as Facilitative Leaders
Last week we held a strategic planning session for the programme. New
volunteers merged with long-time advocates of YFL to further develop a vision of
where we wanted to be by 2010 and begin forming strategic directions. The
meeting was a great success, with a YFL Advisory Committee formed by the
participants of the meeting in order to continue to support YFL's growth within
Ontario and beyond.
Leah ltaylor@icacan.ca
ICA ASSOCIATES INC. (Canada)
John Miller facilitated planning workshops with Kids Link, a long time client.
Duncan Holmes facilitated a workshop at the annual meeting of the Ontario
Council for International Cooperation, an organization of development related
NGO's.
Duncan and Wayne Nelson taught our Working with Whole Systems Change
course that uses ICA's Social Process Triangles.
Jo Nelson completed the
community forums for the Cree School Board strategy planning project.
Bill
Staples, working while on holiday, taught courses in Shanghai.
Wayne Nelson wnelson@ica-associates.ca
MALAYSIA LENS International
Location: Denver USA
As LENS International Malaysia is now in Denver, USA, we report on an organization we support while in the US - The Institute for Consensus Action.
On 7 June 15 colleagues with one paid staff member met to create a strategic plan for the near term. Discussion focused around building up and expanding the successful neighborhood programs in lower income neighborhoods in transition, some with increasing number of immigrants from Africa and Asia. A representative from the housing development which sponsored ICA programs from last year was present for the planning. Proposals have been submitted to continue this work.
Another focus for the group is equipping facilitators to fill the growing demand for facilitators in both the neighborhood and community group programs. To that end a coaching and mentoring program will begin in July to take ToP grads and mentor them into experienced capable facilitors. Model client groups, trainees and mentors are being matched to move this program forward.
Ann Epps annepps@pd.jaring.my
NEPAL:
Location: National
This week ICA Nepal had quite a busy week. We submitted a proposal to IFAD, Italy
and we are preparing a proposal to construct a community hospital in the far western
part of Nepal. For the community hospital a team visited the area for need
assessment and feasibility study. We will be submitting this proposal to the
Japanese Embassy here in Nepal.
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Some of the participants in the impact evaluation discussion programme |
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We are also continuing the repair work of
a drinking water project that we completed a few years ago but disrupted due to
conflict in the country.
ICA Nepal agreed to work with Rotary Club to popularize
the importance of Constituent Assembly which we are having in 6 months time. We
are organizing a series of interactions and survey in 10 districts nationally.
Recently we also released the book on 'Civil Society Index' which we are
promoting locally and globally. This week we also sent newsletter and books
published by ICA Nepal to various organizations including ICAs around the world.
We also managed to arrange scholarships for three youths for two months long
skill based training being organized by the government from today.
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Mr. Tomita (left) from the Japanese Embassy in front of the ICA Nepal Learning Centre in discussion with Tatwa Timsina |
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We are also
glad to share with you that Global Forest Coalition approved our project on
'Underlying Causes of Deforestation' through which we will work with the
indigenous communities to protect their rights on forest and will organize
training and national level workshop. We will be starting this project from July
1.
On June 21, the Japanese Embassy team carried out an impact study of the project
supported by them few years ago. We were amazed by the responses of the local
women. Some of the responses were as follows- "the work has brought a lot of
changes in our life. Now we feel as a leader in the community".- "now we have no
problem of getting small loan, we have now cooperative".- "5 years ago, only about
40 percent women could read and write, but now more than 99 percent are
literate".- "we have started operating a number of business after we attended the
training".
Thanks to ICA Japan, TUC, MOFA and other donors who have made it
possible to transform people.
Tatwa P. Timsina ica@icanep.wlink.com.np
See enlargements of pictures above
PERU:
Location: 100 Valleys Project
The staff prepared a six month calendar of program events and designed the
marketing campaign to go with it. Jesusa Aburto and Gloria Santos are preparing
a major proposal to facilitate a 2-month child nutrition study and development
plan for six communities in the Mala valley, adjacent to Azpitia where the ICA
training center is located. This will open up a whole new phase of ICA work
leading into the 10-year 100 Valleys Project.
Staff admin@ica-peru.org
UNITED STATES:
Location: Chicago
Information on the 3-day Living Legacy event can now be found on the ICA-USA
website, including online registration and a message board. We encourage you to
register early and share your hopes and dreams for the event by posting your
thoughts on the message board. The Living Legacy event will include content both
celebratory and contemplative as we share the good news of our work around the
world, plan for the future, and connect with friends and colleagues.
We hope to
see you in Chicago October 5-7. www.ica-usa.org
Cheryl Zaleski czaleski@ica-usa.org
ICAI:
Location: Montréal
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| The staff/board team that met in Montreal (l-r): Sarah Miller, Katie Burke, Lambert Okrah, Nelson Stover, Judy Harvie, Evelyn Philbrook |
Lambert Okrah, Judy Harvie, and Nelson Stover with the 2006 Annual Report |
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A full and exciting week for ICAI. In addition to regular operations, we mailed out the 2006 Annual Report and hosted Board members Judy Harvie, Evelyn Philbrook, and Nelson Stover. This Board/Staff team supported the 2007 electronic GA on Friday and Saturday, and reported on the GA’s decisions on Saturday evening.
(If for some reason you did not receive the voting results over email, please email sarah@ica-international.org.)
Staff info@ica-international.org
