BANGLADESH:
Location: Dhaka
ICA Bangladesh had its September monthly taskforce meeting on 11 September at
Nicolien's house participated by 15 participants. Nicolien hosted ifter for all
participants. Aziz facilitated fundraising, projects and office management and
Nicolien faciliated relations taskforce specifically
Japan Conference 2008.ICA
members also observed the 40th Wedding Anniversary of Maria and Richard Maguire
after ifter at Nicolien's house initiated with candle burning. The event inluded
songs and talks on the eve of Maguires' 40th Wedding Anniversary. Selina
perfprmed a Tagore love song and Fuad did a English song. Nicolien in her speech
greeted the Maguire couple and invited again in Bangladesh after the Japan
Conference. Aziz appreciated Nicolien's contribution to taskforce meeting and
ifetr party. On behalf of all members, Aziz wished Richard and Maria on the
great day of their life together. Professor Dr. Mahbub also acknowledged
Nicolien's offer of the venue and food for the taskforce meeting.
Dr. Sarwat
Jabeen who attended twice in ICA ToP training courses in Bangladesh has
expressed ICA Bangladesh membership and she paid membership subscription on 11
September for general membership recruitment.
Abul Kashem and Marma - two new
people from Banglades got registered for the 7th Global
Conference.
Fuad,
Naimul and Aziz had a office management taskforce meeting on 19
September.
Naimul admin@ica-bangladesh.org
CANADA:
Location: Toronto Canada
ICA Canada would like to welcome Ioana Albulet to our office. Ioana is a student
intern from George Brown College's Community Worker Program. Ioana will be with
us until the end of the school year in May. Ioana is originally from Medias,
Romania, and has lived in Canada for 2 and a half years. She enjoys reading,
watching movies, and going to school.
ICA Canada has been busy making
preparations for our participation in the Toronto Marathon, which is coming up
on Sunday, October 19th. Our goal this year is to raise over 30,000 dollars for
Teachers and Students Taking Action Tanzania, a collaborative training program
on HIVAIDS awareness education, targeting both youth and teachers. Teachers will
be trained with HIVAIDS education, which they will provide for students.
Gabby Resch gresch@icacan.ca
PERU:
Location: Lima
The staff completed appointments with seven funding agencies this week in search
of funds for travel to the Japan Conference. All were excellent appointments
which opened many doors for funding our work. but none had funds available for
the Conference, including UNDP and the InterAmerican Foundation, both of which
have funded previous conferences. This leaves us with no funding in hand or
committed.to date with contacts dwindling, and time as well. It's time for new
creativity!
Staff admin@ica-peru.org
ICAI:
Location: Montréal
The Secretariat team is continuing to focus on fundraising to ensure the sustainability of the organization and to identify sources of funding for national ICAs. Jane led a meeting to identify and prioritize funders, and each team member has taken responsibility for developing proposals in the coming weeks and months. Sarah is working with a number of ICAs to develop proposals for funding to support the national ICAs directly.
Mike and Lambert attended a pre-conference workshop hosted by ICA USA in Troy, New York. Photos are at http://www.flickr.com/photos/30688741@N04/sets/72157607431670206/
Michael met with the head of the large Development Studies program at McGill University to promote the conference and discuss possible partnerships. He agreed to give a talk on the role of NGOs in development at a seminar in early October.
Staff info@ica-international.org
