AUSTRALIA:

Over the last 2 days, 12 colleagues from 4 states of Australia gathered in Sydney to take the next steps in refining the pivotal module in the Transformational Leadership Program we are developing.  We were excited by the new breakthroughs, on the other side of deep struggle in creating innovative ways of talking about and presenting the foundational wisdom behind our methods.  Four task force groups have until Christmas day to come up with a refinement of each of the four sessions as a 'Christmas gift' in order to be ready to test the module at the Learning Community gathering in Melbourne in January.

Jeanette, Elaine, Robyn, John      rjhutchinson@optusnet.com.au

BENNIN: Lambassa

Location: Department of Donga and Atacora

From this week to December,15 06, our organization will be involved in The National Coalition for Children's International Activities Against AIDS HIV. We are working in the departments of Donga and Atacora with another NGO called GON. The first step,  in which we had to contact schools and local leaders of 12 municipalities, was finished yesterday.

Kassimou Issotina         lambassaica@yahoo.fr

CANADA:

There was more training to prepare Eowynne for her role as a YFL trainer.

Cara and Eowynne worked on compiling materials for the latest YFL training
manual.

Cara        cnaiman@icacan.ca

ICA ASSOCIATES INC. (Canada)

Jo Nelson taught the Group Facilitation and Facilitated Planning courses to full groups in Calgary, Alberta.

Our work with the Toronto United Way is expanding. Bill Staples is doing a series of community development training with leaders and front line workers representing a wide variety of social and community service organizations. In collaboration with people who sponsor our public course in BC and Alberta, we are doing a series of inhouse courses and facilitated events with local organizations.

Duncan Holmes will work with a shipping company, a government department and a municipality on his nex trip.

Wayne Nelson and Manfred Humphries completed installation of a secure payment system for our website.

The Canadian memorial service celebrating the completed life of Brian Stanfield was held on the weekend followed by a gathering of colleagues at the home of Stan and Miriam Gibson.

Wayne Nelson

GHANA:

Location: ACCRA

Judi Angel, a volunteer from Vancouver, Canada has begun a 4 month placement with us to help strengthen our fundraising skills. She has taken the staff through a day's workshop on fundraising basics.
The inaugural meeting of a Fund Raising Planning Group reviewed the key elements of our mission. In successive weekly meetings we plan to update our strategic plans, clarify our case for support, identify approprate donors and write proposals.
Judi will also take selected staff through the online fundraising course she has developed through her work as Chief Learning Officer for CHARITYVILLAGECAMPUS.COM

Joseph Kekesi         icagh@africaonline.com.gh

PERU:

Location: 100 Valleys

Esaud Caycho presented a new 8 week ICA introduction program for recruiting new staff members, to begin on 13 Jan. 

Rocio Torres presented an exciting spiritual life program for the staff which begins next week. 

Gloria Santos is moving the recruiting forward for AVANZA PERU, which Jesusa Aburto is deep into redesigning the curriculum for the three week program. It feels like new life all around.

Ken Hamje         kenh@ica-peru.org

ITERLENG ICA South Africa:

Muzi Mbonani has continued representing us for the second week at the African ICAs meeting and training in Tanzania.

John Cornwell has been conducting interviews with YFL members as part of an impact assessment of the programme from the past 4 years.

We have submitted a proposal to British High Commission for YFL funding.

We had a meeting with Kairos Foundation in order to develop our collaboration to support training with YFL members on issues of Self Esteem.

We had a meeting with Charities Aid Foundation Southern Africa to register on their database for potential support from the corporate sector.

John Cornwell           icaadmin@telkomsa.net

TANZANIA:

One week Training on HIVAIDS, for African countries ended, this training was conducted as the result of the meeting of African ICA's in Canada during GA. There were 25 participants from different countries in Africa and volunteers from ICA Canada. Participants from Africa were from Tanzania, Kenya, Togo, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia, Rwanda and it was facilitated by Janet Sanders from Canada and Ellise Packard from USA. The main theme of the training was to equip participants on the facilitation methods and specifically on the Power of Image

Charles Luoga       cluoga@yahoo.co.uk    

UNITED KINGDOM:

Location: UK and Africa

We shortlisted candidates for the Youth Participation programme coordinator post,

Humey our administrator left us,

Martin went on holiday in Spain,

Jonathan attended the ICA African Regional Meeting in Arusha, Tanzania and

Julie finalised much of the UK ToP course schedule for 2007

Jonathan Dudding       jdudding@ica-uk.org.uk   

SECRETARIAT:

Lambert was in Ghana this week finalizing his Canadian work permit at the Canadian High Commission in Accra. I have initiated implementation of our Fundraising Plan and am sorting out many of the details associated with formally bringing staff on board starting 1 December.

Sarah Miller