BANGLADESH:

Location: Dhaka

ToP Training Program in Dhaka in 2007. ICA Bangladesh is very pleased to announce its International Technology of Participation, ToP, Training Program on Facilitation Skills, Community Development Methods, and Participatory Strategic Planning to be held during February 14-17 2007, and 4-8 March 2007 at NILG in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The training will be facilitated by experienced and international ToP facilitators from Australia, USA, Nepal, India, and Bangladesh.

Two public courses will be offered in February, and two in March.Two day Training in Group Facilitation, Making Things Happen in Organisations and Communities, Wednesday-Thursday 14-15 February 2007, 9am-5pm or Sunday-Monday 4-5 March 2007, 9am-5pm.

Two day Training in Community Development Methods, A comprehensive grass roots approach, Friday-Saturday 16-17 February 2007, 9am-5pm.

Two Day Advanced Training in Participatory Strategic Planning, A Participatory Planning Process Leading to Action and Commitment, Wednesday-Thursday 7-8 March 2007, 9am-5pm. NILG, 29, Agargaon, Sher-e-Banglanagar, Dhaka

Azizur Rahman           marahman1976@yahoo.com

PERU:

Location: 100 Valleys

Gloria Santos, Esaud Caycho and Alison and Ken Hamje have now completed presentations to 22 mining companies and are seeing the two AVANZA PERU 3-week formation programs filling up for Jan-Feb. 

The team is planning to celebrate the New Year together on Friday evening before many leave for their home towns for New Years Eve.  Happy New Year to all of our global colleagues from the ICA-PERU team!!

Ken Hamje           kenh@ica-peru.org

ICAI:

Formally registered ICAI in the province of Québec. Finalized January Network Exchange, draft boilerplate language, and errata for meetings in Tokyo and Nairobi. Celebrated a beautiful New Year's Eve in Montréal. 

~Please note that I will have only sporadic access to email between 4 and 28 January, so will need to ask for your patience in responding to mail. Many thanks in advance!~

Sarah Miller