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Facilitating Authentic Participation: Transformative Steps to Empower Groups
submitted by Martin Gilbraith
About Facilitating Authentic Participation All too often, asking any group to work together without effective facilitation is a shortcut to disaster — James M. Campbell In this revealing step-by-step guide, now available from Amazon, master group process facilitator James M. Campbell takes you behind the scenes of the usually hidden planning and diagnostic process leading up to the “magic” of guiding...
ICA Nepal constructs a Community Training Center
submitted by ICA Nepal
Our Former ICA Nepal Chairperson, Prof. Dr. Tatwa P. Timsina’s new book entitled “Abridging KO brigand rabid Ra innovation” was out in the market in March. Dr. Timsina discusses the importance of innovation and technology in the development of the nation and community. Development is possible through regular learning and sharing. As per our commitment to distribute 500 copies of...
EPDI Nigeria joins in tackling substance abuse
submitted by EPDI Nigeria
#ASAP – anti-substance abuse project Lagos round-table event February 28, 2019 was a colourful and memorable day for EPDI Nigeria at the Civic Centre, Ozumba Mbadiwe Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, venue of the Lagos Roundtable Event for the Anti-Substance Abuse Project organized by MTNASAP FOUNDATION with a slogan #Drug Abuse is One Chance Bus. #ASAP is a multi-stakeholder and multi-sectoral...
ICA Ukraine and Ukrainian women in the UN
submitted by ICA Ukraine
ICA Ukraine and a delegation of Ukrainian women made a two-week visit to the USA for the 63rd session of the UN Commission on Women’s Affairs (March 9-22, 2019). It was a real marathon, as a result of which, we not only strengthened each other, but also learned and taught a lot, gained experience, shared our achievements and took an example...
ICA Taiwan hosts the ICA Asia Pacific Regional conference in Tainan
submitted by ICA Taiwan
. ICA Asia Pacific came to Tainan in November 2018 for the ICAI Asia Pacific Regional conference, hosted by ICA Taiwan. It began with an opportunity for research and dialogue, an opportunity to learn from and with Taiwan communities and ended with an opportunity for ICA to explore our purpose, mission and strategies. The research explorations were hosted in three...
ICA Cote D’Ivoire supports Village Savings & Loans Associations
submitted by ICA Cote DIvoire
As part of the activities of the World Bank-financed project in the four departments of Agneby-Tiassa, a mission was carried out from 23 to 27 January 2019, by a team from the Coordination Unit of the Regional Council, and from ICA Cote D’Ivoire. This mission with the objective of: Ensure the existence of eight (8) Village Savings & Loans Associations...
ICA USA Chicago Sustainability Leaders Network celebrates 5th anniversary
submitted by ICA USA
Within hours of breaking down and packing up the party lights, leftover food and drink, Polaroid pictures, flyers and banners, the praise began on social media. One member wrote on Facebook that the Fifth Anniversary Celebration of the Chicago Sustainability Leaders Network (CSLN) was “the best time I have had all year.” Another posted a photo captioned “What a terrific...
Leadership Inc China reflects on Fall 2018
submitted by Leadership Inc China
Major projects undertaken by Leadership Inc China in Fall 2018 included… Strategic Planning for Shenzhen Women’s Federation Facilitating Annual Alumni Conference of EU-China NGO Twinning Program Training Participatory Community Development and Group Facilitation Methods (GFM) training program for communities leaders in Chengdu, China Shenzhen Female Leaders Study group Faculty Orientation in Research and Teaching Excellence (FORTE) training for AIACHE (All Indian...
ICA Japan interns complete ICA West Africa website
submitted by ICA Japan
Super Intern Power Our 3 ICA Japan interns completed their journey here this week in the Tokyo House with outstanding success. They finished the West-Africa-icas.org WEBSITE that you will really enjoy, including the pages about their recent ICA West Africa Conference. And they are providing providing simple operating instructions for them to operate the site. We very much appreciate their work...
ICA MENA collaborates on safe health care and integrated sanitation
submitted by ICA MENA Egypt
Safe Health Care for Mothers and Children ICA MENA Egypt recently completed this 9-month project, which lay within a wider programme of participatory development in urban areas. Funded by the European Union and the German government, the project was implemented in the centre of Qalyub railway area in the province of Qalyoubia. The Institute of Cultural Affairs worked with the...
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This post was published in ICAI’s online magazine Winds and Waves – now published at Medium.com (see explanatory note). To receive articles by email as they are published subscribe at https://medium.com/winds-and-waves. “It was a very nice experience because, through it, I learned how to interact and how to support my daughters in their development,” said one participant in the Learning Basket program delivered in small rural...
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ICA Associates Canada pub...
“Getting to the Bottom of ToP: Foundations of the Methodologies of the Technology of Participation” by Wayne and Jo Nelson of ICA Associates Canada has now been published! It is now available from the publisher iUniverse, and also from Amazon. For now it is available as a paperback book. The ebook version should be available in January. This is the book...
