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Continuous dialogue leads to effective partnership with ICA Nepal
submitted by ICA Nepal
Continuous dialogue leads to effective partnership. Believing this, ICA Nepal carried out a series of interaction events during the month of June. Recently, Nepal experienced a landmark moment in the country’s transition to democracy. Local government elections were held after a gap of 20 long years. Local government representatives were last elected in 1997. This step marks a positive step...
ICA Japan receives additional grant for Fukushima reconstruction
submitted by ICA Japan
June 30 ICA Japan has received another grant for helping Fukushima reconstruction project in Namie town and MinamiSoma city, which are the affected areas by Fukushima nuclear accident. Many people in temporary housing have started to move to restoration housing since this spring because the government lifted the evacuation ban. Therefore, ICA Japan has started Fukushima reconstruction project (founded by Japan...
ICA USA Fall Sojourn celebrates Human Development Projects
submitted by ICA USA
ICA USA‘s semi-annual Global Archives Sojourns provide an opportunity for colleagues from across the country to work and reflect on the future of our past. During the Spring Sojourn, March 13–17, colleagues focused on (1) designing and launching a new ICA Archives website and (2) analyzing and cataloging the Human Development Projects (HDPs). The website team made substantial progress towards...
Leadership Inc China promotes “Child Friendly City” in Shenzhen
submitted by Leadership Inc China
Leadership Inc China assisted the Shenzhen government to set up a “Child Friendly City” program by facilitating a one day kickoff workshop on 31st May on “Dream and Design Our City” with 25 children from different schools. The children were divided into teams which held group discussions on the topic of “What I would like to have in our Shenzhen?”...
ICA Guatemala holds its first Learning Basket Practitioner course
submitted by ICA Guatemala
On July 21 to 23rd, ICA Guatemala will be holding its first Learning Basket Practitioner course, thanks to the support of Elise Packard, and trainers, Angélica Rodrígeuz and Raul Jorquera. The Learning Basket® approach nurtures family literacy using materials developed in Spanish and English. We are so excited that colleagues from ICA Peru and ICA Chile are coming to Guatemala for the...
ICA Nepal marks International Menstrual Hygiene Day 2017
submitted by ICA Nepal
May has been a wonderful month for ICA Nepal, allowing us to bring our vision of working on Menstrual Hygiene among local women into action. Marking the International Menstrual Hygiene Day 2017, ICA Nepal conducted two programs for Menstrual Hygiene among women’s groups, one in the Koteshwor area and one in Changunaayan, on the 25th and 30th of May respectively....
ICA Cote D’Ivoire hosts visit and leadership training from ICA Japan
submitted by ICA Cote DIvoire
Scroll down for English translation… Dans la continuité des activités du projet de réinsertion menées à Agboville, ICA Cote D’Ivoire avons dans ce mois de mai 2017 réalisé divers travaux dans les trois sous projets. Nous avons aussi reçu la visite de Madame Shizuyo notre collègue venue du ICA Japan pour apporter une fois de plus son soutien à travers une formation...
Emerging Ecology USA & ICA India partner to support ‘the Global Classroom’
submitted by Emerging Ecology USA
Since its inception in 2010, the Global Classroom has played an important role in strengthening the 11th and 12th standard Science Curriculum of the Adivasi Ashram Shala in Chikhale Village, Maharashtra, India (near Mumbai). In May 2017, the school reported that 96.5% of the Science faculty students passed their 12th standard (HSC) year-end exams; 88% of the Arts faculty passed...
ICA Japan accelerates international partner co-operation
submitted by ICA Japan
Interns Keep Coming! Our ICA Japan interns continue to provide a great service, making brochures, doing our website, recruiting ToP courses, researching Japanese declining rural communities in need of revitalization, and more. Two have applied for four months, starting September 1, and three Japanese are considering coming during the summer break. Please look at our expanded English website. Partner Cooperation...
Facilitating Dialogue in a Populist Era
submitted by ICA Associates Canada
This post was written for ICAI’s online magazine Winds and Waves, May 2017 – now published at Medium.com (see explanatory note). Ordinary people in the 21st century want to participate in decisions that affect their lives. The Arab Spring, Occupy Wall Street, the recent Women’s March that spontaneously happened all over the world, the Water Protectors at Standing Rock: all are manifestations of...
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Facilitating Dialogue in ...
This post was written for ICAI’s online magazine Winds and Waves, May 2017 – now published at Medium.com (see explanatory note). Ordinary people in the 21st century want to participate in decisions that affect their lives. The Arab Spring, Occupy Wall Street, the recent Women’s March that spontaneously happened all over the world, the Water Protectors at Standing Rock: all are manifestations of...
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A Chronological History o...
A Chronological History of the Ecumenical Institute and the Institute of Cultural Affairs 1952–1988 Preface The Chronological History 1952–1988 traces the development of The Ecumenical Institute (EI) and the Institute of Cultural Affairs (ICA), organizations dedicated to sharing methods and models, which have brought depth consciousness and practical tools for responsible participation to organizations and communities. Both organizations, EI and...
