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ICA Americas region meets in Peru
submitted by ICA USA
From May 10 – 14th of 2016, North and South American ICAs gathered for a Regional Conference in Peru. The gathering marked the first time the ICAs in the region had met face-to-face in over 10 years. ICA Peru hosted the meeting at their beautiful training center in Azpitia, a quaint town 2 hours outside of Lima. Azpitia was one...
Support ICA Nepal’s appeal for an ambulance for Archale village
submitted by ICA Nepal
Support ICA Nepal to provide an ambulance in the rural village Archale, located in Nuwakot district Nepal – please give online now via GlobalGiving. Since the villagers often face the problem of the proper health facilities and transportation, our project will handover the ambulance to the women group of Archale. Having the ambulance in the village will ensure their access...
ICA Benin inaugurate Adjago borehole in District of Abomey Calavi
submitted by Lambassa ICA Benin
After completing the borehole of Dodja in 2015, our organization Lambassa ICA Benin has just finished another one in the village of Adjago, situated in the district of Zè; with the financial support of an American NGO Well Water Global. The beneficiary community is already enjoying water from this well. Many partners have contributed for this project: our staff members,...
Summer update from ICA:UK
submitted by ICAUK
The recent EU referendum and its result have thrown up a lot of questions for democracy and the UK’s political system, and challenges us in our mission to develop and maintain a culture of participation. What can facilitators contribute to bridging the divisions that are increasingly apparent in our society? Several initiatives are emerging to address the issue. Recently Involve organised an event for facilitators to ask...
ICA Nepal conducts community training
submitted by ICA Nepal
In the month of July, ICA Nepal conducted series of trainings and activities targeting community people. This month, we welcomed Mr Yoshimasa Tebayashi, psychological expert and Mr. Okoshi Tosio, structure engineer from Japan. The whole month was very productive and fulfilling the ICA Nepal’s plans at its best. The month started with On July 1st Friday, an awareness raising program...
Call for ICAI Board of Directors Nominees
submitted by Martin Gilbraith
Please submit all Nominations to the Board Nominations Committee no later than Friday, September 2 – contact us. Beginning in January 2017, there will be up to three vacancies on the ICAI Board of Directors. The terms of Martin Gilbraith (President), Seva Ghandi (Treasurer) and Staci Kentish (Secretary) are up at the end of this year. All three members would...
News from ICA Bangladesh
submitted by ICA Bangladesh
In July the ICA Bangladesh team worked on its 2016-2017 action plan. We communicated and discussed among ICA staff, members and board members in Dhaka in the first week of July. Aziz has continuously facilitated such discussions. Aurangajeb and Shakawat have discussed with some potential stakeholders for funding projects. The Chandpur team coordinated by Advocate Shah Alam visited the ICA...
ICA Ukraine ‘Open Youth Forum’ launches a wave of good changes
submitted by ICA Ukraine
Here is what happened at the Youth Forum «Open Youth Forum 2016″. This event took place for the first time, so the organizers, participants and guests of the Forum actually have something to share, but their smiles say more! It was very important for organizers to choose really motivated participants for the Forum. Because there were more than 240 young...
ICA Cameroon tackles the bushmeat trade
submitted by ICAUK
ICA Cameroon was successful in obtaining a grant of £5,000 from the Rufford Foundation in the UK, to tackle the high demand and unregulated supply of bushmeat in the town of Ayos. ICA:UK was asked by the donor to support ICA Cameroon by transferring the funds on their behalf, and also ensuring that the final report is submitted. This article...
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Winds and Waves
Excellence in facilitatio...
Welcome to this April 2016 issue of Winds & Waves, the online magazine of ICA International, on the theme “Excellence in Facilitation”. The Institute of Cultural Affairs (ICA) has for decades employed facilitation as a core strategy in our mission of ‘advancing human development worldwide’. When I myself first trained with ICA in the UK, as an international volunteer to a Human Development Project...
Other Publications
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...
