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Trading Places: integrating Indigenous Australian knowledge into the modern economy
submitted by ICA Australasia
We are grateful to Dr. Karen Newkirk of ICA Australasia for paving the way to our use of video as a way of telling stories on Winds and Waves, and we hope it will encourage many others to follow her lead. Being able to use video as a storytelling format is one reason why we moved Winds and Waves to...
ICA Canada launches the Courage to Lead Youth Program
submitted by ICA Canada
ICA Canada is thrilled to share the launch of the Courage to Lead youth pilot program, starting on August 17, 2021. This 6-week course has been developed in consultation with youth, parents and CTL alumna who have helped to provide feedback on the curriculum and other important logistical details. In case you know a young person between the ages of...
ICA Spain launches intercultural awareness campaign
submitted by ICA Spain
Campaña de sensibilización intercultural 👋Vivimos en sociedades cada vez más multiculturales, pero no siempre sabemos afrontar la diversidad cultural, lingüística, religiosa… Es muy importante entender que la interculturalidad es nuestra realidad y que significa riqueza. Intercultural awareness campaign We live in increasingly multicultural societies and learning how to live our cultural, linguistic, religious diversity is our duty as well as...
Development Institute Ghana supports Governance, Sea Turtle Conservation and Sustainable Livelihood within the Anlo-Keta Lagoon Ramsar
submitted by Development Institute Ghana
Governance, Sea Turtle Conservation and Sustainable Livelihood within the Anlo-Keta Lagoon Ramsar The Anlo-Keta Lagoon Complex Ramsar Site (AKLCRS) is located in the Volta region of southeastern Ghana. It is the largest lagoon in Ghana. It has several different ecosystems such as brackish water, floodplains, swamps, mangroves and beautiful beaches. The site is home to significant biodiversity with about 80%...
ICA Nepal partner with IIQA to launch new fundraising website
submitted by ICA Nepal
ICA Nepal – Brief March Activity Report 2021 1. Raising funds for promoting innovation in Nepal Nepalese students are unable to excel in innovation and creativity due to inadequate STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics) equipment and innovation orientation. ICA Nepal plans to conduct innovative awareness training workshops and provide STEM equipment in 50 rural schools of Nepal. Hence, ICA...
Emerging Ecology USA works with Sunset Hills to launch a Neighborhood Enlivenment Project
submitted by Emerging Ecology USA
Emerging Ecology USA has begun working with the Sunset Hills neighborhood to launch a Neighborhood Enlivenment Project. This project begins with five 2-hour facilitated sessions using ICA’s Technology of Participation (ToP) methods via Zoom and Mural software. The group began with a walk through their neighborhood (masked and socially distanced) on February 20 — group photo above. After the initial...
ICA Asia Pacific launches its Regional Conference 2021
submitted by ICA Taiwan
ICA Asia Pacific is launching its’ 2021 programs with an invitation to three workshops. We plan to use these workshops to launch further exploration in the form of either research or project development. You are welcome to join any or all of the workshops. You can join to get engaged or to give advice as we launch our 2021 planning...
Leadership Inc China reflects on 2020
submitted by Leadership Inc China
In this challenging year, Leadership Inc China has found itself adapting creatively to the challenging and changing environment. One example is deciding to move our office in Shenzhen to a NiuHu Village in LongHua District. Niuhu is one of the original villages which Shenzhen was built around and is now being redeveloped with a new subway station and substantial residential...
EPDI Nigeria hosts Action Planning workshop for Association of Sustainable Seed Producers
submitted by EPDI Nigeria
Below are the major activities that EPDI was involved in during the month of November: AFRICA ToP NETWORK The network’s monthly meeting held on November 18, 2020 with five persons from different countries in attendance. Some of the issues discussed include: The purpose of the Network: includes sharing what we do and learning from one another; strengthen ICA and ToP...
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Winds and Waves
Trading Places: integrati...
We are grateful to Dr. Karen Newkirk of ICA Australasia for paving the way to our use of video as a way of telling stories on Winds and Waves, and we hope it will encourage many others to follow her lead. Being able to use video as a storytelling format is one reason why we moved Winds and Waves to...
Other Publications
Serving People & Pla...
We are pleased to share here extracts of two new books by Rob Work, a long-time ICA colleague and author of A Compassionate Civilization: The Urgency of Sustainable Development and Mindful Activism – see also his bio below. Serving People & Planet: In Mystery, Love, and Gratitude This memoir (January 2020) celebrates the love between one person and one planet, between...
