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ICA Nepal raises awareness on menstrual hygiene
submitted by ICA Nepal
The month of February started with a farewell to Mr. Hiroshi Komatsu who coordinated the project in Changunarayan and stayed in Nepal for 11 months, and, the welcoming of Rotarians from Denver, USA, who visited several villages where ICA Nepal has been working. This month, Team ICA Nepal visited Thuloparsel, Kavre, where it has carried out the Women’s Empowerment Project along...
ICA Cote D’Ivoire hosts field training & monitoring visit
submitted by ICA Cote DIvoire
During the month of February we had many Japanese experts visiting us for field training activities at the ICA Cote D’Ivoire level, which ended its final month of a second year of the reintegration project in the Agneby-Tiassa region. As part of the expert visits, from the 8th to the 14th of February, Mr Ishizawa, an expert in poultry farming,...
ICA Togo supports school repair & water tank
submitted by ICA Togo
The Institute of Cultural Affairs ICA Togo, using its own funds, has already planted 8000 teak plants on two school plots at Hové and Tokpanou, situated 50 km from Lomé, the capital. The board members of ICA Togo, went to the Hové site in February. The purpose was to verify how the community had been using teak with regard to...
The Evolution of ICA’s ToP Facilitation Methods
submitted by ICA Canada
One of the most frequently asked questions for ICA Canada staff is: Where did these methods come from, ICA’s Technology of Participation? What are their sources? ICA began in the 50s as a study and teaching group, then a study-teaching-action group. Its concern was bringing methods and spirit to a wide public. At the heart of its methods was phenomenology...
Emerging Ecology USA & ICA India arrange international school exchange
submitted by Emerging Ecology USA
In early January 2017, ICA India’s Adivasi Ashram in Chikhale Village hosted six students from Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA. The details of the trip were coordinated by Emerging Ecology USA in conjunction with ICA India. The Guilford students joined in many of the activities of the Chikhale school’s sports day activities and attended the annual program on Thursday...
ICA Nepal celebrates renovation of Community Learning Center for people vulnerable to disasters
submitted by ICA Nepal
January was a major month for ICA Nepal, as the project completion ceremony of Changunarayan was held this month. The completion ceremony of the project: “Renovation of Community Learning Center for vulnerable people of disaster”, was celebrated on the 24th January, 2016 in Changunarayan, Bhaktapur. ICA Nepal and ICA Japan together organized the event in coordination with the Progressive Women’s Society....
ICA Cote D’Ivoire trains community development committees
submitted by ICA Cote DIvoire
Reintegration is now a reality because of the support of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through the funding obtained by ICA Japan, for 585 youth at risk in Agnéby-Tiassa region. The ICA Cote D’Ivoire project, which will end on March 9, 2017, has been a success for a second year in view of the mobilization of our beneficiaries in...
ICA USA learns from collaboration on energy education accross Chicago communities
submitted by ICA USA
For the past two years, ICA USA has been managing a collaborative project about energy education with members of the Chicago Sustainability Leaders Network (CSLN) in three communities, Bronzeville (with Centers for New Horizons and Sacred Keepers Stainability Lab), Chinatown (with Chinese American Service League), and Chicago Lawn/Gage Park (with Neighborhood Housing Services). The project was funded by the Illinois...
ICA Benin completes impact assessment
submitted by Lambassa ICA Benin
The final report of our ICA Benin impact assessment is now available. Several programs and projects have been evaluated through collaborative research work conducted by an independent consultant. We are thanking ICA:UK for its support for this project. 1. Technology of Participation (ToP) Since 2005 ICA Benin has organized several ToP facilitation training sessions with the support of ICA Associates...
EPDI strengthens civil society in rural Nigeria
submitted by EPDI Nigeria
In January 2017, EPDI Nigeria Executive Director, Hannah Anighoro, participated in the first meeting on January 26-27, 2017 of the South West Zonal Committee of CRUDAN, an NGO membership organisation to which EPDI is a member. Hannah is the Vice Chairperson of the Committee. During the meeting, an introductory training was conducted for members of the Committee by the Chairman,...
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Winds and Waves
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...
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...
