IAF North America and Caribbean conference in Ottawa 2018 The International Association of Facilitators IAF conference is hosted this year in Ottawa. ICA CANADA is here, stationed at the ICA Associates/Canada table and selling Courage to Lead to delegates. The conference brings
International Women’s Day 2018 As General Manager of ICA Canada I get to work with colleagues in Canada and Kenya working to assert the rights of girls and women as a means of building greater, stronger, communities. This International Women’s Day, I am especially proud of the work of Josephine
In memory of Dennis Devor This Fall we received a donation in memory of Dennis Devor from one of our longtime supporters. Dennis attended an RS1 course in the early 1970s. This was a course that was rooted in religious studies and was a precursor to our current (not religious)
#endfgm Feb 6 2018 In these images the community of Il Ngwesi is together declaring their commitment to the protection of girls and women for now and for future generations. The ‘Bless the Curse’ event
Getting to the Bottom of ToP Interview with Jo Nelson ICA Canada GM David Buwalda interviews author/facilitator Jo Nelson on the publication of Getting to the Bottom of ToP. January 2018.
Lift the Curse – Il Ngwesi In the News Maasai elders lift ‘curse’ on girls who defied FGM Maa community elders lifted a “curse” they had pronounced upon girls who had declined circumcision in a ceremony held over the weekend in Laikipia.
National Media attention on Il Ngwesi
Celebrating Social Pioneers: The Storefront (Toronto) ICA CANADA and East Scarborough Storefront Since the late 1980s, ICA Canada has embarked on collaborative partnerships with grassroots communities to build their capacity towards positive social change. Thousands
2017 Courage to Lead Award Dinner The Courage to Lead award is presented each year to a person who encourages facilitative leadership in their communities. This year we are very pleased to present it to Anne Gloger, CEO of East Scarborough Storefront
Update! ICA and Il Ngwesi Partnership 2017 ICA Canada and Il Ngwesi are keeping up our partnership spirit with our ongoing project in 2017; to reflect on how girls are raised in the pastoral Maasai community and to end specific cultural practices that harm them.
