ICA community development initiatives use a variety of empowerment strategies and impact economic, political and cultural development.

id	Project	Short	Description	Country
32	Building Materials Salvage Project	Building public private partnerships in Old City Building Centre -a deconstruction & building materials salvage project exploring a WorkForce Development Collaborative, opening a warehouse to help residents rebuild in post-disaster New Orleans, USA.	Old City Building Centre -a deconstruction & building materials salvage project of the Mid-City Neighborhood Assn - I worked with them at initial step of exploring a WorkForce Development Collaborative, and later on, to realize common ground with private-public partnerships in opening a warehouse for (a) youth training in green technology & (b) saving & sellling salvaged building materials to help residents rebuild in post-disaster New Orleans. Erness Wright - Irvin, USA from ToPSurvey	USA
71	City Government Promotes Inclusion - USA	City of Fremont, USA, Human Services Department uses ToP methodology has been utilized to develop strategic plans for many of its divisions.	City of Fremont, USA, Human Services Department uses ToP methodology has been utilized to develop strategic plans for many of its divisions to expand our partnerships to include multiple ethnic and faith groups in delivering needed services to people who had previously been significantly underserved in our community. City of Fremonts Human Services Department. ToP methodology has been utilized to develop strategic plans for many of its divisions. It been used successfully to expand our partnerships to include multiple ethnic and faith groups in delivering needed services to people who had previously been significantly underserved in our community. Raymond Grimm, USA from ToPSurvey	USA
146	Participatory Planning in Ponders End - UK	A two day Community Action Planning Event as part of the wider Ponders End Sustainable Communities Project. The aim of this project was to empower and enable the residents and communities of Ponders End to address their local economic, social and environmental concerns, and improve their quality of life. London, UK	ICA:UK was contracted by Going for Green and the Ponders End Development Forum to facilitate a two day Community Action Planning Event as part of the wider Ponders End Sustainable Communities Project. The aim of this project was to empower and enable the residents and communities of Ponders End to address their local economic, social and environmental concerns, and improve their quality of life. The event was held at Enfield College in October 2001. It was attended by a total of 22 participants including residents, representatives of local groups and businesses, service providers and Enfield Council officers. One ICA:UK facilitator was assisted by three trained facilitators from among the local community. location. PDF of the full case studyPDF of the full case study ICA UK 2001	UK
160	Nepali Community Infrastructural development	Strategic Planning and followup implementation in Devda	Devda community was not a very old village. Only twenty years earlier people migrated from the mountains of Nepal south to the forest and created the village. The village had no services of any kind	Nepal
169	Cedar Rapids, rebuilding after flooding	Cedar Rapids, ICA-USA is helping the City of Cedar Rapids use participatory processes to plan the city following a devastating flood during which a major portion of the city was destroyed and thousands of families were displaced. ICA-USA and the municipal government coordinated a 5-month Neighborhood Planning Process whereby residents identified key elements for recovering the vibrant character, connectivity,and diversity of their communities.	Cedar Rapids, Iowa is rebuilding its neighborhoods following the devastating flood of 2008 during which a major portion of the city was destroyed and thousands of families were displaced. The municipal government coordinated a 5-month Neighborhood Planning Process in early 2009 whereby residents identified key elements for recovering the vibrant character, connectivity, and diversity of their communities. They established priorities for land use changes, infrastructure improvements, and participatory procedures for local governance. Hundreds of residents accomplished this through a series of eight major planning events that incorporated ToP methods. A core group of 70 local civic facilitators, trained in ToP methods, were instrumental for ensuring the creative contributions of everyone in attendance at large events, often involving over 300 people.	USA
184	Environment Protection and rural Development Cochamarca, Peru	Environment Protection and Rural Development, Cochamarca district, Peru	Environment Protection and Rural Development, Cochamarca district, Peru	Peru
185	Income Generation through Guinea Pig Farming, Peru	Income generation through guinea pig farming in Peru		Peru
190	Kitui Integrated Rural Development in Kenya	Kitui Integrated Rural Development in Kenya		Kenya
191	Alternative Agriculture for Self-Sufficient Appropriate Technology in Nepal	Alternative Agriculture for Self-Sufficient Appropriate Technology in Nepal		Nepal
208	Youth Vocational Training Poulty , Zambia	Sustainable agriculture training in Kapini Zambia to stabilize rural life has been for a decade and has expanded to trades skills.	Life in rural areas is unstable in Zambia because of problems such as outdated agricultural techniques, high inflation rates, and increasingly frequent droughts. Sustainable agriculture training to stabilize rural life has been conducted by ICA since 1991. This training enables village people to earn income through low-cost agriculture, and more people today are interested in agricultural activities. Acquiring techniques for manufacturing farming tools suitable for small-scale farmers is also necessary to realize sustainable agriculture. In 1996, a youth vocational training center was established in Kapini village, in central Zambia. Courses in welding, carpentry and poultry rearing enable students and farmers to use self-designed and made tools rather than purchase expensive ones. This training increases the standard of living in rural areas and changes the attitude of youth towards village life and prevents them from moving to big cities in search of a better life. - ICA Japan	Zambia
209	Egypt/India Agricultural Exchange	In each community in Beni Suef, Egypt, there is a Community Development Association, and ICA Egypt has been training these associations for many years. Now the farmers in these CDAs are requesting assistance in developing small scale cattle raising.	96% of the land in Egypt is desert, and consequently desert agriculture attracts peoples attention given the population explosion in the last 20 years. The Beni Suef district is located 130 kms south of Cairo. It has little farming land because of rocky areas and the advancing desert. In each community in Beni Suef, there is a Community Development Association, and ICA Egypt has been training these associations for many years. Now the farmers in these CDAs are requesting assistance in developing small scale cattle raising. We are establishing a loan system to make it possible for these farmers to purchase and care for young cows, and training in their care. In addition, we are teaching loan system operations and financial management for the farmers. To learn new technologies in cross-breeding and milk production, four farmers traveled to India to learn from small scale farmers there what they have done to become successful cattle farmers. - ICA Egypt, India, Japan	Egypt
210	Appropriate Technology fo Desert Farm Irrigation	Technologies such as the water hammer pump and compost making were introduced, green houses were constructed and renovated, and soil tests were conducted. The farm has been improved to be a better equipped demonstration facility, and has become self-supportive in Bayad El Arab, Egypt.	96% of the land in Egypt is desert, and consequently, desert agriculture attracts peoples attention given the population explosion in the last 20 years. Bayad El Arab, is a disadvantaged district of Beni Suef province, located 130 kms south of Cairo. It has little farming land because of rocky areas and the advancing desert. ICA:EGYPT has implemented projects here in desert agriculture since 1976. Yet the farm was not profitable enough to meet the high expense to run an irrigation system. In 1995, ICA:Japan sent Japanese experts to build a more efficient irrigation system and to improve the nursery. Technologies such as the water hammer pump and compost making were introduced, green houses were constructed and renovated, and soil tests were conducted in 1996. The farm has since been improved to be a better equipped demonstration facility, and has become self-supportive. - ICA Egypt, Japan	Egypt
211	Desert Reclamation Project - Egypt	Built a more efficient irrigation system and cut down expenses. The experts also introduced a new kind of compost technique using EM (Effective Micro-organisms) as an effective technology in desert agriculture in Egypt.	To increase the productivity of food in Egypt, where population is rapidly expanding, ICA has conducted projects in desert agriculture since 1987. Yet the farm had not made enough profit to meet the high expenses to run an irrigation system. ICA sent experts to the farm to build a more efficient irrigation system and cut down expenses. The experts also introduced a new kind of compost technique using EM (Effective Micro-organisms) as an effective technology in desert agriculture. - ICA Egypt,	Egypt
227	India Afforestation and Reservoir Pond Construction in India	Long term Malegoan Cluster Project, India, involving water storage tanks, grocery store, tribal residential school, Environmental Education Centre, afforestation nursery at Malegoan, India.	Local wisdom - stone bunds built in small streams for water conservation and prevention of soil erosion. Over a few years, top soil is carried by water and collected between the bunds. When it is filled, farmers cultivate the land again.	India
231	Local Agricultural Leadership - Peru	The organizing and execution of 3 regional interchange events plus a national convention of the production chain of small animals with over 400 participants in Lunahuana with the support of ICA-PerU	The family guinea pig projects were visited by institutions, producers, university students, NGOs, etc. to learn about the experiences of these family businesses. Many of these successful farms are now used by the ICA staff to share their successful methods of production with people from all over Peru who study in the ICA Formation Center in Azpitia. Facilitating organized participation and consensus 40 communities were involved with ample local leadership Families were committed to participate in their own development through Community Forums Organization and promotion of the Association of Producers of Small Animals (ACAM) in the Lunahuana area Collaboration of local authorities, community leaders, adults and youth in many projects to improve the irrigation infrastructure Facilitating the interchange of learnings and experiences Expansion of the productive capacity of local producers through the active interchange of learnings between local farms Families adopting the production methods they observed in numerous visits to universities, institutes and other demonstration farms The organizing and execution of 3 regional interchange events plus a national convention of the production chain of small animals with over 400 participants in Lunahuana with the support of ICA-Peru	Peru
234	Azpitia Demonstration Community for Peru	Azpitia gained national recognition in 1984 by winning the Bronze Shovel award as the most accomplished community in Peru.	Azpitia Project --The Human Development Project in Azpitia was the first ICA project of self-development in Peru. National Prize -- Azpitia gained national recognition in 1984 by winning the Bronze Shovel award as the most accomplished community in Peru. Many Advances -- Real accomplishments are visible today in agricultural technology, effective organization, appropriate tourism and a strong local economy. Self-Development -- This model community of self-development was built entirely by the people of Azpitia without outside financial aid. Replicable Method -- The method of development used was the formation of committed leaders who then facilitated the formation of the working economic and social associations which built the community.	Peru
235	Productive Networks - Peru	100 viable businesses within the Productive Networks to provide goods and services for local and regional markets, with the objective of substantially increasing family incomes in Peru.	Community Production, facilitating new small business initiatives and more services for the community Capital & Commerce, strengthening and expanding the local commercial economy to provide more services to the community Productive Agriculture, utilizing sustainable methods to increase crop yields and transform them for value added Profitable Livestock, utilizing appropriate technology to increase production and transform outputs for added value Environment and Infrastructure, creating a healthy attractive community and satisfactory homes Profitable Tourism, promoting authentic local products and services to attract and impact tourists. In our Community Leaders Formation Program we present over 100 viable businesses within the Productive Networks to provide goods and services for local and regional markets, with the objective of substantially increasing family incomes. In order to implement the self-development of the community, the 30 new leaders are associated with the six Networks to assure their success when they return from the Formation Program in Azpitia.	Peru
266	Farm Conservation Practices	Ongoing, far-reaching village campaigns in 100 villages in Ghana on conservation practices, aimed to educate farmers on allanblackia harvesting. The extracted seed-oil from the native allanblackia tree provides an alternative to palm oil, which is used as a commercial production input	Local farmers in the countrys rural communities are integrating improved agricultural methods into their natural resource management strategy of non-timber forest products (NTFP). In 2008, ICA Ghana continued ongoing, far-reaching village campaigns on conservation practices, aimed to educate farmers on allanblackia harvesting. The extracted seed-oil from the native allanblackia tree provides an alternative to palm oil, which is used as a commercial production input. Whereas palm oil is an exotic species farmed as a cash-crop with dangerous social and ecological consequences, allanblackia can have a positive impact on biodiversity and local livelihoods if sustainably harvested with equitable sharing of benefits among stakeholders. Farmers engage in wild picking of the allanblackia, which helps with biodiversity conservation and sustainable agroforestry systems. ICA Ghana reached farmers in diverse ways, including socioeconomic surveys and radio programming, thus benefiting over 100 communities from this information and knowledge sharing. - Ghana	Ghana
267	Soil Stabilization - Benin	Long range project working with communities in Alibori, Atacora, Borgou and Donga, Benin, to plant 2.5 million trees in three years. This project contributes to stabilizing local soils and climate, which helps communities to remain self-sufficient and maintain a healthy environment.	One important problem facing many communities is desert expansion, as desert sands are rapidly advancing their borders, affecting local ecosystems and traditional resources. Desert expansion is linked to deforestation, soil degradation, and drought, such that many communities are seeing their livelihoods threatened. The desert on the border between Benin, Burkina Faso, and Niger has been advancing more than ten kilometres per year. Along with the march of the desert comes deforestation, soil degradation and drought. To help slow this advance, ICA Benin, inspired by the United Nations Environment Programme Plant for the Planet Campaign, is working with communities in Alibori, Atacora, Borgou and Donga to plant 2.5 million trees in three years. This project contributes to stabilizing local soils and climate, which helps communities to remain self-sufficient and maintain a healthy environment.	Benin
269	Community displaced after flooding - Bangladesh	previously had no access to primary education, provided food and material aid, and made the access to safe drinking water possible. Initiated an integrated community development program in Chandpur District, Bangladesh.	GHDP is located in the Ghoramara Shelter Project area, which is home to approximately 230 families s or 1,500 people s who have been displaced and lost their land due to flooding. ICA Bangladesh is assessing the needs of the local community in order to plan visioning and action workshops. It has established school facilities, supplies, and teachers for 30 children who previously had no access to primary education, provided food and material aid, and made the access to safe drinking water possible. Initiated an integrated community development program in Chandpur District. ICA Bangladeshs community programs are mostly implemented in the village of Ghoramara Asrayan Prokalpa in Chandpur District, which is home to approximately 230 families, or 1500 people, who have been displaced and lost their land due to flooding and riverbank erosion. The ICA Ghoramara Human Development Program includes the following components in 2004-2006: Needs Assessment and Planning; Primary Education; Water and Sanitation; Food and Material Aid. In February 2008, Dhaka ICA Ghoramara introduced Dressmaking Training and Income Generation Project with 4 sewing machine for 18 disadvantaged women; Rickshaw for Employment Generation Project with 2 rickshaws and Water and Sanitation Project with two new tube-wells installed and old 8 repaired with partial support under the Working Gifts Program. Education for the Underprivileged Children Project Main aim is to provide the underprivileged children access to education, non-formal education is being provided and primary education is demanded for introduction, education materials and services are offered at free of cost, 45 children are currently enrolled. Provided school facilities, supplies, and teachers for children, who previously had no access to primary education Classes in Bangla, English, and Math, as well as sports and cultural events Constructed a school building Initiated primary schooling Dressmaking training and income generation for disadvantaged women project Women income generation activities through provision of dressmaking skills training and sewing machines. Village women and children support team is organized in the village and women are motivated and provided entrepreneurship capacity for based on their needs. Supply of safe water and sanitation facilities and environmental conservation project Safe water supply by installing new and repairing old tube-wells Due to repaired old tube wells and installed new wells, the village now has access to safe drinking water and related health problems have declined Rickshaw for the unemployed Project Employment generation for the unemployed through rickshaw Community mobilization Community awareness on HIV/AIDS and social mobilization (consciousness raising about health, disability, sanitation, cooperative, birth registration, organic farming, nationality, education, children rights, women rights) Special needs support project Special needs support through scholarship, aid and disaster relief (medical treatment, wedding of a girl or emergency, flood or cyclone relief aid) Distributed food and clothing to the villages neediest families, during Eid festivals. Community leadership development project Community leadership development through training and facilitated meetings, strategic and action planning and Self-help community groups (one for rickshaw and one for dressmaking) Needs Assessment and Planning Community-driven needs assessment and planning continued with visioning and action workshops s part of a process that has been ongoing since 2004 -Bangladesh	Bangladesh
277	Greenhouse in Bosnia	Development of large greenhouses to support local agriculture and help retain youth in Lukavac, Bosnia Herzegovina.	Within the project Support to micro-forums of citizens returnees, financed by European Commission, BOSPO donated greenhouse to the agricultural association Obnova from Lukavac which members are minority returnee population in this area. The size of greenhouse is 100 square meters and it will be used by all members of the agricultural association. The purpose of this action is to support development of greenhouse production in this area, which would lead to support of the sustainable return of people in this area. Beside the production of different agricultural products, greenhouse will be used in educational purposes for younger members of the association and the local community, which will help to develop this agricultural branch. As it is well-known, the production of agricultural products made on 100 square meters of the greenhouse is equal to the production made on 1000 square meters in the field. This kind of the agricultural production (in greenhouse) might attract younger generation to start producing agricultural products.	Bosnia
282	Cooperative Dairy - India	Multi year cooperative business started in and around Pune District Villages, India including 55 farmers. 2. 400 Poultry chicks distributed to 20 families. 3. Multiple business training & Guidance for 10 days ?	1. Dairy cooperative business started- 55 farmers. 2. 400 Poultry chicks distributed to 20 families. 3. Multiple business training & Guidance for 10 days s 300 women participated. 4. Group business started s Candle making, papad, Incenses & washing powder- 22 women. Also we have taken 55 farmers twice to visit the Rahuri Agriculture College to study the new techniques of the advance farming and agriculture. Cooperative Dairy Scheme A Dairy cooperative have been registered with 50 members. The farmers are taking efforts to increase the milk production with use of good quality grass to the animals. For that they need to use irrigation water to irrigate the land where the animals can eat the grass. They have also constructed the centre to store the milk. The milk container with cold storage has also provided and now currently about 200 litters of milk is collected and sold every day to Katraj Cooperative Dairy in Pune. 20 new families are being assisted through dairy by purchasing crossbred cows. Many new Dairy proposals are being processed through banks also. Animal husbandry camp was arranged to educate farmers regarding animal care and dairy management. To provide other income source to the farmers we have given 400 chicks to 20 families to start poultry business. It was helpful to increase their income level. Also provided multiple business training and guidance for 10 days to 300 women and it was beneficial to all of them. ASmall Saving Groups has started some small business from their funds such as candle making, papad making, incenses and washing powder etc. In the beginning 22 women started in groups.	India
283	Alternative Energy - India	In several Villages in India, biogas constructed s 14 families benefited 2. Smokeless stoves provided s 280 families benefited 3. Latrine construction done s 92 families benefited Alternate Energy Biogas:	Alternative Energy 1. Biogas constructed s 14 families benefited 2. Smokeless stoves provided s 280 families benefited 3. Latrine construction done s 92 families benefited Alternate Energy Biogas:- First we had a meeting with the villagers to explain the entire procedure and the requirements for the same. All who were interested in the same taken the initiative to do the same in the community. Three Biogas plants have been installed in the project villages as initial demonstration. Similarly total of 280 smokeless stoves have been provided to the families form the project area. Now that they have experience these things locally more people are willing to go for implementing these schemes next year. The beneficiary families contributed through labor work in both of these activities. The unit of Biogas was connected and the information was also shared with all participants and the people responsible. Smokeless Stoves: The smile of a small girl tells the happiness of having smokeless stove in her house. This gives full satisfaction of work done. Latrine As part of environmental sanitation 92 toilets have been constructed in three villages. The construction labor was beneficiarys contribution. 92 families are benefited through this scheme. This is probably first time that the villages will be shifting to use toilet facilities. This will develop good and hygienic habit in people which will help to keep surrounding clean and healthy. Also this will be safe for women and children.	India
306	Greenrise Uptown Learning Laboratory in Chcago	The ICA USA 166,000squarefoot terra cotta building in the diverse Uptown neighborhood of Chicago is a gold mine of opportunity, not only for energy savings, but also for creat ing a living laboratory to showcase sus tainable and resilient community life	The Institute of Cultural Affairs (ICA) has launched the Greenrise Uptown Learning Laboratory with its flagship building at 4750 N. Sheridan Rd. Built in 1921, the 166,000 squarefoot terra cotta building in the diverse Uptown neighborhood of Chicago is a gold mine of opportunity, not only for energy savings, but also for creating a living laboratory to showcase sustainable and resilient community life. Energy Efficiency Pursued In ICAs 50 year history of promoting so cial transformation and systemic change, there has grown an understanding about how environmental degradation under mines human development work. The Institute has a strong moral commitment to pursue a bold plan to retrofit the building and make it energy independent. The vision is to create a healthy, energy efficient, mixed use building for agencies and clients to both live and work in. An important secondary effect of achieving this is to demonstrate that revitalization of a neighborhood can happen without displacing people or reducing services. Additionally, during implementation, ICA will partner with the City of Chicago and tenant agencies in the building to create new clean en ergy jobs and local employment. A total of $1,200,000 in funding has been solicited and committed for various parts of this plan, including lighting, windows, facade work, safety upgrades, elevators, insulation and replacement of kitchen appliances. The ICA has committed itself to a new hot water heater, cooling system repair and a roof replacement in anticipation of putting in rainwater catchment and a living roof. Professionals have been engaged to examine the potential for geothermal, solar and wind energy. Sustainable Food Source The tenant agencies are investigating the creation of a self-sustaining, ecologically innovative building including living walls, vertical window farms and waste prevention. A team is working on how to maximize the use of plants to insulate the windows, grow edibles and clean the air. They will be designing a food production system that includes inside greenhouses, window gardens, an outdoor rooftop garden and a community garden. Also planned are lobbies on each floor with vertical gardens, a rain catchment system for the building and systems for storing excess produce through canning, freezing and drying.	USA
327	Auroville - Volunteer Tourist Town	Residents have reforested more than 800 hectares of the townships 2,000 hectares of land and turned them into an oasis for many TDEF species of plants and animals.	A little town in Tamil Nadu, India, is attracting a new kind of traveller s the volunteer tourist. Instead of lazing on the beach, shopping or touring historical sites, many of the visitors to Auroville, 160 km south of Chennai, spend their time working on the earths environmental problems. The streets of the town are filled with people from all over the world involved in projects ranging from reforestation to sustainable farming. Auroville was set up by the followers of the late Indian philosopher Aurobindo with the backing of the Indian government. The universal town has a population of about 2,000 people from more than 30 nations. Despite its other-worldly aura of spirituality, it is also involved in more practical and innovative pursuits. Prominent among them is its forestation work. The town lies in a region which was once a verdant Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest (TDEF) but is now a desert ridden with gullies and ravines. Since Auroville was founded in 1968, its residents have reforested more than 800 hectares of the townships 2,000 hectares of land and turned them into an oasis for many TDEF species of plants and animals. They have also set up organic farms to feed their community and in the process are pioneering in sustainable farming methods. Dharmalingham Vinasithamby.	India