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

id	Project	Short	Description	Country
24	Innovation in Agriculture Conference	A large conference on Innovation in Agriculture carried out for the University of Guelph and the government of Ontario, Canada	This was a large coalition conference for the University of Guelph on the topic of Innovation in Agriculture with many stakeholders from Ontario and other parts of Canada, with special emphasis on bioengineering and biotechnology. The conference explored various types of agriculture innovation and what roles need to be taken by different sectors of society. Bill Staples, Canada 2001	Canada
27	Recyled Organics - Australia	The facilitaton resulted in a composting industry association which has been quite successful in furthering the industry in Australia.	The facilitaton resulted in a composting industry association which has been quite successful in furthering the industry. Richard Maguire, Australia from ToPSurvey	Australia
49	Environment Africa Management Retreats - Malawi	Environment Africa is facilitating management retreats to share and learn from activities being implemented, in Malawi.	Environment Africa is facilitating management retreats to share and learn from activities being implemented. Barbara Banda, Malawi from ToPSurvey.	Malawi
51	FinancialAutonomy	A 30 year old African training institute followed the strategic planning process and achieved financial autonomy	A 30 year old African training institute that followed the strategic planning process and achieved financial autonomy. Survey.
92	Government Agriculture Planning - Canada	A new branch of the department of Agriculture, Ontario, Canada needed a strategic plan for its small branch staff.	A new branch of the department of Agriculture, Ontario, Canada needed a strategic plan for its small branch staff.	Canada
93	Agriculture Water Strategy - Canada	Designed and facilitated internal workshop to create a Canada-wide government water strategy as necessitated by the Kyoto Accord. The department of agriculture took a lead in this water strategy	Designed and facilitated internal workshop to create a Canada-wide government water strategy as necessitated by the Kyoto Accord. The department of agriculture took a lead in this water strategy	Canada
94	Government agriculture scenarios - Canada	The Executive Committee of a provincial agriculture department needed a long range participatory strategic plan created by its directors and deputy minister sparked by scenario planning based on 25 year in the future what ifs . Canada 2003	The Executive Committee of a provincial agriculture department needed a long range participatory strategic plan created by its directors and deputy minister sparked by scenario planning based on 25 year in the future what ifs . Canada 2003	Canada
102	Water Agency Culture	85 managers and directors of a provincially mandated water agency needed to create priorities and decide on what could be let go of in a new environment of intense public scrutiny on waste and drinking water policy. This lead to annual work witha the water agency, in which all managers became used to the participative technologies. This is now being driven down to the front line level of 600 employees, primarily engineers and technical staff. Toronto, Canada	85 managers and directors of a provincially mandated water agency needed to create priorities and decide on what could be let go of in a new environment of intense public scrutiny on waste and drinking water policy. This lead to annual work witha the water agency, in which all managers became used to the participative technologies. This is now being driven down to the front line level of 600 employees, primarily engineers and technical staff. Canada 2004	Canada
112	Farmers Markets Public Health Concerns	Conference of public health agencies on how to respond to new legistation on the health inspection of farmers markets. Orillia, Canada	Conference of public health agencies on how to respond to new legistation on the health inspection of farmers markets. Canada 2006	Canada
136	High Tech Expansion - Taiwan	A high-tech, start-up company in Taipei, Taiwan, became increasingly open to each others ideas, were more willing to share their own thoughts and feelings without making demands or offering ultimatums. Currently the group is adapting the planning process to making R&D decisions.	PARTICIPATORY DECISION MAKING The brilliant President of a high-tech, start-up company had come to the point at which he could no longer effectively manage as he had previously. Very bright engineers had their own ideas and resented his seeming domination. The President was reluctant to trust the judgment to others, a situation aggravated by the need for confidentiality because some products have a short advantage before competitors copy. In the planning program, members of the management and scientific group became increasingly open to each others ideas, were more willing to share their own thoughts and feelings without making demands or offering ultimatums. Currently the group is adapting the planning process to making R&D decisions. ICA will continue with the leadership team, holding follow-up review exercises, teaching participation skills and mentoring individuals as needed for increased responsibility. The company, which has been doubling its revenue annually, has great product potential limited only by its human capacities. ICA Taiwan	Taiwan
157	Large Asian Bank - Impact study	Over a seven year period, the CEO of a major national bank wanted to involve his management staff across the country in innovative and creative thinking regarding the operations of the bank. Specifically he wanted to ensure that major board decisions had the benefits of the thinking of managers who were the direct link to front line operations. Singapore.	The CEO of a major national bank wanted to involve his management staff across the country in innovative and creative thinking regarding the operations of the bank. Specifically he wanted to ensure that major board decisions had the benefits of the thinking of managers who were the direct link to front line operations. The Situation and Factors at play In the 1990s a Malaysian/Singapore bank hired a new CEO to run a cluster of eighteen branches in Malaysia. That CEO had experienced ToP earlier in a job with another organization and it had impressed him helping him to renew his interest and passion in his occupation as an economist. After becoming the CEO of this national bank, he brought in LENS International to facilitate a number of ToP planning sessions in order to involve a wide spectrum of people in developing strategies for the bank. The Planning Over a seven year period 12 participatory strategic planning sessions were facilitated both with branch managers and with different departments such as trade finance and new business marketing. The CEO opened each session to talk about why the participatory planning was important. A secretariat documented each session, and after reading through the documentation, the CEO gave a closing speech to affirm the participants work, to let them know what he thought was exciting in their document, and to let them know what the Board was thinking in terms of bank strategies. The ToP work also involved training team leaders who assisted with the planning sessions. Results and Impact Interviews with the client were held over a period of years. The CEO indicated that whatever changes the bank was planning to undertake, it became much easier to make the changes because people had already come to the table to come up with ideas similar to those the board was contemplating. Over time the style of the main branch shifted from primarily a top down to a collaborative, participatory approach and culture. Learning One of the important values in this planning was that it had been blessed by the higher levels and therefore was taken quite seriously throughout the organization. Ann Epps, Malaysia, 2010	Malaysia
164	Physical Relocation or a shipping company - Chile	For the management of a shipping company in Valparaiso, Chile, an action plan was done with managers to plan the change. They figured out the tasks for the next year to move the head office, its operations and all its tracks inland from the coast	The management of a shipping company decided to move its total operations inland from the coast of Chile in 2008. This would have major implications for all the staf who might have to relocate, or be changed. It would also cause the shipping company to find an alternative way to get its clients products to the coast. An action plan was done with managers to plan the change. They figured out the tasks for the next year to move the head office, its operations and all its tracks inland from the coast. Isabel de la Maza	Chile
170	UN Food and Agricultural Organization training	FAO offers facilitation training in participatory and collaborative methods. The Technology of Participation (ToP)	The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) leads international efforts to defeat hunger. To assist its staff in this effort and to increase its effectiveness in working with stakeholders worldwide, FAO offers facilitation training in participatory and collaborative methods. The Technology of Participation (ToP)	Italy
237	100 Valley Project - Peru	The 100 VALLEYS Project, Peru, is designed to facilitate the self-development of all the communities of the valleys of Peru. Today we have hundreds of organizations working with the rural communities in the valleys	The 100 VALLEYS Project is designed to facilitate the self-development of all the communities of the valleys of Peru. Today we have hundreds of organizations working with the rural communities in the valleys of the Coast and Sierra creating an urgent necessity to integrate the resources of these many entities to secure greater results. There is a great opportunity now to create agreement between organizations in order to deliver superior services to the communities at no additional cost. The principal actions of the 100 VALLEYS Project are: Facilitate the collaboration of the agencies that are serving the rural communities in order to permit the self-development approach to development Initiate demonstration projects that highlight best practices of sustainable production Implement self-development Demonstration Communities in the Sierra Regions, followed by others in the climate zones of each valley Initiate Voluntary Leaders Associations in each climate zone to guide the process of self-development for the long term Promote long-term large scale development projects that are beyond the vision of the government The role of ICA-Peru as the coordinator of this Project is to: Facilitate the coordination of the collaborating agencies Guide the demonstrations to assure that they are replicable. Share effective methods to support self-development and avoid dependency Promote practices that assure a substantial participation of the local people in all of the communities of the valleys Monitor and document the coverage and consistency of the services delivered Constantly facilitate a new consensus when new challenges arise. location -	Peru
250	Demonstration Farms - Isinya, Kenya	a grassroots partnership programme in Isinya, Kenya focused on sustainable agriculture and food security is underway, with two water ponds used to irrigate two demonstration farms	At ICA Kenyas Isinya Programme Office in the Kajiado District, a grassroots partnership programme focused on sustainable agriculture and food security is underway. Highlights of recent accomplishments include: Two water ponds have been completed and will be used to irrigate two demonstration farms used for training local farmers in the area. - location -	Keyna
255	Water Resources Management - Tajikistan	Carrying out informational campaign in targeted districts; Preliminary survey of existing practice; Selection of demonstration plots in Kanibadam and B. Gafurov districts; Introduction of new agricultural technologies for increasing yields; Conducting training for farmers in two targeted districts of Tajikistan.	Key Project goals: capacity improvement, for increasing fertility of irrigated lands and increasing the rural populations income in Fergana valley, through improvement of land and water management; and improvement of security and regulation of Kairakkum dam and pool for providing security and efficiency of water management on pool level. The main goals of PO EHIO Farhang va Tarakkiyout within the project framework: Carrying out informational campaign in targeted districts; Preliminary survey of existing practice of crops growing; Preparation, and selection of the number and types of demonstration plots in Kanibadam and B. Gafurov districts; Introducing new agricultural technologies for increasing yield on demo plots; Developing and conducting the training for farmers in two targeted districts of the Project; Creation of 2 informationsconsulting centres in the targeted districts, based on the 2 prescreated examples, to keep the Project Association of Water users, in the two targeted districts, up-to-date. The project is regularly monitored by the World Bank Mission, PMU and FVWRMP (Project Management Unit Fergana Valley Water Resources Management Project	Tajikistan
259	Agricultural Advisory System - Tajikistan	AgroDonish is the only public organization (representative of civil society) in Tajikistan, being a member of the Governmental working group on, Establishment of effective information and advisory systems for farms and the creation of an operative information network for the timely informing of society on the agrarian reform implementation. in Tajikistan	PO EHIO s Farhang va Tarakkiyot is the founder of Agricultural Association Agrodonish. The National Association of Agricultural Advisory Services AgroDonish is a non-profit, independent and non-political organization. The decision to establish the Association was made at the beginning of 2009 and that year it was officially registered by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Tajikistan. AgroDonish is a national network of advisory services that promotes innovative and high quality agro extension activities to increase farmers incomes in Tajikistan. It should be mentioned that AgroDonish is the only public organization (representative of civil society) in Tajikistan, being a member of the Governmental working group on, Establishment of effective information and advisory systems for farms and the creation of an operative information network for the timely informing of society on the agrarian reform implementation. The goal of this Group is to develop a sustainable National agricultural extension system in Tajikistan.	Tajikistan