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

id	Project	Short	Description	Country
31	Foster Youth to Independence - USA	2nd year of planning in USA for the PASSAGE Coalition for the successful transition of foster youth to independence.	The PASSAGE Coalition for the successful transistion of foster youth to independence is finishing its second year of planning and implementation (convened by Casey Family Programs, youth-driven, 45 and growing charter member agencies. John Oyler, USA from ToPSurvey	USA
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
50	Monitoring and Evaluation - USA	Participatory monitoring and evaluation of community projects in Serbia and Republic of Georgia.	Participatory monitoring and evaluation of community projects in Serbia and Republic of Georgia. Again, these are based on ToP principles but are not ToP branded. Topsurv	USA
52	Indigenous Youth Group - Guatemala	Indigenous Groups in the West Side of Guatemala: These youth gave ideas, then, the youths were so proud to be at front, reflecting on their Action plans, using ORID and planning, in Guatemala	Indigenous Groups in the West Side of Guatemala: These youth gave ideas, then, the youths were so proud to be at front, reflecting on their Action plans, using ORID and planning. Joaquina Rodriguez Ruz, Guatemala from ToPSurvey	Guatemala
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
81	Smoking Bylaw Public Meeting - Canada	A Smoking Bylaw was being proposed in a medium sized city and the City Clerk wanted a public forum to give feedback on the bylaw. Burlington, Canada	A Smoking Bylaw was being proposed in a medium sized city and the City Clerk wanted a public forum to give feedback on the bylaw. Canada 2002	Canada
82	Agency Model Building on Child Behavioural Problem - Canada	Create a collaborative model between 6 different agencies on working with 6-18 years olds with behavioural problems who are falling out of the care system during their school years. Thunder Bay, Canada	Create a collaborative model between 6 different agencies on working with 6-18 years olds with behavioural problems who are falling out of the care system during their school years. Canada 2002	Canada
161	Menningitis Vaccine Project - USA	Menningitis Vaccine Project of PATH, an international NGO. used as an example in the Change Handbook.	Menningitis Vaccine Project of PATH, an international NGO. used as an example in the Change Handbook by Peggy Holman. Kerry OReilly, USA from ToPSurvey	USA
190	Kitui Integrated Rural Development in Kenya	Kitui Integrated Rural Development in Kenya		Kenya
204	Zambia Sustainable Agriculture Village Educator	Sstaff stay here in Ipongo, Zambia and visit an average of 50 farmers per day to work on projects like conservation, nutrition, seed distribution, food storgage, and cooperative distribution.	1. A typical farmers house in Ipongo area. For a family of 8, a minimum of 12 bags x 90 kg of maize per year is needed. However, before ICA started working in the community, there was scarcity of food in this area. Especially in the lean months of January - February. 2. The water source of Ipongo river, which supplies water throughout the year. The amazing thing is that there is more water during dry season than rainy season. 3. There are lots of trees in Ipongo area. Since these trees conserve water, protect soil erosion and improve fertility, ICA advises farmers not to log them. 4. A village road in Ipongo area. ICA staff ride motor-bikes on this road covering 12,000 people, radius of 41 km, to organize the community, carry out field visits and conduct several trainings. 5. The only clinic in Ipongo. Every Tuesday underweight children come to the clinic to eat porridge mixed with groundnut flour, which is rich in protein. Since ICA has promoted planting groundnuts, people have become aware of the importance of food legumes. 6. Ipongo is located next to Lukanga swamps. Some villagers earn their living by catching fish. Community organization 7. ICA office and house of Ipongo area. Basically 2 ICA staff stay here and visit an average of 50 farmers per day. ICA has built a firm trust with farmers and have empowered them to develop their community by themselves. 8. Farmers attending leadership training. After, leadership capacity building, explanation of clubs, committee members, farmer	Zambia
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
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
257	Livelihood Recovery - Tajikistan	Worked with Village Development Committees, created beforehand by MC in this district, for the efficient implementation of the program ; Worked with selected households to train them in action planning, namely, in the best use of the money provided; Were conducted training for developing individual plans of the households for appropriate use of cash, for livelihood recovery from bad weather in Tajikistan.	Project goal: stimulation of the economy to strengthen security and to ensure that the population of the Zafarabad district has the ability to withstand the effects of bad weather, such as that experienced during the winter of 2007-2008. Within this Project framework PO EHIO s Farhang va Tarakkiyot has supported 500 of the most vulnerable households, in the Zafarabad district, with lump-sum humanitarian aid in the amount of 500 Tajik somoni per household. For this purpose PO EHIO s Farhang va Tarakkiyot performed the following important actions: Participated jointly with the local state authorities representatives, community members and Mercy Corps (MC) team, to carry out a further assessment of the communities, and initialize a second analysis of the information for selecting other communities of Zafarabad district, that had suffered the most, for the project implementation; Statistic assessment of food safety of the selected community Ravshan; Cooperated with Village Development Committees, created beforehand by MC in this district, for the efficient implementation of the program ; Worked with selected households to train them in action planning, namely, in the best use of the money provided; Were conducted training for developing individual plans of the households for appropriate use of cash; Developed an agreement with each household concerning use of the money according to the individual household plan; Made individual cash payments to the registered households; Conducted regular monitoring sessions on the use of the money, transferred to the Ravshan community; Conducted assessment of the Program on completion, for its impact and benefit. Project donors: Mercy Corps/Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. - Tajikistan	Tajikistan
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
284	Health and Sanitation - India	Large scale, multi-year, health, sanitation, drinking water, treatment camps involving hundreds of villages in and around Kendur Village, India.	Health and Sanitation 1. Health checkup camps organized quarterly ( 4times in yr) 2oo patients per camp. 2. For drinking water Well expanded at Dhangarwadi. 3. Eye checkup camp conducted in Kemsewadi s 100 patients examined 35 glasses distributed. 4. Health Awareness camp taken in new project area- Kendur Village & Shirur Taluka. 5. Govt sanctioned drinking water scheme at Katarkhadak & Khomboli- 10% amount and implementation. Health Awareness Camps:- Every year one-day Cancer and health check up camp is arranged with the help of Cancer Patient Aids Association. Over 200 patients are examined during each camp. People requiring further treatment was referred to reputed hospitals in Pune. Similar Health and Environment Awareness camp was arranged during the occasion of local religious festival of Khamboli village where hundreds of people gather from other villages also. Eye checkup camp was also organized and 100 patients were examined and 35 glasses were distributed. Also operations done in this camp. Also we have organized Health Awareness camp in the new project area Kendur Village and Shirur Talika. The people were present for the camp and had benefited through the things they listen about healthy life and healthy habits.	India
288	Sexual Health Services in Halton UK	Young people engaging to see how the health services in Manchester, UK can be used to reduce teen pregnancy and transmission of STI in Halton Region of UK.	Halton Youth Service commissioned ICA:UK in 2008 to work with a group of young people to train them in peer research and to support them to undertake an enquiry into sexual health services in Halton. The rationale for the work is to see how the current sexual health provisions for young people can be improved in order to help achieve the local targets for reducing teenage pregnancy and STI transmission. There was a team of four young people who worked on the project. The team had three young men in it and one young woman. All the young people currently attend school or college. The team carried out the project in the following stages: Training in peer research Designing the most appropriate methods of research to use Devising an online questionnaire and e-dissemination of the questionnaire Preparing and delivering a consultation focus group session to evaluate sexual health publicity Designing a set of audit questions to use for mystery shopper visits and creating appropriate characters for the visits Carrying out mystery shopper visits to local sexual health providers Evaluating and documenting the work Drawing up a list of recommendations for how local services can improve their service to young people	UK
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
329	Diepsloot Arts in Action - South Africa	Community dialogues and research identified major issues with respect to information and communications, housing, the environment, and 1. Diepsloot women learn to insulate their shacks. 2. Student-community collaboration to fix leaking drains the importance of arts and culture - in the form of visual arts, music, dance and theatre	Commencing in 2007, Global Studio worked over a period of three years in Johannesburg in the downtown and in the townships of Alexandra and Diepsloot. In 2008 and 2009, work focused entirely on Diepsloot, a township of approximately 160,000 people where some 70% are under or unemployed. Diepsloot is on the northern edge of Johannesburg, 24 kilometres from the city centre. Global Studio subsequently developed working relationships with Diepsloot Local Government, the Community Development Office and local community groups. Community dialogues and research identified major issues with respect to information and communications, housing, the environment, and 1. Diepsloot women learn to insulate their shacks. 2. Student-community collaboration to fix leaking drains the importance of arts and culture - in the form of visual arts, music, dance and theatre. In a communication-poor township strategically located community chalkboards provided messaging centres, and a meeting place. With advice from local communities, students developed a method of insulating peoples corrugated iron shacks, and passed on the skills needed to do this.Drainage and sanitation provided major environmental challenges. Throughout the most densely settled reception area there are prefabricated concrete toilets, built in pairs, with a water standpipe and semicircular drain attached to one wall. Leaking drains, an ongoing problem through blockages caused by food wastes, were solved with an inexpensive and ingenious double sieve system made out of plastic paint buckets. .	South Africa
354	The Severely Marginalized People of Routa and Gopalpur Villages	Human Development Training and Facilitation by Wayne Ellsworth of ICA Japan, and Peter Lasrado of partner HDCI, for The Severely Marginalized People of Routa and Gopalpur Villages In Madhepura District, Bihar, India, October 2014 Funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Japan	Nearly 250 people eagerly participated for four days from Routa and Gopalpur villages. They recalled what has happened in their villages since the flood of 2008, then listened to a Planetary Evolution talk. For the first time, they deeply understood how the world is rapidly changing. They realized their very existence here depends upon creating a new future. We all learned the steps necessary to change our lives, using the Octave of Learning system. The Economic, Social, and Educational Principles of Community Development had a resounding impact, especially the Village Educational Principles. They have school buildings, but the teachers are sub-standard, and the children from the project’s pre-schools are teaching their teachers and their parents! Sub-Groups of the participants wrote practical vision elements, thought deeply, then decided priorities and actions for working together for the next six months. location -	India
377	Zimbabwe and HIV Aids	50 small and medium enterprises have been launched resulting in income for welfare and education.	In 2002 ICA Zimbabwe launched the HIV/AIDS program focusing on prevention in Mufakose District, a peri- urban area outside Harare, with 4000 families directly involved, resulting in extended impact to 40,000 people. The HIV rate was 24%. In 2003 Rotary International became a partner. In 2007 a needs assessment in five communities – Mufakose, Kambuzma, Budiriro, Rugare and Crowborough North – resulted in a three-year program launched in 2009 called Hunger, Humanity, and Health (3H) which focuses on business development, savings, youth training, HIV/AIDS awareness training and Living Well. The program evolved based on the needs identified in the communities. During that time, 50 small and medium enterprises have been launched resulting in income for welfare and education. More people go for HIV testing, resulting in increased HIV/AIDS knowledge. In 2007 alone, 700 disclosed their HIV status. The prevalence rate has dropped from 24% to 16% Women’s microcredit programSelf Help Approach Living Well Program Youth as Facilitative Leaders Prevention – included as part of every project	Zimbabwe
387	Leadership Training and Integrated Development, ICA Kenya	Positive self management programme People living with HIV and AIDS need much love and care. The high levels of stigmatization in marginalized communities hinders many from accessing medication due to fear of being rejected.It is for this reason that Leadership Training and Integrated Development takes the initiative to empower people living with HIV by equipping them with positive Self management skills so that they live comfortably and positively	1.WATER LTID has helped Ngomano Community reduce the distance to water points for 180 households from 5kms to 2kms by construction of sub surface dams which serves as a great water reservoir to Ngomano Community. 5. 2.FOOD SECURITY: LTID has improved access to food for Ngomano Location from one meal per day to three meals throughout the year. This has been achieved by trainings offered to the community on dry land farming methods, provision of drought tolerant food crop seeds,farmers have been involved in improved poultry rearing and improved goat rearing. 6. 3.HIV and AIDS. LTID has been offering HIV and AIDS prevention education training to Ngomano Community. In addition LTID facilitates access to Voluntary Counseling and Testing Services through mobile VCTs. Those people living with HIV have been trained on Positive self management and are taking charge of their health by living positively. 4.SELF HELP GROUPS. Village savings and Loaning Association (VSLA) through self help groups in each village has given the women voice and power to manage their saving by LTID. All the household basic needs are catered for at the self- help group level.30 self help groups have been established in Ngomano Location. 8. LTID distributes 30 male goats to 15groups in Ngomano Location. The goats are meant for Local goats upgrading. LTID distributes Ken brow chicken to Ngomano Community.	Kenya
393	Culture of Partners Institution	The second project is to strengthen the capacity of the Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences. We held a three-day participatory strategic planning workshop with 19 stakeholders in April this year. Although the result was good, there was evidence of a �blame culture� and a �lack of thinking� prevailing at the institution.	To change this and improve ownership and commitment to the project, we decided to do an Appreciative Inquiry (AI) workshop. About a quarter of the professors, numbering 150 and aged between 30 and 60, were invited to the event entitled “Inspiring the Spirit of Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences”. The topics were strengthening the educational system, setting up a research university and promoting a positive culture. We designed an appreciative interview guide, asked the professors to interview each other and published their findings in “The Book”. The three-day workshop was held at a hotel in Ulaanbaatar in June. It used the 4-D cycle of AI: discovery, dream, design, and destiny.First, participants reviewed “The Book” in 15 groups. Each group found positive cores (hidden, under-utilised strengths and assets) from the book and illustrated them by drawing “positive core maps”. Some of the images that appeared in the map reflected Mongolian culture: the Sun, a Ger (traditional Mongolian house), Snow man, Eagle. For the dream phase, each group envisioned what things would look like five years later. To portray the change, they created a news brief, a skit, a dance and a song. They then put on a performance for the rest of the participants. You could see they really enjoyed “acting as if dreams came true”. They had difficulty in the third phase – creating design principles (principles on how to innovate the system, relationship, communication pattern etc.). We gave them copies of two of ICA’s analytical charts – the Map of Organizational Journey and the Social Process Triangle, which seemed to help. It was the first time we had done this in the design phase of AI workshop, but it worked very well. For the fourth and last destiny phase, participants voluntarily reorganised themselves into other group formations and made plans for action. This three-year project has just begun. However, thanks to the ICA technology and the AI approach, we have built a positive culture and set up ownership and commitment of the members of partner institution. It’s now really a Mongolian Project, not a Korean Project.	Mongolia