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

id	Project	Short	Description	Country
8	Government consultation - Australia	A large public consultation was held for a government department in Australia.	A large public consultation was held for a government department in Australia. This was an important session that lead to the reinvigorating of the whole department. Kevin Balm, Australia	Australia
37	United Way Priorities - USA	United Way Capital Region using ToP methods for Community Input into prorities in Sacramento, USA.	United Way Capital Region using ToP methods for Community Input into prorities. Heidi Kolbe, USA from ToPSurvey	USA
39	Congregational Partnership - USA	Two congregations, black and white, in New Orleans, USA deciding to become a covenanted partnership after Hurrican Katrina.	Central/St Mathew Partnership. Two congregations, black and white, deciding to become a covenanted partnership after Katrina. Jean Watts, USA from ToPSurvey	USA
80	Aboriginal Health Organization - Canada	National aboriginal health organization representing First Nations peoples needed a strategic planning for the next 5 years. Ottawa, Canada	National aboriginal health organization representing First Nations peoples needed a strategic planning for the next 5 years.	Canada
83	Health Case Managers Retreat - Canada	The case managers of a Community Care Access Centre needed to create policy on how to decide the type of treatment for behaviourally challenged children. Waterloo, Canada.	The case managers of a Community Care Access Centre needed to create policy on how to decide which behaviourally challenged children get served and which do not.	Canada
84	Consultant Curriculum Design - Holland	A Canadian Crown Corporation wanted to train good consultants in several African and Asian countries on how to promote the use of micronutrients to various national governments. The job was to work with a team of experienced consultants to develop a 10 day training curriculum. Wageningen, Netherlands	A Canadian Crown Corporation wanted to train good consultants in several African and Asian countries on how to promote the use of micronutrients to various national governments. The job was to work with a team of experienced consultants to develop a 10 day training curriculum. Canada 2002	Canada
85	Nurse Manager Retreat - Canada	The Director of Nursing of a large public health department was retiring and wanted to end with a retreat with all the nurse managers to help them celebrate all their accomplishments and set some guidelines on working in the future. Whitby, Canada.	The Director of Nursing of a large public health department was retiring and wanted to end with a retreat with all the nurse managers to help them celebrate all their accomplishments and set some guidelines on working in the future. Canada 2002	Canada
91	Social Planning Coalition Strat Plan	A social planning coalition in Yellowknife, Canada created a board level strategic and action plan to guide its work for the next five years. Canada 2002	A social planning coalition in a far north city created a board level strategic and action plan to guide its work for the next five years.	Canada
97	International Food Experts - Dubai	Curriculum was designed for expert Food Consultants of 12 nations in Dubai, UAE.	Curriculum was designed for expert Food Consultants of 12 nations in Dubai, UAE.	UAE
99	Large Rural Hospital Strat Plan - Canada	Board and senior staff strategic planning retreat for a Regional Hospital that has a largely rural population. Canada	Board and senior staff strategic planning retreat for a Regional Hospital that has a largely rural population. Canada 2004	Canada
103	Health Inspectors Strat Plan	Designed and facilitated participatory board level strategic planning for a canada wide association of health inspectors. Work continued with the board of certification of the association. There is intense public scutiny of how health inspectors do their jobs because of recent pandemics and disease outbreaks. Vancouver, Canada	Designed and facilitated participatory board level strategic planning for a canada wide association of health inspectors. Work continued with the board of certification of the association. There is intense public scutiny of how health inspectors do their jobs because of recent pandemics and disease outbreaks. Canada 2004	Canada
105	Public Health Department planning - Canada	Design and facilitation of board and staff long range strategic planning for a public health department involving 265 staff and a large board in Sudbury, Canada	Design and facilitation of board and staff long range strategic planning for a public health department involving 265 staff and a large board in a large city. Canada 2005	Canada
106	Interfaith Social Justice Group	Strategic planning for Kairos, a national interfaith social change group with projects around the world and several denominations with different agendas. Toronto, Canada	Strategic planning for a national interfaith social change group with projects around the world and several denominations with different agendas. Canada 2005	Canada
107	Community Social Service Agency planning	City Community Social Services agency needed its 66 staff to agree on a set of values and behaviours that it would promote in its everyday work. City of York, Canada	City Community Social Services agency needed its 66 staff to agree on a set of values and behaviours that it would promote in its everyday work. Canada 2006	Canada
108	Multicultural Health Centre New Location	Staff of a large multicultural health centre were faced with deciding how to proceed with moving to several new locations with a larger mandate than before. Toronto, Canada	Staff of a large multicultural health centre were faced with deciding how to proceed with moving to several new locations with a larger mandate than before. Canada 2006	Canada
109	First Nations Regional Health development	Twenty First Nations within a very large geographic area wanted to build a cohesive health plan to focus and support the efforts of the health departments of the individual First Nations. Kenora, Canada	Twenty nine First Nations within a very large geographic area wanted to build a cohesive health plan to focus and support the efforts of the health departments of the individual First Nations. Canada 2002	Canada
135	Market Research Firm - Taiwan	A two year project in Taipei, Taiwan to merge two market research companies with strong corporate cultures, to help the senior management create a plan to complete the transition and forge a positive working environment.	COOPERATION A market research company merged recently from two organizations with strong corporate cultures. ICA was asked to help the senior management create a plan to complete the transition and forge a positive working environment. Over two years working first with the LENS process with the directors followed by executive retreats and departmental breakthrough sessions the organization has emerged as a cohesive unit. The leadership team has been able to move into a much more supportive relationship, ending the seemingly inevitable we-they situations which prevailed before, bringing results and relationship building into balance, helping eliminate wasted energy formerly dissipated in internal competition. The company made its bottom lines without a hitch during the transition of Managing Directors. Currently the organization is realigning departments and leadership in such a way as to build a more cooperative relationship between traditionally competing departments. ICA is in an ongoing mentoring and process design relationship with the M.D. and the departments. ICA Taiwan	Taiwan
147	Metropolitan Borough Council Health involvement network - UK	Consult with the various relevant stakeholders to establish how they would like the health network in Wigan, UK, to be tailored to local needs and aspirations, and what that would mean for the terms of reference for the contract with the host organisation	Getting Ready for Wigan LINK with Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council . Every Local Authority in the country was tasked by the Department of Health with contracting an organisation to host, or administer and support, a new Local Involvement Network or LINK from April 1st 2008. These are to provide a new mechanism for public and patient involvement in health and social care services within the boundaries of the local authority, and to replace the pre-existing Public & Patient Involvement Forums which each dealt only with the health services of a particular NHS trust. Wigan Council was keen to consult with the various relevant stakeholders to establish how they would like the Wigan LINK to be tailored to local needs and aspirations, and what that would mean for the terms of reference for the contract with the host organisation; and in the process to build capacity for effective consultation and involvement in health and social care in the borough, and build commitment and enthusiasm to make the new structure work for Wigan.	UK
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
239	HIV/AIDS Prevention Community Mobilization Initiative - Tanzania	HIV/AIDS community counsellors were trained, village plans were formulated which are being implemented. Counsellors are active in their villages counselling and taking care of the sick on a voluntary basis in Tanzania.	Maasai traditional sex practices, young boys from the Maasai community moving to towns to seek paying jobs due decrease of cattle as well as the changing socio-economic conditions, exposes to the community to being infected with HIV/AIDS. The communities in the rural areas need to be told the truth about this deadly disease. This activity aimed at mobilizing the community members to become responsive on HIV/AIDS problem. HIV/AIDS community counsellors were trained, village plans were formulated which are being implemented. Counsellors are active in their villages counselling and taking care of the sick on a voluntary basis. Also the use of protective gear to reduce infection among people caring for PLWAS has increased.- Tanzania	Tanzania
248	HIV/AIDS Prevention and awareness - Kenya	An integrated HIV/AIDS prevention and awareness program in Muthetheni, Kenya. A project impact study found that ICA Kenyas Voluntarily Counseling and Testing and HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns led to change of risk behaviors and reduction in new infection rates, from 14% to 6%	During 2006, ICA Kenya successfully implemented an integrated HIV/AIDS prevention and awareness program in Muthetheni, funded by American Jewish World Service. A project impact study found that ICA Kenyas Voluntarily Counseling and Testing and HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns led to change of risk behaviors and reduction in new infection rates, from 14% to between 5.9% and 6.1%, as well as a decrease in deaths from 10 to 3 per month within the program implementation period. - Kenya location -	Kenya
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
262	Il Ngwesi Group Ranch HIV Aids prevention - Kenya	Long range project in Maasai community to test for HIV in region in Kenya with over 90% test rate, and less than 5% HIV positive testing.	Established a fundamental strategy for dealing with HIV/AIDS s such as a baseline survey, the formation of an HIV/AIDS plan within the community, and a search for local partners s the projects goal was eventual self-autonomy; after the initial year of training and support, in favor of community leadership. The programme successful: 150 peer educators were trained, 1,200 people were tested, 300 were counseled, and women leaders sprang up for the first time. Testing rates, which average less than 10% in Maasai communities jumped significantly. - Kenya	Kenya
369	Community Opportunities Fund	ICA-USA has a contracted relationship to implement the the Community Opportunities Fund (COF) Cycle Four Grantee Technical Assistance Project. Created and funded by First 5 LA, is a two and a half year effort to provide consulting and training support around organizational effectiveness and capacity building to 23 non profit organizations in Los Angeles County, California.	The Community Opportunities Fund supports organizational capacity building and policy and advocacy efforts by organizations serving the needs of children 0-5 and their families. The fund is intended to be flexible and responsive to the needs and creative ideas of community agencies as they strive to address and sustain outcomes identified by First 5 LA as key to the safety, health and readiness to learn of our youngest residents. The COF grantees represent a wide array of organizations and projects throughout Los Angeles County. ICA’s consulting team of Kara Coleman, Aja Howell and Kate Mrgudic will provide support for successful project implementations through one-on-one technical assistance, in-person training opportunities, information dissemination, and webinars. Assistance will focus on grantee utilization of data from a baseline organization self assessment, The Core Capacity Assessment Tool (CCAT), as well as the expressed needs identified within each organization’s COF proposal and feedback from grantee staff.	USA
376	HIV Aids work in Uganda	Strengthening community based structures and response groups in order to effectively meet the development needs of HIV/AIDS affected families and PLWHA	In 2003, 45 men and women in Nabuganyi Parish in Kayuga District were trained as peer educators and a community plan was created. Good cooperation was developed with the district health office, but very few services were available to the district and almost none outside the district town. Despite very little staff support, the 2005 project evaluation revealed continued enthusiasm and involvement of the 2003 participants. Concern was expressed that youth understand the full threat of HIV. Stigma was very high and youth often continued unhealthy sexual habits because to change behavior might mark them as being HIV positive. In 2008, a project to train youth leaders was funded by Rotary Club of Boulder, Colorado in cooperation with the Kyambogo Rotary in Kampala. Bob and Sandra True went to Kayunga District to assist in a five-day Youth Awareness and Mobilization Training. Thirty male and female out of school youth ages 18 – 25 from each of eight villages in Busana District participated, a total of 240 youth. The youth are primarily ages 18 – 25, and both men and women. During the lesson on VCT, more than 90% were tested and received their results immediately. As part of training, participants formed campaign teams to go door to door to urge people to be tested. This complemented the Ministry of Health initiative to promote voluntary door to door testing. In addition, a Living Well group was formed and began training. The program was not refunded by Boulder Rotary, although Kyambogo Rotary in Kampala was enthusiastic Zambia The current work of OPAD on HIV focuses on the intersection of poverty and HIV infection in areas where prevalence rates are higher than the rest of the country: Central province, 17.5%,; Lusaka Province, 20.8%; and Southern Province 14.5%. Work has shifted from HIV/AIDS prevention awareness and care in 2003 in Mwanamainda area to VCT awareness because most Zambians are aware of HIV/AIDS and how to prevent it Strengthening community based structures and response groups in order to effectively meet the development needs of HIV/AIDS affected families and PLWHA Increasing food diversity and security for :PLWHA and HIV/AIDS affected families Reducing socio-economic impact of HIV/AIDS among women and their families through income earning initiatives	Uganda