Institute of Cultural Affairs International (ICAI)

Institut des affaires culturelles internationales
Institut für Kulturelle Weiterbildung
Instituto Internacional de Asuntos Culturales
Internationaal Instituut voor Kulturele Zaken

Contact Details

Main address: Contact: c/o ICA Canada, 655 Queen Street East, ON M4M 1G4, Toronto ON, Canada, Tel: (1 416) 691 2316, Fax: (1 416) 691 2491, E-mail: icai (at) ica-international.org

URL: http://www.ica-international.org/

Aims

Develop and test methods of comprehensive community renewal and motivate cross-sectoral cooperative action in support of local development with an emphasis on the human factor; catalyze grassroots participation in improving the quality of life by serving the world-wide need for self development in local communities and organizations.

Official Relations

United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)^* (Special); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)^* (Liaison Status); United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)^* (Consultative Status); United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)^*.

Activities

Acts as point of interchange for members' activities in: community meeting facilitation; educational methods research and training; organizational problem solving; youth and women's forums; rural development practitioner interchange symposia; rural development project replication schemes; village leader development methods training; strategic planning seminars; village level basic skills training and conference facilitation. Each member independently establishes its own relations with NGO networks. International Exposition of Rural Development (IERD) created as an 80-nation exchange process over 3 years (1982-1985) to highlight effective development approaches. Organizes Global Conference on Human Development (every 4 years).

Publications

IERD Series - Vol I: Directory of Rural Development Projects (1985); IERD Series - Vol II: Voices of Rural Practitioners (1985); IERD Series - Vol III: Approaches that Work in Rural Development (1988). Winning Through Participation by Laura Spencer (1989); Participation Works by James Troxel (1993); Government Works by James Troxel (1994); More than 50 Ways to Build Team Consensus by Bruce Williams (1994); Governance in the 21st Century: The Rise of Civil Society by John Burbidge (1996); The Art of Focused Conversation by Brian Stanfied (1998); The Circle of Life (2000); The Courage to Lead by Brian Stanfied (2000); The Workshop Book: From individual creativity to group actions (2002).

Members

National institutes of cultural affairs and programmes of activities and individuals. Members in 35 countries and territories:

• Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

• Brazil, Canada, Chile, Guatemala, Peru, United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of).

• Bangladesh, India, Japan, Jordan, Malaysia, Nepal, Taiwan/China, Tajikistan, Viet Nam.

• Australia.

• Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

UNESCO NGO Section Data

Type of Relation with UNESCOConsulatative Status

Admission Date2009

Programme sector: EDNo

Programme sector: SCNo

Programme sector: SHSNo

Programme sector: CLTYes

Programme sector: CIINo

Programme sector: BSPNo

Programme sector: AFRNo

Name and contact details of NGO focal point at UNESCOM. Poussin Georges
CLT/ACE/CES
g.poussin@unesco.org

History1977 Creation 2009 Admission to Operational Relations (184 EX/29 and 184 EX/ONG.2) (184 EX/Dec.29)

Contribution to UNESCO's programmes Given that its mandate and strategic policies fall in strong alignment with UNESCO’s programmes’ approach, ICAI has the potential to contribute to the achievement of UNESCO’s mandate. ICAI particularly proposed to work with UNESCO in the areas of Sustainable Forest Management and Fighting HIV/AIDS with cultural approach, which was reviewed favorably by the Culture Sector.

Keywords HIV/AIDS,Development

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