The Institute of Cultural Affairs International
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The Institute of Cultural Affairs International (ICA International) is an International Non Governmental Organization (INGO
) which works to influence development policy through a worldwide network of national ICA organizations that implement human development
programming within their countries. It aims to enable the peoples of the world to shape their futures, by placing culture
at the center of development.
The mission of ICA International is to advocate for and actualize the fundamental right of all peoples to define and shape their own futures, toward the goal of realizing sustainable, just solutions to human challenges.
Objectives
The strategic objectives of ICA International are to:
Facilitate the sharing of our experiences, values, and lessons at the global level, in order to influence international development policy;
Develop and facilitate global partnerships to address human development challenges;
Coordinate programs and initiatives involving multiple member ICA organizations for global impact; and
Support member ICAs through training and capacity building initiatives and facilitate regular networking and interchange among member ICAs.
Relationships
ICA International maintains relationships with key international bodies and other international organisations, including:
Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC);
Liaison status with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO
);
Working relation status with the World Health Organisation (WHO);
Consultative Status with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF);
Service on the Non Governmental Organisation Consultative Group for the International Fund of Agriculture Development (IFAD); and
Membership in CIVICUS, the World Alliance for Citizen Participation.
ICA International is a global network of national member organizations located in the following countries: Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Chile, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Egypt, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Peru, South Africa,Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda,United States, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
In the 1970s and 1980s the Institute of Cultural Affairs established several thousand model villages, around the world, to demonstrate what is possible when people work together.
The secretariat office is in Montreal
, Canada
.
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) which works to influence development policy through a worldwide network of national ICA organizations that implement human development
Human development (humanity)
Human development in the scope of humanity, specifically international development, is an international and economic development paradigm that is about much more than the rise or fall of national incomes. People are the real wealth of nations...
programming within their countries. It aims to enable the peoples of the world to shape their futures, by placing culture
Culture
Culture is a term that has many different inter-related meanings. For example, in 1952, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn compiled a list of 164 definitions of "culture" in Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions...
at the center of development.
The mission of ICA International is to advocate for and actualize the fundamental right of all peoples to define and shape their own futures, toward the goal of realizing sustainable, just solutions to human challenges.
Objectives
The strategic objectives of ICA International are to:
Facilitate the sharing of our experiences, values, and lessons at the global level, in order to influence international development policy;
Develop and facilitate global partnerships to address human development challenges;
Coordinate programs and initiatives involving multiple member ICA organizations for global impact; and
Support member ICAs through training and capacity building initiatives and facilitate regular networking and interchange among member ICAs.
Relationships
ICA International maintains relationships with key international bodies and other international organisations, including:
Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC);
Liaison status with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO
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);
Working relation status with the World Health Organisation (WHO);
Consultative Status with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF);
Service on the Non Governmental Organisation Consultative Group for the International Fund of Agriculture Development (IFAD); and
Membership in CIVICUS, the World Alliance for Citizen Participation.
ICA International is a global network of national member organizations located in the following countries: Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Chile, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Egypt, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Peru, South Africa,Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda,United States, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
In the 1970s and 1980s the Institute of Cultural Affairs established several thousand model villages, around the world, to demonstrate what is possible when people work together.
The secretariat office is in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.