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We
have worked in a broad range of cultural settings
including Africa, Latin America, the Asia-Pacific
region, the Former Soviet Union and First Nations
and mainstream communities throughout North America.
This work has involved the following types of activities:
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strategic
assessment, planning, implementation, training
and mentoring, and evaluation of programs and
the services they offer,
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capacity
building of leaders, organizations and work teams
to engage local populations as partners in the
development process,
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capacity
building related to improving the effectiveness
of collaboration between government and NGOs and
PVOs (People's Voluntary Organizations), and
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basic
research related to uncovering the cultural and
historical obstacles as well as the cultural resources
(beliefs, practices, protocols, institutions,
past innovations, etc.), that ground organizational
functioning.
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SAMPLE PROJECTS
Canada
Worked with the David Thompson Health Authority in
Alberta to build capacity for community health development.
This involved retreats, workshops and joint community
intervention efforts.
United
States
Work with
United Indians of All Tribes Foundation (one of the
largest urban Indian programs in the USA) on organizational
transformation leading to greatly enhanced effectiveness
and sustainability in the Foundation's work with urban
Native people in the Seattle area. (2005 - ongoing)
Ukraine
Work with voluntary sector organizations in three
centres in Ukraine to build capacity for human and
community development and to re-orient professional
practice from service delivery to community development
(1999-2002).
Zambia
Assisted Care Zambia, Lusaka City Council and 13 per-urban
settlements to develop a new constitution for community
development councils which then made it possible for
collaboration to flourish between community leaders,
local politicians and international aid organizations
(2001).
Papua New Guinea
Institutional strengthening for the Department of
Home Affairs and Youth of Papua New Guinea, especially
the Womens Office. This project was funded by the
Asian Development Bank and involved the development
of implementation strategies and policies for both
national and provincial governments related to the
Convention Against All Forms of Discrimination Against
Women (1993).
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