At ICA Canada's recent annual general meeting, Toronto-based artist Ilona Staples, a long-time affiliate of ICA Canada, gave an engaging presentation on Art and Consumerism. She has prepared a downloadable version of the presentation that can be accessed here
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Beginning Tuesday, October 6th, and continuing each Tuesday until November 17th, ICA is offering a unique seven-week Leadership program based on the book The Courage to Lead - Transform Self, Transform Society.
For more information, please click here
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The Young Community Leaders Project - a joint project of the Youth As Facilitative Leaders Program and the YMCAs of Sudbury and North Bay, ON - is pleased to announce the approval of an Ontario Trillium Foundation grant. For more information, please click here

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ICA Canada would like to congratulate our colleague Saaya Tema Karmushu, from ICA Kenya, on receiving the Jacques Hébert Global Citizenship from Canada World Youth.

Saaya is the project coordinator of the Il Ngwesi HIV/AIDS Intervention, a partnership between ICA Canada and ICA Kenya. The following video highlights Saaya's involvement with Il Ngwesi:

Thanks, in part, to Saaya's dedication and hard work:

• 1,800 people have been tested for HIV
• 200 peer educators are now offering HIV/AIDS awareness sessions in their villages
• 6 local HIV/AIDS Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) counsellors have been trained
• 88 community care coalition members have been trained to provide support to those testing positive for HIV/AIDS
• Family Health International has provided funding for local staff salaries and an office for the continuation of the project
  

Due to its overwhelming success, the Il Ngwesi HIV/AIDS Intervention is being considered a model project for community HIV/AIDS initiatives by the Kenyan Ministry of Health!