Past Programs
AGMs & Symposia
Our Annual General Meeting and Symposia is an opportunity to meet OCIC members, partners and colleagues, to participate in the governance of the Council, and to share, learn and influence our collective ways forward.
Capacity-Building Activities
OCIC supports the capacity-building needs of members and other key stakeholders through webinars, workshops, Annual General Meetings and other events and trainings. These are organized in collaboration with members, volunteers and other relevant organizations or institutions.
Consultations for Canada’s Agenda 2030 National Strategy
With funding from the Government of Canada, OCIC engaged with diverse communities and stakeholders in Canada’s 2030 Agenda National Strategy by identifying priorities in specific Diaspora, Disability-Inclusion and Indigenous communities, and exploring how the strategy might contribute to their achievement.
Gender Equality Hub
OCIC’s Gender Equality Hub is a ‘community of practice’ that seeks to actively examine how a gender transformative and intersectional approach to development can shape our work towards universal sustainable development, and how we can work together to identify gaps and challenges and mobilize around current opportunities.
Global Changemaker Youth Ambassadors
OCIC member organizations, networks and institutions nominate Youth Ambassadors to participate in this peer network and capacity building program. Youth Ambassadors will be given the tools to promote their work, share their stories, and develop relationships with other like-minded and passionate youth. This is also an opportunity for OCIC members to increase their organizational profile and gain resources for communicating about their successes.
Global Citizens Forum
OCIC’s Global Citizens Forum brings together international cooperation sector leaders and practitioners, issue-specific experts, advocates, academics, funders, and youth to strengthen individual and collective capacity, and increase multi- stakeholder dialogue on issues most affecting youth globally.
Innovation Lab
Our Annual General Meeting and Symposia is an opportunity to meet OCIC members, partners and colleagues, to participate in the governance of the Council, and to share, learn and influence our collective ways forward.
Inter-Council Network
The Inter-Council Network (ICN) is a dynamic network of provincial and regional member-based Councils for International Cooperation committed to social justice and social change.
International Development Week
International Development Week (IDW) is a uniquely Canadian annual initiative established in 1991. Held in February each year, IDW engages Canadians on global issues, and celebrates Canadian contributions towards international cooperation.
Milk
Innovation Ignites! OCIC AGM & Symposium 2017 Evening Program Towards a Transformative Feminist Agenda Featuring MILK by Director, Writer and Producer Noemi Weis, in collaboration with Amani Massoud, Egyptian Public Health-Specialist and Human-Rights Defender. Following a day of strategic foresight and discussion on innovation towards Sustainable Development, OCIC hosted a film screening of MILK, as […]
Money Talks
Money Talks is an online publication produced by OCIC that presents innovative solutions for common funding challenges faced by development professionals and organizations.
OCIC’s e-Magazine iAM: Ideas, Actions, Movements
iAM is a multimedia e-magazine published by OCIC that promotes an increased awareness and understanding of global issues. iAM encourages critical thinking and presents new perspectives from a variety of actors through visual art, music, written articles, photo essays, videos and more. iAM examines how theory and action intersect, looks at how to put reflection into practice, and unites marginalized voices from around the world in the name of global social justice, human dignity and participation for all.
Small Seeds Community Grants
Celebrating the Impact of OCIC Small Seeds Community Engagement Grants: Six Recipients Brought Their Vision to Life OCIC ‘Small Seeds’ Community Engagement Grants provided six outstanding member organisations up to $5000 each to support their innovative initiatives and drive meaningful change during International Development Week (IDW), International Women’s Day, and other International Days. These initiatives […]
Support OCIC Members in Celebration of Giving Tuesday – November 30, 2021
Support OCIC and our membersin celebration of giving tuesday 2021 This Giving Tuesday, OCIC and many of our members have created campaigns to support diverse efforts within the international cooperation sector. Click below to read more about how you can contribute to our collective work for global sustainable development. Adventist Development and Relief Agency Canadian […]
Tapestry 2030 Podcast & Illustration Series
Tapestry 2030 is our eight-part podcast and illustration series focused on the future of international cooperation and global solidarity, and the partnerships needed for gender transformative, sustainable development.
Transformations: Stories of Partnership, Resilience and Positive Change Photojournalism Series
Transformations is a collaborative photojournalism project intended to increase dialogue and further understanding of international partnerships that address complex global challenges.
Youth Policy-Makers Hub
The Youth Policy-Makers Hub (YPH) is a signature initiative of OCIC’s Community Engagement and Learning programs, that engages diverse youth from across Ontario in international cooperation policy processes in support of Gender Equality, Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP) action areas, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
