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Saskatchewan Council Saskatchewan Council Saskatchewan Council Saskatchewan Council
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Annual Report 2008-09
� Canadian Baptists of Western Canada (CBWC)
� Canada World Youth (CWY)
� Canadian Catholic Organization for Development
and Peace (CCODP)
� Canadian Crossroads International (CCI)
� Canadian Friends Service Committee (CFSC)
� Canadian Hunger Foundation/Partners in Rural
Development (CHF)
� Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR)
� Change for Children
� Christian Reformed World Relief Committee
(CRWRC)
� CODE Canada
� Cooperative Development Foundation/Canadian
Co-operative Association
� CUSO—VSO
� First Nations University
� HELP International
� Hope International
� Islamic Association of Saskatchewan (Saskatoon)
� MATCH International Centre
� Mennonite Central Committee (MCC)
� Oxfam Canada
� Plan International Canada (PLAN/FPP)
� Presbyterian World Service and Development
(PWSD)
� Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund
(PWRDF)
� Save the Children Canada (SCC)
� SIM Canada
� The Leprosy Mission of Canada (LMC)
� The Salvation Army
� UNICEF
� United Church of Canada (UCC)
� USC Canada
� World University Service of Canada (WUSC)
� World Relief Canada (WRC)
� Wycliffe Bible Translators (WBT)
� YMCA (Y International)
� YWCA
SCIC Member Agencies
� African Links Development
� Briarpatch Magazine
� Canadian Federation of
Students-Saskatchewan
� Canadian Training Institute
� Chakam School of the Bible
� Council of Canadians
� Cuernavaca Project
� Daughters of Africa
� Earthcare Connections
� Engineers without Borders
Regina
� Engineers without Borders
Saskatoon
� Friends of Loa
� Friends of Vaku
� Global Neighbors Canada
� GreenRoots Sustainable Living
Inc.
� Heifer International
� Jubilation Residential Centres
� National Farmers Union
� National Native Addictions Part-
nership Foundation
� North Saskatchewan Fair Trade
Network
� PCTC Calling Lakes Centre
� Project Hope (Humanitarian
Opportunities for Peace &
Education)
� Quint Development Corpora-
tion
� Regina Open Door Society
� Room for Improvement
� Saskatchewan Eco Network
� Saskatchewan Intercultural As-
sociation
� Saskatoon Peace Coalition
� Sierra Youth Coalition SK
� Street Culture Project
� Students Uniting Nations
� Southern Sudan Humanitarian
Action Development Agency
(SSHADA)
� SIAST International
� Training for Health Renewal
Project (THRP)
� True Travellers Society
� United Nations Association in
Canada (UNAC) Saskatoon
Branch
� U of R International
� U of S College of Medicine’s
Internationalization Advisory
Committee
� U of S Office of Global
Relations
� We Are Many
� YUBU Development Agency
Associate Members
President: Kerrie Strathy
Vice President: Nial Kuyek
Secretary: André Magnan
Treasurer: Lee Reaney
Members: Chris Gallaway, Anita
Gooding, Jo Ann Jaffe, Hamid Javed,
Brittany Matthews, Loanne Myrah,
Aziz Rehman, Yordanos Tesfamariam,
Hélène Tremblay-Boyko
Board of Directors
Executive Director: Lori Latta
Overseas Program Officer:
Denise MacDonald
Finance Officer: Arlene Janzen
Education Officer: Tracey Mitchell
Communications Officer: Ogho Ikhalo
WorldBeat Program Officer:
Mike Nassachuk
Administrative Assistant: Joan Walker
Youth Program Assistants:
Heather Hale/Vicki Nelson
Temporary Staff: Gabrielle Bouchard,
Chelsea Bartlett, Donovan Johnson,
Gabriella Fuentealba
Youth Event Facilitators and
Counsellors: Allan Dotson, Brita Lind
Staff
Work Together – Change the World by Kerrie Strathy
When we look back over the 35 years since SCIC was established, we see that much has changed, yet we continue to work to-gether to change the world. Despite the current difficult economic climate, Sas-katchewan people remain engaged with SCIC’s member agencies as they support the development work of their partners overseas through the Matching Grants in Aid Program. Both the Government of Sas-katchewan and the Canadian International Development Agency remain committed to funding this very successful and effective Matching Grants program.
In 1974 SCIC’s founding members worked together to convince Members of the Legislative Assembly to pass a unanimous resolu-tion to establish the Matching Grants in Aid Program. Through this fund the people of Saskatchewan have been able to provide valu-able assistance to a wide range of projects designed to address pri-mary health care, basic education, community development, envi-ronmental protection and other needs in developing countries around the world. Saskatchewan people and politicians continue to recognize the responsibility that Saskatchewan has to reach out beyond our borders to work with those who are in need.
Member Agencies and Saskatchewan residents remain committed to the recognition of the dignity of all people, to the protection of the world's fragile environment, and to the promotion of global understanding, cooperation, peace and justice. This is clearly evi-denced by their willingness to reach out to our global neighbours and their increasing participation in public engagement activities. Many of the public engagement activities that SCIC collaborated on this year were carried out thanks to the generous support provided by CIDA through our first three-year institutional strengthening grant.
This annual report provides highlights of activities undertaken in the last year, an overview of the overseas projects that received Matching Grants in Aid Program funds, and the emergency projects funded by the Government of Saskatchewan’s Emergency Assis-tance Program that responded to natural and humanitarian disas-ters. It also reports on the support that SCIC provided to the very important projects undertaken by Member Agencies and Associate Members to engage Saskatchewan residents in activities designed to increase their understanding of how we can work together to change the world!
None of this would have been possible without the valuable partici-pation of SCIC’s Member Agencies and Associate Members, volun-teer contributions of Board and Committee members, our dedi-cated staff and student placements, and the support provided by the Government of Saskatchewan, the Canadian International De-velopment Agency as well as our many individual donors. Thanks to all of you for your ongoing support and assistance.
PrePrePrePresident’s Message
President’s Message 1
Highlights 2
Youth Program 4
WorldBeat Program 5
Financial Information 6
Overseas Program 9
Public Engagement 12
Committee Reports 13
Thank you 15
Contents
SCIC Annual Report 2008-09
Year’s Highlights We Are Many: A Festival SCIC partnered with the We Are
Many Festival (WAM) to educate the
public about the importance of
environmental sustainability in
achieving the Millennium
Development Goals. The SCIC
sponsored Global Justice and
Environment Tent featured an
interactive art installation
including “The World is a Stage”
theatre performance, based on the
Millennium Development Goals.
The performance was created by a
talented group of Saskatchewan
people who came together in their
search for global justice and desire
to make a difference. Edmonton
based artist Petro Rodriquez and
Diana Coumantarakis of the
Alberta Council for Global
Cooperation presented a public art
workshop using visual art and
murals for social change. They
guided participants to create a
mural based on the Millennium
Development Goals which served
as the backdrop for the theatre
performances and workshops.
Zack Gross from the Manitoba
Council for International
Cooperation provided workshops
on “Running a Fair Trade
Campaign” and an “Introduction to
Fair Trade.” The We Are Many
Festival reached over 10,000
people and featured a showcase of
eco-minded organizations and
businesses, eco-activists and
experts on a variety of topics, a
Peace Tent, and the We Are Many
pact which asked people to sign on
to make some changes to their
behaviour to promote
environmental sustainability and
justice.
International
Development Week The theme for International
Development Week was “For a
Better World.” The Global Citizens
Awards for 2009 were presented
to The Prairie Messenger, a weekly
newspaper published by the
Benedictine Monks of St. Peter’s
Abbey in Muenster, SK. The
Prairie Messenger was honoured
for being an excellent source of
news and analysis on global
justice and international
development issues. Social
justice champions Dale Dewar
and Bill Curry were recognized for
the support they give to many
vital causes both locally and
globally. SCIC also hosted
renowned music producer Sol Guy
in Saskatoon and Regina, whose
television show 4Real takes
celebrity guests on adventures
around the world to connect with
young leaders who, under
extreme circumstances, are
affecting real change. Guy
SCIC sponsored, co-sponsored,
and organized 55 events in
collaboration with 20 SCIC
Members and Associate Members
as well as 18 community groups.
We showcased many diverse
topics which engaged new and
different sectors of society,
increased knowledge about global
issues, and expanded our reach.
In addition, we garnered over 20
stories in the media.
Make Poverty History On October 17, the International
Day for the Eradication of Poverty,
SCIC joined 116 million people
around the world to show
support for the fight against
poverty and the achievement of
the Millennium Development
Goals (MDGs). SCIC co-sponsors
events annually to raise
awareness about Global Poverty.
In Saskatoon SCIC co-sponsored a
“Hands Across the Bridge”
campaign where hundreds of
people stretched across the
Broadway Bridge to stand up for
poverty. In Regina the Make
Poverty History Coalition
sponsored a Stand Up Forum, to
draw awareness to violence and
child soldiers. This year Regina
followed the footsteps of
Saskatoon the previous year, and
declared October 12-19 the
International Week for the
Eradication of Poverty!
Earth Charter SCIC established an Earth Charter
Working Group which
disseminated information about
this wonderful initiative, and
continues to encourage our
members to endorse the Earth
Charter.
Page 2
Prairie Messenger editor Abbot Peter Novecosky with Michael Murphy of Development and
Peace Saskatchewan
SCIC Annua l Report 2008-09
brought a message of global
interdependence, using speech,
video and music as his unique
vehicles for change. SCIC
continued with the Global Issues
Trivia Challenge, this year on the
theme of food. Six grade 7/8
classrooms throughout the
province hosted the trivia
challenge for students, staff and
community members.
International Women’s
Day Conference Women’s Rights as Human Rights
was the theme of the 2009
International Women’s Day Forum
that was attended by over 100
people. This conference featured
a screening of the documentary
“The Greatest Silence: Rape in the
Congo,” a panel discussion
focusing on Women in Conflict
Zones, and a keynote address by
Heather Monus from the
Saskatchewan Human Rights
Commission on “Women’s Rights
as Human Rights in
Saskatchewan.” Participants
learned about the Amnesty
International Report “Stolen
Sisters,” Connecting Domestic
Violence to missing, taken and
murdered women; as well as
Missing Women in a Global
Context and Indigenous Women
and Human Rights. This event
was co-sponsored by
Saskatchewan Labour Status of
Women office, U of R Women’s
Studies Department, SCIC,
Daughters of Africa International
Inc., Amnesty International, the
Saskatchewan Federation of
Labour, MATCH International, and
the Prairie Lily Feminist Society.
SCIC Calendar SCIC’s 2009 Calendar “Food For
Thought” featured beautiful
photos, recipes, action items and
information about SCIC
supported member projects that
attack the causes of hunger and
the food crisis—from gender
inequality to environmental
degradation to unfair trade.
Development Issues
Luncheons Canadian Cooperative
Association
Tom Tibamwenda of the Uganda
Cooperative Alliance spoke about
the unimaginable brutality and
cruelty suffered under two
decades of armed conflict in
Uganda and the continuing
struggle to fight rural poverty
through the development of
sustainable livelihoods.
Canadian Crossroads
International
Gustava Diez De Medina, the
Executive Director of PEAP/
FONCRESOL, a Bolivian Micro-
Credit Organization and CCI
intern and videographer Caitlin
Brown discussed the impact of
microcredit on community
economic development in Bolivia,
and showcased the training video
that they produced.
Project Hope
Zatoun: A Taste of Peace
Robert Massoud of Zatoun spoke
about the challenges faced by
Palestinian farmers living under
occupation, the struggle to
develop cooperative structures
and civil society in Palestine, and
Zatoun’s work to bring “the taste
of peace” to Canada through fair
trade olive oil and soap.
Kaleidoscope Video
Challenge Of the almost 100 short videos on
global issues submitted to the
Kaleidoscope Real World Video
Challenge across Canada, Love to
Love You Landfills by Joel
Entwistle and Maxim Gertler-Jaffe
came in second on the national
stage! Their innovative musical
rap illuminates the problem of
over-consumption, ever growing
landfills, and challenges us to
consider the impacts of the goods
and resources we use. SCIC would
also like to thank all of the other
students who made films.
SCIC in the Community Cuba Caravan
SCIC and the Regina Peace
Council hosted a potluck supper
to support the 19th Cuba Caravan
on their journey to Cuba with
much needed medical, school and
other supplies that are
unavailable due to the US
blockade.
Forum on Nuclear Energy Issues
SCIC, the Unitarian Church Social
Justice Committee and the
Canadian Nuclear Society co-
hosted a Forum on Nuclear Energy
Issues, in the interest of
abolishing nuclear weapons and
working for peace. This event
featured a moderated discussion
between two of Canada’s
foremost experts on nuclear
energy.
Environmental Film Festival
SCIC and the Royal Saskatchewan
Museum celebrated Earth Day
with the film The Day the Earth
Stood Still and clips from the
Saskatchewan environmental
documentary series Green Life:
Learning to Live with the World.
Page 3 SCIC Annua l Report 2008-09
Youth Program Highlights
Page 4
The SCIC Youth Program has had a very busy and ful-
filling year with events being held throughout the
province for youth. The youth program and its staff
strive to provide young people in Saskatchewan with
a platform to discover and strengthen their voices
and skills to build a just and peaceful world.
This year we continued to work on two more comics
based on the Millennium Development Goals that fol-
low the lives of characters throughout the world.
These include topics based on MDG #5 “Improving
Maternal Health,” a story of a family in India and
MDG #6 “Combat HIV
/AIDS, Malaria and other
diseases,” which tells the
story about growing up in
a residential school in Sas-
katchewan and the effects
of tuberculosis. All of
the comics were both
written and illustrated by
young Saskatchewan au-
thors and artists. Sam-
ples of all the comics can
be found on SCIC's web-
site, and the final comics
in the series will be com-
pleted in the upcoming
year.
In July 2008, the second annual Youth-for-
International-Development Do-It-Yourself (YID-DIY)
Media Training Camp was held for 35 youth. Partici-
pants left the camp with increased skills in:
� Comic creation, including the fundamentals of
comic design, life drawing and skills to stage mes-
sages and ideas;
� Zines and blogs were explored to enable youth to
use their individual voices to engage in the dia-
logue on global issues and create works of art;
� Graphic Design basics to explore and improve vis-
ual presentation skills.
The camp brought together a very dynamic and en-
thusiastic group of young participants and facilita-
tors who learned valuable media skills and became
more knowledgeable about contemporary global is-
sues.
July was also very busy with planning for Saska-
toon's first We Are Many (WAM) Environmental Festi-
val. SCIC partnered with WAM by sponsoring a
Global Justice Tent to increase public perception
about the ways our everyday actions impact those
living all around the world. The youth program re-
cruited 14 incredibly tal-
ented actors to perform
"The World is a Stage" thea-
tre production. SCIC also
booked Boots Riley as one
of the WAM headliners. Our
colleagues from the Mani-
toba Council for Interna-
tional Cooperation and the
Atlantic Council for Global
Cooperation joined us to
put on workshops for WAM
participants.
Two editions of our youth
publication, the Model Citi-
zen were produced this
year, one right in time for the WAM fes-
tival based on Ethical Consumption, and a winter edi-
tion based on the Globalization of Food. Each of
these zines included submissions from youth pro-
gram participants.
In January SCIC organized workshops on youth en-
gagement featuring Kevin Millsip, the Executive Di-
rector of the Vancouver-based organization Check
Your Head. The purpose of the workshops was to
give member agencies and members of the commu-
nity tools on how to choose issues and plan events
that will attract and engage young people. All four
workshops were well attended and received media
coverage.
The "World is a Stage" Cast
SCIC Annua l Report 2008-09
Page 5
WorldBeat would like to thank all of the teachers who
allowed us into their classrooms this year, the people
who stopped by our teacher convention displays, and
everyone who visited our web site (www.worldbeat.ca)
for their interest in Global Education.
It was another busy year for SCIC’s WorldBeat
Global Education Project. Funded in part by
CIDA’s Global Classrooms Initiative, WorldBeat’s
mandate is to provide teachers with on-line
global education lesson plans that meet Sas-
katchewan curriculum objectives. WorldBeat
also conducts student workshops on the Millen-
nium Development Goals, attends teacher con-
ventions and conferences to display print re-
sources from our member agencies, and con-
ducts teacher information sessions.
Our on-line topics this year included lesson
plans on Integrating Global Education in Social
Studies Classes, Service Learning, Integrating
Global Education in Arts Education Classes, and
Integrating Global Education in English Lan-
guage Arts Classes. Before lesson plans are
posted on the site, they are reviewed by practis-
ing teachers to ensure they meet the Ministry of
Education’s curriculum objectives. Thank you
to the members of our review committee Donna
DesRoches (North Battleford) Marea Olafston
(Eston), Delise Fathers (Regina), Brett Kirk
(Saskatoon), Ray Robertson (Regina), and Brent
Toles, Ministry of Education (Regina).
Traffic on our website is on par with past years
with nearly 2000 people visiting the site.
WorldBeat delivered a total of
37 student workshops and two
teacher information sessions.
We also participated in eight
teacher conventions and/or
conferences this year.
In October, we entered into a
partnership with the Sas-
katchewan Elocution and De-
bate Society to jointly sponsor
a Model United Nations ses-
sion for high school students
in Regina. Unfortunately, be-
cause of a busy workshop
schedule, we were not able to
act on this initiative this year.
Another attempt to facilitate
this session be made next
year.
WorldBeat Global Education Project
Photos: (Above) Student expressing social justice ideas through visual art at a
WorldBeat Student Conference
(Below) Students work together to assemble puzzle pieces at a WorldBeat
Student Conference
SCIC Annua l Report 2008-09
Page 6
Financial Information
Assets 2009 2008
Cash 20,813 600
Accounts Receivable 15,292 36,586
Investments 288,432 380,973
Prepaid Expenses 432 0
Subtotal 324,968 418,159
Capital Assets 4,084 4,961
Total Assets 329,052 423,120
Current Liabilities
Bank overdraft 0 81,499
Accounts payable 55,250 23,215
Deferred Revenue 86,257 109,068
Commitments 35,206 67,386
176,714 281,168
Severance Reserve Fund 20,000 52,005
Contingency Reserve Fund 132,338 89,947
Total Net Assets 152,338 141,952
Total Liabilities and Net Assets 329,052 423,120
Statement of Financial Position
Photo Credit: Canadian Lutheran World Relief
Canadian International Development Agency
SCIC Program Grant
$196,044
Other Income
$22,002
Member Agencies
$41,121
CIDA International Development Week
$14,000
Employment Grants
$15,789 Government of Saskatchewan
$66,388
General Operating Revenue
This chart does not include
$117,705 in project funding
(including the WorldBeat Project,
CIDA Capacity Building for the
Voluntary Sector, Kaleidoscope
Video Challenge, We Are Many
Festival, Regina Public Interest Re-
search Group), or $75,663 in re-
stricted donations. “Other In-
come” includes donations, inter-
est, and earned income from pub-
lications, events & programs.
SCIC Annua l Report 2008-09
Page 7
Statement of Operations and Net Assets March 31, 2009 (unaudited)
2009 2008
Projects Revenue Expenditure Surplus Revenue Expenditure Surplus
Province of Saskatchewan 310,888 310,888 0 310,888 310,888 0
Saskatchewan Emergency Assistance 23,100 23,100 0 34,100 34,100 0
Development Education 23,985 8,614 15,371 21,671 9,500 12,171
General Operations 548,710 538,324 10,386 585,593 532,860 52,733
906,683 880,926 25,757 952,252 887,348 64,904
Change in Commitments (15,371) (52,171)
Surplus 10,386 12,733
Contingency Reserve Fund, beginning of year 89,947 99,501
Allocation to Contingency Reserve Fund 10,386 12,733
Allocation from (to) Severance Reserve Fund 32,005 (22,287)
Contingency Reserve Fund, end of year 132,338 89,947
Severance Fund, beginning of year 52,005 29,718
Allocation to (from) Severance to Contingency (32,005) 22,287
Severance Fund, end of year 20,000 52,005
Combined funds=Net Assets 152,338 141,952
SCIC Annua l Report 2008-09
Photo Credit: Faris Ahmed, USC Canada
Revenue 2009 2008
Membership 41,121 43,471
Government of Saskatchewan 66,388 66,388
Donations 3,813 3,548
Restricted Donations 11,786 23,260
Newsletter 0 55
10,897 16,984
International Development Week Activities 1,999 1,838
Government of Saskatchewan-Student Employment Grant 4,945 5,180
Government of Canada-Summer Career placement 3,612 6,090
Government of Saskatchewan- Community Initiatives 7,231 5,988
Annual General Meeting Registrations 650 525
CIDA Institutional Strengthening 196,044 216,300
CIDA-International Development Week 14,000 16,650
CIDA Worldbeat Phase V 0 29,505
CIDA Worldbeat Phase VI 21,222 37,936
CIDA Worldbeat Phase VII 11,706 0
CIDA-Capacity Building-Voluntary Sector Fund 18,919 18,751
Education for Sustainable Development Working Group 0 65,713
Public Engagement Commitment 0 7,944
Education for Sustainable Development Project Administration 0 6,500
Reel World Video Project (Kaleidoscope) 7,087 9,028
NGO Day 575 425
Development Issues Luncheons 210 240
Make Poverty History Campaign 0 756
Regina Public Interest Research Group 2,091 0
We Are Many Festival Fundraising 63,877 2,086
CIDA Contract-We Are Many Festival 56,680 0
Calendars, fundraising & other 3,858 434
Total General Revenue 548,710 585,594
General Expenditures 538,324 532,860
Excess of revenue over expenditures 10,386 52,734
Expenditure commitment-Community Links Small Project Fund 0 (25,000)
Surplus 10,386 27,734
Interest
Schedule of General Operations March 31, 2009 (unaudited)
Page 8 SCIC Annua l Report 2008-09
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Overseas Program
Saskatchewan Emergency Assistance Program Projects Funded 2008-2009
Burma Global Neighbors Cyclone Nargis Relief Project 10,000
Burma Hope International Cyclone Nargis Relief and Rehabilitation 13,100
23,100
Matching Grants in Aid Program Projects Funded 2008-2009
Bangladesh WRC Rajshahi Microfinance 17,697
China UNICEF Earthquake Response 21,575
Columbia SCC Providing Education and Protection to Children Affected by Urban Violence 13,200
El Salvador PWSD Advancing Gender Equality for Dignity and Social Justice 4,897
India PWSD Women’s Empowerment and Sustainable Human Development 10,125
Iraq CFSC Care to Care Medical Education 3,325
Jamaica MATCH St. Thomas Women’s Agricultural Initiative 4,915
Kenya CWY Volunteer Cooperation Program 10,097
Lebanon MCC Peace Building Activities 8,791
Mali CODE Support of a Literate Environment 7,597
Mali USC Cultivating Food Sovereignty Seeds of Survival 5,575
Nicaragua CC Rights Protection & Leadership for Children and Youth through Cultural Programming 5,867
Niger SIM Galmi HIV/ AIDS Project 20,497
Nigeria LMC Sokoto State Leprosy Control 20,097
Palestine MCC Peace Building Activities 15,606
Peru WUSC Water and Sanitation Project 10,972
Peru CCA/CDF Sustainable Canola Production 21,397
Philippines HOPE Water Supply for Integrated Community Development 9,647
Philippines UCC Community Capacity Building 8,500
Rwanda BUWC Community Development 15,297
South Africa UCC Research, Information and Advocacy 10,225
Sudan CHF Sustaining Peace and Livelihoods 10,847
Tanzania, Malawi & Kenya SA HIV/AIDS Prevention and Livelihood Development Program 9,775
Zambia CLWR Rural Community Development and Empowerment Project 19,975
Zimbabwe PLAN Rehabilitation of Potable Water Sources 24,397
310,888
Community Links Fund Projects Funded 2008-2009
Mexico Cuernavaca Project Bonding Together for a Brighter Future: Encounters and Dialogues
with Cuernavaca, Mexico 5,000
Mexico Cuernavaca Project Community Project for the Production of Organic Fertilizers for the
Local Production and Sustainability of Healthy Foods 4,581
Peru Jubilation Residential Centres Housing Assistance to Single Moms in Peru 5,000
Sudan SSHADA Lire Comprehensive College 5,000
Uganda Daughters of Africa International Inc. Rights Based Economic and Governance Development Project 5,000
Uganda Friends of VAKU Inc. Women Living with HIV/AIDS in Kidera, Uganda 5,000
29,581
SCIC Annua l Report 2008-09
Page 10
Descriptions of Selected Projects Matching Grants in Aid 2008-09 Change for Children
Rights Protection and Leadership for Children and
Youth through Cultural Programming in Nicaragua
This project uses cultural programming to promote human rights and capacities of at-risk children and youth in families and communities, to raise awareness about violence and HIV and AIDS through workshops on human rights education and to develop creative and critical thinking in children and youth. Activities include: art and leadership workshops in dance, music, circus and murals; arts festivals including public exhibitions of project artwork to raise awareness and capacity in families and communities; production of magazines featuring youth perspectives and education on HIV and AIDS and violence prevention, and public engagement activities on children’s rights and protection. HOPE International
Water Supply for Integrated Community
Development in the Philippines
This project develops water infrastructure and
improves access to a sustainable and potable water
supply through the development of water system
technologies including containment structures, intake
boxes, water reservoirs, and distribution pipes that
are appropriate, environmentally-friendly and
culturally sensitive. A capacity building component
includes the provision of technical assistance and
training for community members in order to
strengthen the organizational and self managing
capacities through the provision of water system
materials, repair tools, training and maintenance
skills.
Presbyterian World Service and Development
Women’s Empowerment and Sustainable Human
Development in India
Working in conjunction with the Institute for
Development Education, PWSD’s project works with
women’s sangams (associations) to improve the lives
of the poor and marginalized sections of society.
Activities include: organizing self-help groups for
community led development; vocational training for
livelihoods and income generation; education with a
focus on literacy, life education and night classes for
school going children; human rights education; care
for the victims of child labour; rejuvenating Dalit and
Tribal cultures through theatre, drumming,
ceremonies and festivals; and environmental
protection through waste management, composting
and recycling as well as the prevention of water and
air pollution.
UNICEF
Earthquake Response in China
This project supports the “Building Back Better”
campaign which includes the recovery, restoration
and reconstruction of earthquake affected areas in
China. This project works in various areas includ-
ing: promoting education through the establishment
of temporary schools, provision of teaching and
learning materials, the development of libraries, and
mobile educational resource centres; psychosocial
support and child protection including prevention
of trafficking of vulnerable women and children;
recruiting and training teachers, psychologists and
social workers; improving water and sanitation
through the reconstruction of community water sys-
tems and solid waste disposal systems; improving
health and nutrition through the delivery and distri-
bution of essential health services and supplies, re-
storing and improving access to maternal and child
health care; working with people living with HIV and
AIDS (PLWHA) including testing and counselling ser-
vices, strengthening education programs and provi-
sion of medicine.
United Church of Canada
Research, Information, Advocacy in South Africa
The United Church and their partner the Surplus
People Project supports marginalized communities
in their struggle for the transfer of power, land and
natural resources by improving land tenure for the
poor, developing community identity and power
among the poor, and promoting the emancipation
of women. The achievement of these goals is
through: organizing, publicizing and facilitating
workshops and public seminars on alternative land,
water and agricultural policies; raising awareness
about issues such as access to water, agricultural
markets, livelihood strategies and land reform; fa-
cilitating good governance and participation by civil
society through meetings with the provincial and
national Parliaments; and the Departments of Land
Affairs, Water Affairs and Agriculture.
Matching Grants Projects by Sector
Educ a t ion
C ommuni t y
De v e lopme nt
Food
He a l t h
SCIC Annua l Report 2008-09
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Descriptions of Selected Projects Community Links Fund 2008-09
Women Living with HIV and AIDS in Kidera, Uganda Friends of VAKU This project im-proves livelihoods and opportunities for widows, moth-ers, grandmothers and their families who are affected and/or infected by HIV and AIDS. Ac-tivities included ena-bling children to attend school by paying for school fees and supplies, and improving liveli-hoods through the purchase of goats, tools, seeds and tree seedlings, and the planting of individ-ual and community gardens. Towards Agriculture that Produces Life and Healthy Foods Cuernavaca Project The environmental, economic and global food crises and the pursuit of food sov-ereignty and healthy communities were the incentives behind this project, achieved through the development of new, sustainable, organic food econo-mies. Activities included training in or-ganic agricultural methods such as or-ganic fertilizers, the use of beneficial micro-organisms and compost, technol-ogy and skills transfer, and the creation of demonstration plots to ensure the continuation of this project into the fu-ture.
LUGADA Rights-Based Economic and Governance Develop-ment Project Daughters of Africa International Inc. (DOA) Daughters of Africa is a Regina based organization that works in partnership with LUGADA (Lucy Gonzaga Action on HIV/AIDS and Development), an NGO based in the Masaka region of Uganda. The goal of this project is to increase economic empow-erment initiatives, livelihoods and income generating projects to improve the lives of women affected and/or infected by HIV and AIDS. Activities included improving the revolving microcredit loan fund and capacity building for LUGADA cooperative groups in the areas of project development and writing funding propos-als. The foundation of this project is a sustainable, rights-based model designed to increase LUGADA’s ability to meet the broader social cultural and economic development needs of the community in the future.
Housing Assistance to Single Moms in Peru Jubilation Residential Centres The main goal of this project is achieving people’s human rights through the provision of adequate housing to sin-gle moms and young fami-lies in Peru, including train-ing on maintenance of the units. This was accom-plished using local labour and materials including lo-cally manufactured pre-fabricated houses. Results included improved health and safety, as well as en-hanced self-esteem and well-being among beneficiaries. Lire Comprehensive College Southern Sudan Humanitar-ian Action Development Agency This project is helping to rebuild war-torn communi-ties in Southern Sudan through the provision of education services, enhanc-ing basic healthcare services, water and sanitation as well as capacity building and pro-grams for poverty reduction and economic development.
“The Ladies who signed for Goats”
Friends of Vaku
Before and After photos of Jubilation Residential Centre's
Housing Assistance for Single Moms in Peru
SCIC Annua l Report 2008-09
Photo Credit: Friends of VAKU
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Public Engagement Small Projects
Youth Action Gathering Sierra Youth Coalition Youth ages 14-18 were invited to at-tend this day camp which featured four days of workshops, speakers, and activities to inform and educate youth on environmental sustainabil-ity, international development, and social justice issues, while giving them tools to create positive, proac-tive change in their communities. Naomi Klein Lecture Briarpatch Magazine Inc. This sold-out lecture was a huge suc-cess in disseminating Naomi’s Klein’s ideas to the local community. It in-troduced over 800 participants to her historical analysis of "the shock doc-trine" -- the use of political, eco-nomic, environmental and/or mili-tary shocks to push through radical neoliberal reforms such as trade lib-eralization, privatization of public sector services, deregulation and the reduction of labour and environ-mental standards. Klein's talk in-cluded a valuable discussion of the present global economic crisis for those groups and individuals work-ing against economic injustice, envi-ronmental degradation, and corpo-rate expansion around the world. The Taste of Peace: From Palestine to Canada Project Hope/Zatoun “The olive tree is a symbol of Pales-tine that characterizes and epito-mizes their land, their economy and their culture, and carries the hope for peace” said Robert Massoud, whose non-profit organization Zatoun sells fair trade olive oil and soap from Palestine. The Taste of Peace Tour included twelve speaking engagements in Saskatchewan which were well received by hundreds of people that ranged from youth to adult, faith-based to secular. Mas-soud drew attention to the difficul-ties farmers face from the uprooting of generations-old olive trees, the expropriation of land, lack of water, and the enduring military conflict.
Selected Public Engagement Projects Funded 2008-09
Public Engagement Revenue and Expenses Schedule
2009 2008
Revenue
Members 14,360 12,046
Government of Saskatchewan 9,625 9,625
23,985 21,671
Expenditures
Sierra Youth Coalition-Youth Action Gathering 1,000 0
Project Hope-A Taste of Peace 1,342 0
Briarpatch Magazine-Naomi Klein Shock Doctrine Tour 1,800 0
Oxfam Canada 0 2,000
Yubu Development Agency 0 1,000
Saskatchewan Environmental Network Film Festival 1,000 1,000
Quint Development Corporation 0 2,000
North Saskatchewan Fair Trade Network 0 2,000
Baptist Union-Missions Encounter 2009 1,472 1,500
Chakam School of the Bible-International Development Mall Display 2,000 0
8,614 9,500
Excess (Deficit) of revenue over expenditures 15,371 12,171
Expenditure Commitment-Public Engagement Projects (15,371) (12,171)
Surplus 0 0
Public Engagement Small Projects Fund Projects Review Committee Report This year SCIC members and the Government of Saskatchewan con-
tributed $23,985 for public engagement. SCIC members organized
six Public Engagement Projects that were funded in the amount of
$8,614. A surplus of $15,371 has been designated for future SCIC
contributions to public engagement initiatives.
Arnold Epp, Chris Gallaway, Luka Francis, Brit Matthews and Ryan
Wright (Committee Members), Tracey Mitchell and Denise MacDonald
(Staff).
“See the Change, Be the Change"
4th Annual Environmental Film Festival
Saskatchewan EcoNetwork
The film festival featured many films made by local film makers, as
well as international films and shorts that were very popular. Festi-
val favourites included "Blue Gold –World Water Wars", "The Power
of Community - How Cuba Survived Peak Oil” and the animated
short "Continent of the Whale." Rather than focusing on environ-
mental problems, the festival showcased films that focused on solu-
tions. It also celebrated people who are “being the change” by award-
ing Environmental Activist Awards to five individuals and two
groups, and featured a film makers panel and discussion.
SCIC Annua l Report 2008-09
In the past program year the Gov-
ernment Relations Committee
(GRC) has continued to communi-
cate with all levels of government
about the importance of the work
being done by the Council and its
members.
In May 2008 SCIC hosted a very
successful International Develop-
ment NGO
day at the
Legislature
with participa-
tion of 30
SCIC members
and special
guests includ-
ing credit un-
ion leaders
from Uganda
and Malawi.
These guests
enjoyed the
additional op-
portunity of
an impromptu courtesy call with
Premier Wall during the event. In
January 2009 all Members of the
Legislative Assembly also received
an SCIC calendar as well as a letter
outlining the Council’s main ac-
complishments over the past year.
A significant reorganization within
the provincial government was un-
derway in early 2009. This had im-
plications for SCIC and its member
agencies. Intergovernmental Af-
fairs, which has been responsible
for SCIC and the Matching Grants
in Aid Program since 1991, was
moved in May 2009 into Executive
Council. Premier
Brad Wall is now
directly responsi-
ble for the Match-
ing Grants in Aid
Program, the pro-
vincial govern-
ment’s only for-
mal international
development as-
sistance program.
During the past
year the provin-
cial government
has significantly
expanded its focus
on international
relations and SCIC looks forward
to discussing the governments
plans for humanitarian assistance
and contributing to global poverty
reduction and security.
It has been the practice for many
years for the GRC to organize at
least one meeting per year with the
Minister in charge of SCIC. The
main agenda for the GRC relates to
maintaining and enhancing fund-
ing to the Saskatchewan Matching
Grants in Aid and Saskatchewan
Emergency Assistance Programs.
The Committee will work in the
coming months on a priority basis
to engage the Premier or his desig-
nate for an early briefing on the
innovative international develop-
ment work of SCIC and its 75 mem-
ber agencies.
Government Relations Committee
member Hamid Javed continued to
sit on the Board of Directors of the
Canadian Council for International
Cooperation in 2008-09 and in this
capacity he participated
in CCIC’s policy discus-
sions on an updated
Code of Ethics and the
need for a board diver-
sity policy, (persons of
colour and the physi-
cally challenged) to be
represented on council
boards.
Hamid Javed, JoAnn Jaffe,
Nial Kuyek (Committee
Members), Lori Latta (Staff)
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Government Relations Committee Report
Leaders in the credit union movement from Malawi and Uganda at SCIC’s NGO Day
The Honourable Don Toth, Speaker of the Legislative
Assembly with Bryn Angus and Brooklynn Johnson
from Massey School
The Honourable Rob Norris, Minister of Advanced Education, Employment and Labour with Daughters of Africa International members Yordanos Tesfamariam, Justine Sela, Christine Lwanga and Yinka Jarikre
SCIC Annua l Report 2008-09
SCIC’s Member Services Committee
continues to meet the needs of our
members as identified through our
ongoing member consultations,
including capacity-building, net-
working opportunities, and effec-
tive public engagement.
SCIC’s capacity building for this
year included CIDA training ses-
sions on Results Based Manage-
ment and Advancing Equality Be-
tween Women and Men, as well as
skills-building workshops on
Evaluation and Youth Engagement.
SCIC strives to increase our mem-
ber’s capacity to carry out effective
Public Engagement in order to in-
crease knowledge of global issues
among the general public, to in-
crease members reach and re-
source base, to facilitate fundrais-
ing efforts, and to strengthen
member skills and organizational
capacity through event organizing,
planning and collaboration. Con-
tinued public engagement endeav-
ours were facilitated through
SCIC’s Community Links Fund and
the Public Engagement Small Pro-
jects Fund.
SCIC’s “Big Ideas” meetings contin-
ued to be very well received by our
members both as opportunities for
networking and to increase skills
and knowledge. The meetings in-
cluded a keynote address on For-
eign Aid by Gerry Barr, the CEO of
the Canadian Council for Interna-
tional Cooperation, and an excel-
lent presentation by Rod Sidloski
of HELP International speaking
about his agroforestry and environ-
mental protection projects in
Kenya.
SCIC continues to raise the profile
of our members by featuring arti-
cles in the Earthbeat newsletter
about the great work they are do-
ing to achieve social, ecological and
economic justice for our Southern
partners.
This year the Member Services
Committee focused on making sure
that SCICs Members are members-
in-good-standing by fulfilling their
obligations and adhering to SCICs
bylaws, and that they have de-
clared their compliance with the
Code of Ethics.
SCIC welcomed seven new Associ-
ate Members this year, bringing the
total number of Associate Members
to 41.
André Magnan, Hélène Tremblay-
Boyko, Yordanos Tesfamariam, Karen
Timoshuk (Committee Members); Lori
Latta, Denise MacDonald (Staff)
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Member Services Committee Report
Rod Sidloski of Help International at SCIC’s “Big Ideas” meeting
Thank You
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SCIC would like to thank
the staff and board for the
accomplishments of the
past year, as well as our
members, donors, support-
ers, students, volunteers,
and our community part-
ners.
SCIC bid farewell to two es-
teemed colleagues this year.
A special thanks goes to
SCIC’s former Executive Di-
rector Lori Latta, who saw
the Council through many
challenges and changes
over almost two decades.
Lori worked tirelessly
to promote SCIC’s
goals at a the local,
provincial, federal and
international level and
will be greatly missed
by the international
development commu-
nity.
Thanks also to Tracey
Mitchell, our Education
Officer, who repre-
sented SCIC in Saska-
toon and northern re-
gions. Tracey’s creativ-
ity, innovation, and
courage invigorated
SCIC’s Youth Program and
gave voice to youth working
for global justice.
We would like to thank our
colleague Zack Gross from
MCIC who presented work-
shops on Fair Trade, and
Edmonton-based artists
Pedro Rodriguez and Diana
Coumantarakis of Alberta
Council for Global Coopera-
tion for presenting a Public
Art Workshop on using vis-
ual art, especially murals, for
social change at the We Are
Many Festival in August. We
would especially like to thank
“World is a Stage" cast who
worked tirelessly to create an
awesome theatre performance.
The cast included Cathy
Bendle, Marina Bendle, Amber
Christensen, Joel Entwistle,
Megan Entwistle, Jardena Gert-
ler-Jaffe, Maxim Gertler-Jaffe,
Angela Goldsmith, Azur Gold-
smith, JoAnn Jaffe, Donavon
Johnson, Liz Quinlan, Marilyn
Totten, and Agnese Vilde.
Also many thanks must be
given to Ellen Quigley, Jon
Henderson, Heather Lake,
Brian Coyne, Alix Stoicheff,
Vinay Mysore, Jennifer Wang,
and the rest of the We Are
Many team for all their hard
work to make the festival hap-
pen.
It was a privilege to work with
Allan Dotson and Rebecca
Langer who illustrated the latest
editions to our comic book se-
ries.
Special thanks must go out to
Michelle Nicholson of Whiz Bang
Boom, without whom our Inter-
national Development Week ac-
tivities would not have been as
successful.
Thanks again to the staff at
PCTC Calling Lakes Centre, who
ensured that our YID-DIY Media
Training Camp was a great suc-
cess for a second year in a
row. They provide a beauti-
ful, safe and welcoming envi-
ronment for all participants
to learn new skills. Thank
you to the 35 participants
who took part in the camp,
and a special thanks must go
to Brita Lind and Allan
Dotson who co-facilitated
this event with SCIC staff.
SCIC's Saskatoon office ap-
preciates the collaboration
and friendship that they
shared with their office
mates over the past year, the
Saskatchewan Cooperative
Association, Oxfam and Beyond
Factory Farming. We would also
like to thank everyone who as-
sisted in our moving process!
Thanks also to Lorne Lee, our
Human Justice Intern who spent
a semester with SCIC working on
public engagement activities for
International Development Week
as well as developing an Action
Plan for the Earth Charter.
SCIC Annua l Report 2008-09
SCIC’s former Executive Director Lori Latta
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Eleanor McClinton, Donna DesRoches, Heather Kleiner, Nancy Allan, Denise
Hildebrand, Christine Zyla, Hamid Javed, Rick Closs, Cathy Bendle, Hélène
Tremblay-Boyko, Grace Jasper, Marilyn Totten, Anne Nisbet, Elsie V.
Livingston, Ruth Wilkins, Nelda MacKay, Doreen Evans, Allan Scholz, Elizabeth
Jmaeff, Lorna Gaudet, William & Mary Chapman, Thomas and Elaine Crush,
Christina Cuthand, George Manz, Margaret Robinson, Debbie Jensen, The
School Sisters of Notre Dame, Jane Huston, Donna Bruce, Valerie Pearson,
Joan Bunce, Nial Kuyek, Ray Funk, Shirley Falstead, Donald Hopkins, Lee Re-
aney, Larry Kowalchuk, Jacki Stanley, Deborah Hopkins, Tim Quigley, Corinne
Bokitch, Ken Miners, M. Tuchscherer, Donna Shire, Barry Barlow, Kerrie Stra-
thy, Jackie Marshall, Romila Chetty, Irene Adams, Grace Howse, Leo Kurten-
bach, Catherine Verrall, Dan Beveridge, Bonnie Lawrence, Jim Heck, George
Burton, Wilma and David Wessel, Alison Lohans, St. Thomas Wesley United
Church, Christine Clark, Arlene Janzen, Diane Berge, Yordanos Tesfamariam,
John and Hannelore Fryters, and Theresa Davies.
SCIC Annua l Report 2008-09
SCIC expresses gratitude to the organizations and individuals who
supported our work in 2008-09:
Front Cover Photo Credits:
Left column top to bottom - Canadian Hunger Foundation, Canadian Cooperative Foundation, MATCH Inter-
national. Middle column top to bottom - Friends of VAKU, Daughters of Africa International Inc., Hope Inter-
national. Right column top to bottom - CUSO, Daughters of Africa International Inc., Canadian Hunger Foun-
dation.
Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs
SCIC Mission Statement
The Saskatchewan Council for International Cooperation is a coalition
of organizations involved in international development and committed
to the recognition of the dignity of all people and their right to self-
determination, to the protection of the world's fragile environment, and
to the promotion of global understanding, cooperation, peace and jus-
tice. This is achieved through:
• Providing a structure within which members can share, learn and
grow by interacting with one another,
• Facilitating the provision of information and education about
global issues,
• Advocating on international issues, and administering grants for
international development assistance and education.
Published September 2009 by
Saskatchewan Council for International Cooperation
2138 McIntyre Street
Regina, SK
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Phone: 306-757-4669
Fax: 306-757-3226
Email: [email protected]
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