Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Human Rights
Sustainable Development
Women/gender Equality
Youth
Financing for Development:
Mobilizing domestic financial resources for development
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Capacity building
Human rights of women
Millennium Development Goals
Public Administration:
Ethics, Transparency and Accountability
Sustainable Development:
Capacity-building
Gender equality
Information for decision-making and participation
International cooperation for an enabling environment
Partnerships
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| Geographic scope: |
National
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| Country of activity: |
Canada
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Achieve universal primary education
Promote gender equality and empower women
Reduce child mortality
Improve maternal health
Ensure environmental sustainability
Develop global partnership for development
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Year of registration: |
1988 |
| Organizational structure: |
The Ontario Council for International Cooperation (OCIC) is a non-profit organization that is governed by a Board of Directors. Candidates to the OCIC Board of Directors must be nominated and seconded by two OCIC member organizations in good standing. OCIC Board Directors are elected to hold office for two years until the second Annual Meeting of the Council after his/her election, or until a successor is duly elected and qualified. At each Annual General Meeting those on the Board who have completed a two-year term are retired, but are eligible for re-election if otherwise qualified. Directors may sit on the Board for three consecutive terms, whereupon they must take retirement for one year before becoming eligible for re-election. The Immediate Past-President, if not an elected and voting member of the Board, may be asked to sit on the Board as an ex-officio, non-voting participant. Eight of twelve OCIC Board Directors may represent OCIC member organizations and up to four may represent Associate Members, including those within Network/Institutional and Individual Associate Membership categories. These allocations help to ensure that the OCIC Board attracts and benefits from the expertise and experience of professionals working or volunteering directly in the international cooperation and global education sectors while also ensuring we are able to draw upon the strengths of a broader community of supporters to address particular gaps or areas of focus. Once elected to the OCIC Board, Directors serve in their individual capacity focusing collectively and in a spirit of collaboration on addressing the priorities, needs and interest of the Council. Our bylaws stipulate that "In order to reflect the broader community, the Council shall ensure that the Board has equitable gender, racial and regional representation."; Further, board composition is also influenced by our Anti-Oppression Policy which outlines: "OCIC will identify and strive to overcome barriers that may prevent individuals from diverse communities from becoming board members and/or accessing its services"; and that "OCIC’s board of directors nominations committee will recruit board nominees that represent the diversity of the province of Ontario." Currently, this includes individuals that represent organizations within and beyond the Greater Toronto Area, those that focus on human rights – particularly of women, children and the girl child and of indigenous persons, on disability inclusion in development, on food security, the environment and global health issues, on volunteer cooperation, on youth and technology issues, and on global citizenship, amongst many others. These specific and cross-cutting sectoral themes permeate through the many networking, capacity building, public engagement and advocacy activities of the Council. The conduct of the Board is subject to our organizational bylaws, Anti-Oppression Policy and Finances and Financial Controls Policy. Should the membership of OCIC have any concern about the conduct of a Director, they are empowered through By-Law 8(f) to remove any Director "by resolution passed by at least two/thirds of the votes cast at general meeting." In terms of the staff team, OCIC has the following full-time staff roles: Executive Director, Membership and Administrative Manager, Public Engagement Coordinator, Communications Coordinator, as well as a part-time Bookkeeper. |
| Number and type of members: |
OCIC is a Council of Ontario-based organizations, networks, institutions and individuals working for sustainable solutions to global poverty challenges. Our members work on a variety of issues including but not limited to poverty eradication, food security, health, education, gender equality, water and sanitation, good governance, climate change, peace, emergency preparedness and response - addressing the 17 Sustainable Development Goals in many countries all over the world. We currently have 53 Organizational members, 6 Network/Institutional members, and 94 individual Associate members. Organizational Members include: Adventist Development & Relief Agency Canada, Aga Khan Foundation Canada, Amref Health Africa in Canada, Beautiful World Canada Foundation, Canada SOS: Students Offering Support, Canada World Youth, Canada-Mathare Education Trust, Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace, Canadian Feed The Children, Canadian Friends Service Committee, Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief, Canadian Red Cross, CAP Network, Casa Canadiense-Pueblito Canada, Christian Blind Mission Canada, Christian Children's Fund of Canada, comdu.it, Compassion Canada, Crossroads International - Carrefour International, Cuso International, Dignitas International, Emmanuel Relief and Rehabilitation International of Canada, Engineers Without Borders, Ethiopiaid Canada, Fair Trade Toronto, Foundation for International Development Assistance, Heart-Links, Inter Pares, International Development and Relief Foundation, Jane Goodall Institute, Jamaican Self-Help Organization, Kawartha World Issues Centre, Nu-Vision Ministry Canada, Operation Groundswell, Presbyterian World Service and Development, Rayjon Share Care of Sarnia Inc., RESULTS Canada, Rooftops Canada Foundation, S.H.A.R.E. Agriculture Foundation, Save A Family Plan, Save the Children Canada, TakingITGlobal, The Primate's World Relief and Development Fund, Transforming Faces, War Child Canada, WE (formerly Free The Children), White Ribbon Campaign, World Accord - International Development Agency, World Renew, World University Service of Canada, World Vision Canada, YMCA of Greater Toronto International Program, Youth Challenge International, Centre for Critical Development Studies, UofT Scarborough, Companeros Inc. Nicaragua, Humber College of Technology & Advanced Learning, Oikocredit Canada Central, Ryerson University, and St. Paul's University College |
| Affiliation with NGO networks: |
Canadian Council for International Cooperation (CCIC), Inter-Council Network of Provincial and Regional Councils (ICN) |
| Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
Grants from Governments
Fees for education and training services
Donations and grants from domestic sources
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