Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Agriculture
Climate Change
Development
Education
Environment
Food
HIV/AIDS
Human Rights
Humanitarian Affairs
Indigenous Peoples
Sustainable Development
Water
Women
Women/gender Equality
Youth
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Capacity building
Education and training of women
Human rights of women
Millennium Development Goals
The girl child
Women and HIV/AIDS
Women and health
Women and poverty
Women and the economy
Women and the environment
Women in power and decision-making
Social Development:
Poverty
Youth
Sustainable Development:
Agriculture
Capacity-building
Climate change
Desertification and Drought
Disaster management and vulnerability
Education
Forests
Freshwater
Gender equality
Health
Indicators
Information for decision-making and participation
Integrated decision-making
International cooperation for an enabling environment
Land management
Marine Resources
Oceans and seas
Partnerships
Poverty
Rural Development
Sanitation
Sustainable development for Africa
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| Geographic scope: |
International
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| Country of activity: |
Thailand
Uruguay
Benin
Argentina
Armenia
Panama
Guatemala
Guyana
Israel
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Nepal
Nicaragua
Togo
Liberia
Mozambique
Eswatini
Lesotho
Senegal
Somalia
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Cameroon
Chad
Pakistan
Ukraine
Lebanon
Central African Republic
Vanuatu
Afghanistan
Haiti
Samoa
Ethiopia
Burkina Faso
South Africa
Uganda
Dominican Republic
Bangladesh
Peru
Paraguay
Georgia
Congo
Papua New Guinea
Türkiye
Cambodia
Sri Lanka
Chile
Malawi
Grenada
Kyrgyzstan
Saint Lucia
Ghana
Namibia
Colombia
Solomon Islands
South Sudan
Zimbabwe
Philippines
India
Cuba
Kenya
United Republic of Tanzania
Botswana
China
Rwanda
Tajikistan
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Nigeria
Zambia
Honduras
Eritrea
Myanmar
Indonesia
Jordan
Ecuador
Syrian Arab Republic
Trinidad and Tobago
Brazil
Viet Nam
Madagascar
Sierra Leone
Burundi
State of Palestine
Belize
El Salvador
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
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: |
1989 |
| Organizational structure: |
The BC Council for International Cooperation is a coalition of international development organizations committed to sustainable global development and social justice. BCCIC has been a lead network on development and civil society for more than thirty years and a partner of Global Affairs Canada (GAC) for decades. Our main activities include regional and international outreach, public engagement, member capacity building, policy development, and organizational development. BCCIC further recognizes the importance of engaging other actors including, but not limited to, the private sector, academic institutions, and the general public. BCCIC has over 100 dues-paying organizational, affiliate, and individual members. Members, however, operate independently and each have their own separate mandates, governance structures, and budgets. BCCIC is an organization composed of an all-volunteer board of directors and four paid employees: the Executive Director, Program Officer, Senior Policy Analyst, and Communications Officer. Furthermore, BCCIC houses the National Coordinator for the Inter-Council Network, the joint network of the eight provincial and regional councils for international cooperation that provides a collaborative forum for improved effectiveness and universal priorities. Our current staff has on-the-ground experience in Africa, Asia, Central and South America. Staff experience alone includes working on projects with GAC for over three decades in partnership, multilateral, policy and bilateral branches, as well as international multilateral partnerships including the United Nations and consortia such as the Mediterranean City Climate Change Consortium. Our office speaks six languages, is well versed in gender mainstreaming and environmental sustainability, consortium development and management, as well as participatory monitoring and evaluation. The board is composed of nine representatives from the BCCIC’s constitutional membership, with both individual members and organizational members represented. The board of BCCIC operates on a 25-year history of working within a board governance structure that reflects similar Councils across the country. The board strives to be representative of the regional diversity of its membership and therefore makes an effort to elect members from outside of metro Vancouver and the Lower Mainland. The board’s membership also reflects its commitment to gender equality. The present board is very cohesive and reflects a competitive nomination and election process for the 2015 – 2016 year. The board is comprised of four standing committees: the Executive Committee, the Finance Committee, the Board Recruitment and Nominations Committee, and the Membership Committee. Furthermore, ad hoc committees are formed on the basis of strategic need. As of January 2016, there are four ad hoc committees: the Revenue Generation Committee, the Communications Strategy Committee, the Membership Committee, and the Human Resources Committee. |
| Number and type of members: |
BCCIC members are organizations, groups, or individuals based in British Columbia who develop and implement projects overseas with in-country partners and/or promote an understanding of global citizenship through related work within the province. Members join an active group of British Columbians engaged in international cooperation and dedicated to sustainable human development for all. BCCIC has over 100 organizational, affiliate, and individual members. Members pay annual dues and work across sectors that include maternal, newborn, and child health; food security; literacy; health and sanitation; sustainable livelihoods; and medical training. Current membership works in over 60 countries on all continents. Project successes include protecting watersheds for local freshwater delivery in Nicaragua, training senior medical staff as future trainers in surgical and obstetrics skills in Ethiopia, empowering women and girls through HIV/AIDS education programs in Papua New Guinea, and creating literacy programs and libraries for women and children in post-conflict Rwanda. Members look to BCCIC to provide capacity building opportunities through trainings and workshops, as well collaborative opportunities to foster partnerships with both international and regional partners. Members rely on BCCIC to represent their interests at the provincial and national level when discussing British Columbia's and Canada's international development policy. BCCIC also serves the interests of its members and their partners by engaging in international processes such as the UNFCCC. |
| Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
Grants from Governments
Donations and grants from domestic sources
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