BCCIC 2015-2016 Annual Report by BC Council for International Cooperation

2015 2016

ANNUAL REPORT

BC COUNCIL FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

A WORD FROM OUR

A WORD FROM

DIRECTORS

MICHAEL SIMPSON

2015-16 has been another year of stellar accomplishments for BCCIC! The launch of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) created valuable opportunities to engage members, civil society organizations, and policy makers. We developed an SDG calendar and published “Keeping Score,” which explores Canada’s role in developing and achieving the SDGs, and “Keeping Track,” which looks at how Canada can best measure progress toward achieving the SDGs at home and abroad. BCCIC held roundtables on the SDGs in 29 communities and met with nearly 400 community representatives throughout BC. We mapped an astounding 1,600 BC organizations working on at least one of the SDGs. Through the Inter-Council Network (ICN), we commissioned a study on small and medium-sized organizations and learned that they play a crucial role in international development and public engagement across Canada. This was important documentation in the submission of our proposal for a national fund to support these groups in their development work.

out to the Vietnamese, African, Ukrainian, and Filipino diaspora communities through consultations. Members also participated in the development of our submission to the Global Affairs Canada International Assistance Review. Additionally, BCCIC developed position papers on the Department of National Defense and Environment and Climate Change Canada federal policy reviews. We are proud to have significantly reduced our deficit and our membership is continuing to grow! Many thanks to our members, dedicated Executive Director and staff, interns, volunteers, and funders— especially Global Affairs Canada. Together we are building a stronger network and reputation in BC and the rest of Canada as we work toward a more just, equitable, and sustainable world!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

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Michael Simpson BCCIC Executive Director

But we have a problem. Our planet is increasingly threatened and our workload seems to grow every day. There is no foreseeable end to what we do nor can we pretend that our efforts are sufficient given our strategic advantage on a global scale.

Noble Kelly BCCIC Co-Chair

WHO WE ARE

We have actively engaged with the other councils in Canada, strived to serve our members through local and regional workshops, and engaged internationally. We have produced reports, completed research projects, and disseminated our work through social media and strong volunteerism. The results speak for themselves.

It is for this reason that despite our progress over the past year our entire team here at BCCIC hesitates to rest. Our aspirations this coming year are nothing short of ambitious. We believe that British Columbia should be a leader when it comes to sustainable development and eradicating poverty. This belief is emboldened by our work in communities all over this province where we have mapped so many ambitious and innovative initiatives driven by intelligent and caring people. In the coming year we hope to bring this vision of BC and our potential to make the world a better place into sharp focus.

Our staff works hard, our board is inspiring and consistently supportive, our members have increased involvement, and we have a strong foundation built over many years of thoughtful and strategic planning. BCCIC is an enjoyable place to work. Many of us are proud.

Vera Radyo BCCIC Co-Chair

We were busy with workshops and consultations. BCCIC held 17 capacity building and networking workshops on topics such as social media, fundraising, monitoring and evaluation, and the new BC Societies Act. Working in collaboration with SFU, we reached

Our network is evolving. I am happy to report that we have our highest membership ever and are growing rapidly. We have a new relationship with a new government founded in a healthy period of apparent, genuine consultation. We have been busy this year travelling around our province to understand the invisible mosaic of more than two thousand community groups, active change agents, and inspiring projects that are working toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals - goals that define the essence of why we do what we do and who we could potentially be as civil society in this wonderful province we call home.

OUR NETWORK INTERCOUNCIL NETWORK

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MEMBER MAP

FINANCIAL REPORT

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PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

LOOKING AHEAD

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WHO WE ARE

ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS

WHO WE ARE OUR MISSION

OUR AIMS

BCCIC engages its members and others to share knowledge, build relationships, and develop their capacity toward achieving sustainable global development.

BCCIC aims to provide its members and others in BC with networking, information sharing, and learning opportunities that: • facilitate cooperation and help achieve global development goals; and • increase public awareness of, and support for, global development.

OUR VISION British Columbians are engaged in global cooperation for a just, equitable, and sustainable world.

BCCIC also represents members’ interests in dealing with government and other development stakeholders.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Noble Kelly, Co-Chair Vera Radyo, Co-Chair Colleen Hanley, Secretary Lynn Thornton, Treasurer

Michael Simpson, Executive Director Dan Harris, Event Coordinator, Program Officer Deborah Glaser, Senior Policy Analyst Kareen Wong, Communications Officer Salamat Alieva, Program Officer Krista Dinsmore, ICN National Coordinator Rachel Levee, ICN National Coordinator Fiona Pierce, ICN National Coordinator Laura Barluzzi, IDRC Research Coordinator Brita Fransvaag, Bookkeeper

Darius Burbidge Marian Dodds Miriam Palacios Scott Nelson

Jennifer Boundy Adrian McKerracher

VOLUNTEERS SDG Report Dylan Tent Laura Barluzzi Annalise Mathers Keanna Driedger Alexandra MacDonald

Sara Wilkinson Morrell Andrews Sarah Neubauer Hugo Wu Ava Ashrafian Moira Warburton Annie Wang

Ksenia Orehova Lindsay Wong Kitaek Kim Daniel Lone Cherrie Lam

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Mapping

Volunteer Interns

Sara Wilkinson Ying Jiang Aaron Carter Reema Baazi Eric Christensen Kathy Yan

Cherrie Lam Fiona Pierce Kathy Yan Ngoc Le Nika Moeini Shovana Shrestha

Developing World Connections Education Beyond Borders Engineers Without Borders, Vancouver Professional Chapter FH Canada For the Love of Africa Global Aid Network Global Stewardship Program - Capilano University Global Village Nanaimo Grace Rwanda Society Hear Africa Foundation HOPE International Development Agency Imagine1day

Justice Education Society of BC Ken and Oli Johnstone Foundation (Kenoli Fdn.) Lotus Outreach Society Canada Maria-Helena Foundation North Island College International Oxfam Canada Pacific Peoples’ Partnership PeaceGeeks Society RESULTS Canada Seva Canada Society Society for the Rehabilitation of the Horn of Africa Susila Dharma Canada

The Didi Society The Kesho Trust Umoja Operation Compassion Society Universal Outreach Foundation Victoria International Development Education Association (VIDEA) The Wellspring Foundation for Education World Community Development Education Society World Neighbours Canada Society YMCA of Greater Vancouver World Fisheries Trust

AFFILIATE MEMBERS

STAFF

CONSULTANTS Joshua Klaassen Jakub Nemec

Africa Community Technical Service Society (ACTS) Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace (CCODP) Canadian Network for International Surgery (CNIS) Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives - University of Victoria Canadian International Resources and Development Institute (CIRDI) College of New Caledonia Crossroads International Cuso International

Laura Barluzzi Yael Haar Tayla Shirley Gurbir Grewal

Simon Fraser University International Vivek Education Foundation Brinkman Earth Systems

Vancouver Island University International Minean SP Construction Corporation

Morogoro Youth Development Initiative (MOYODEI) Check Your Head Global Education Network

Canadian Indonesia Diaspora Society Society for Intercultural Education Training and Research (SIETAR)

INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS Kristin Agnello Shams Alibhai Natalie AngellBesseling Abdul Allibhoy Bergen Amren Mafalda Arias Mali Bain Tamara Baldwin Emilia BelliveauThompson Harnoor Bhattal Alison Biely Sarah Boyd Lorne Braun Joyce Brinkerhoff

Darius Burbidge Samantha Cacnio Monica Carpendale Alix Charles Julia Davidson Marian Dodds Catherine Douglas Kaiser Esquillo Miriam Esquitin Maria-Alejandra Faria Laurelene Faye Toinya Fominoff Paula Gallagher Ronald (Jason) Giesbrecht

Alon Gelcer Dr. Ronald Gibson Michael Gurstein Colleen Hanley Meaghan Hume Sonja Janousek Shirin Kiani Joe Knockaert Nhan Lam Laura May Lee Jordan Levine Belinda Li Linda Rubuliak Mary MacDonald Fatima Manji

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Moez Manji Heather MacLaren Cari McIntyre Tamara McLellan Karlee Nadarzony Scott Nelson Jeremy Nemanishen Barbarah Nicoll Saeed OtufatShamsi Hans Park Amanda Porcheron Diana Reyes Karda Rolland Berge Jason Ross Sila Sahin

Janeen Sawatzky Dareen Schemmer Lynn Slobogian Siahra Skelton Sadie St Denis Bonnie Sutherland Nzolantima (Nzola) Swasisa Rayne Tarasiuk Corey Tataryn Frank Tester Juanita Tupper Erika Van Oyen Hester Vivier Rosalind Warner Nora Whyte

OUR NETWORK

TAKING A LOOK AT

OUR NETWORK BCCIC CHAPTERS INTERNATIONAL AWARD OF LEADERSHIP

A Chapter is a group of BCCIC members who come together to organize and coordinate activities which focus on global citizenship. With a steering committee comprised of at least five BCCIC members, a Chapter works together on a regular basis to carry out events, activities, and networking within their communities, as well as participate in BCCIC initiatives, programming, and services.

The 2015-16 International Award of Leadership was themed according to the six essential elements necessary for delivering on the SDGs: dignity, prosperity, justice, partnership, planet, and people. BCCIC’s award committee decided to give the award to Tamakoshi Sewa Samity (TSS), a Southern partner of BCCIC member organization World Neighbours Canada (WNC).

The three Chapters existing at the start of this year continued to build on their public engagement, capacity development, and networking initiatives, collectively delivering 12 events over the last 12 months.

Comox Valley Global Awareness Network (CVGAN)

Together with WNC, TSS facilitates the installation and maintenance of water and sanitation systems in small villages, in a district of Nepal called Ramechhap.

• Public forum based on the We Can Do Better 2015 campaign

Since 1989, the partnership has resulted in 185 gravity fed systems and over 20,000 hygienic, sealed toilets being installed by villagers. The 2015 earthquake destroyed or damaged over 90% of the houses in Ramechhap, but all of the water systems are still operational.

• Collaboration with 9 youth to develop a documentary video that explored the importance of forests locally, nationally, and internationally. Youth themselves were trained and then involved in the making of the film which was later shown at the World Community Film Festival

Suresh Shrestha, Chief Program Officer at TSS in Nepal, was invited to Canada to attend BCCIC’s AGM in 2015 as a keynote speaker and panelist. After that, Suresh travelled to Cranbrook, Oliver, and Kamloops, where he spoke to Rotary Clubs, students, and community groups.

Prince George Global Neighbourhood Network (PGGNN)

• Roundtable on welcoming Syrian refugees to the Comox Valley • Co-hosted a Global Solidarity Retreat which brought together 13 people, including students and non-profit workers, with a social justice change leader from the Global South for a weekend of discussions focusing on solidarity, young women’s empowerment, and cross-cultural communication

• Sponsored a presentation by Cristian Silva on his forensics work in Guatemala • Sponsored four events and films during Prince George’s ‘Traveling World Community Film Festival’

BREAKING DOWN OUR ONLINE REACH

• Sponsored a film at the World Community Film Festival

RECIPIENTS

West Kootenay Global Awareness Network (WKGAN)

SOCIAL MEDIA

• April 22 Earth Day celebration to meet and mingle • Annual networking event bringing together 20 network members and participants to celebrate the year’s achievements and highlight the agenda for the following year

BCCIC welcomes its 2 newest Chapters, the South Van Isle Chapter (SVI) and the Global Empowerment Coalition of the Central Okanagan (GECCO) to our collective network!

• Syrian Refugee Film Night attended by 90 community members

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1,193

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TWEETS DAILY

TWITTER FOLLOWERS INCREASED FROM 1,463 TO 1,935

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E-NEWSLETTER EVERY MONTH

AVERAGE OPEN RATE

above non-profit industry average of 21.8%

WEBSITE

POSTS A WEEK

FACEBOOK FANS GREW FROM 1,493 TO 1,687

27.8%

13,023 PAGE VIEWS

3,481 USERS

OUR NETWORK

Countries in which BCCIC members operate:

WHERE IN THE WORLD ARE OUR MEMBERS WORKING?

Canada

17 members

BCCIC member organizations operate in

countries

Uganda

8 members

Guatemala Outside of Canada, the country where the largest number of our members operate is

9 members

Honduras

Ethiopia

8 members

India

Ethiopia

9 members

12 members

Tanzania

9 members

countries have one member working in them

Number of BCCIC members working in a country:

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Afghanistan American Samoa Bangladesh Belize Benin Bolivia Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada China Colombia Congo Costa Rica Cuba Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Ethiopia Fiji French Polynesia Gabon Ghana Guam Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras India Indonesia Iraq Jordan Kenya Kiribati Kosovo Lebanon Liberia Madagascar Malawi Mali Marshal Islands Mauritania Mexico Micronesia Mongolia Mozambique Myanmar (Burma)

Namibia Nauru Nepal New Caledonia Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Northern Mariana Islands Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Islands Rwanda Samoa Senegal Sierra Leone Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Sri Lanka Sudan Swaziland Syria Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United States of America (USA) Vanuatu Vietnam Wallis and Futuna West Bank and the Gaza Strip Zambia Zimbabwe

PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT CREATION OF THE MAP: MAKING THE INVISIBLE VISIBLE Who is working on sustainable development in British Columbia? With the help of BC communities and many dedicated volunteers, we have gathered data on, and mapped, over 1,600 civil society groups in our province working on one or more of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This map is an ongoing effort to bring those working on global sustainable development together, increase awareness around the many initiatives and projects already happening within our province, and

to make it easy for those who are not working directly with or within the BC civil society sector to see where they might pursue new partnerships and collaborations. We are pleased to present this information as an interactive map on our website which illustrates the scope and scale of work being done on the SDGs by British Columbians around the province. Now with more ease than ever before, you can search through the abundance of groups in BC pursuing work on global sustainable development, organizing them by where they are based, what issues they focus on, and where in the world they direct their efforts. To view, visit: http://bccic.ca/map

1,600 More than

groups have been mapped to date!

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS Since September 2015, BCCIC has held 31 roundtable discussions in 29 communities across 5 regions of the province. In the process, we have spoken with close to 400 community leaders who are working on global sustainable development. In the spirit of universality, a diversity of individuals and group representatives were invited to have a place in these discussions. Rooms were filled with public health practitioners, local politicians, environmental activists, academics, city planners, local First Nations Leaders, youth, faith-based organizations, and civil society.

INVERMERE CASTLEGAR CRANBROOK REVELSTOKE NELSON

What are the SDGs and why do they matter? How do the SDGs relate to your work? How can the SDGs be an opportunity for greater impact and collaboration? Each community explored these questions, using them to reflect on how their own work fits into this new global agenda and where possibilities for collaboration and partnership may exist. These community dialogues showcased the depth and complexity of BC sustainable development actors, demonstrating a breadth of work already being undertaken toward achieving the new UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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KITIMAT HAZELTON PRINCE GEORGE PRINCE RUPERT WILLIAMS LAKE SMITHERS TERRACE

ROUNDTABLES VICTORIA COMOX VALLEY NANAIMO

Likened to a constellation, an invisible mosaic, the diversity and richness of efforts happening in British Columbia toward global sustainable development leave us well placed to demonstrate unified provincial leadership moving forward. - 10 -

BURNABY ABBOTSFORD CENTRAL SURREY NEW WESTMINSTER NORTH VANCOUVER SOUTH SURREY RICHMOND

KELOWNA KAMLOOPS SALMON ARM PENTICTON MERRITT VERNON

PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

BCCIC’s 2016 International Development Week included 3 public engagement events and an 11 day social media campaign that showcased 17 videos.

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT WEEK

NATIONAL CONSULTATIONS & GLOBAL DIALOGUES

FEBRUARY 7-13, 2016 WE HOSTED... PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT EVENTS

The Sustainable Development Goals in a Shifting Canadian Political Landscape

A presentation and discussion on the UN Sustainable Development Goals was co-hosted with Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo and explored how the SDGs' universality and interconnectedness are playing out in the context of the shifting Canadian political landscape.

BREAKING DOWN OUR ONLINE CAMPAIGN: #IDW2016: BRITISH COLUMBIANS MAKING A DIFFERENCE ON THE #SDGs ONLINE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT CAMPAIGN UTILIZED 5 PLATFORMS:

YOUTUBE

FACEBOOK

TWITTER

MAILCHIMP

BCCIC WEBSITE

17 videos 24 Facebook posts

87 tweets

Special edition e-blast sent to 1103 subscribers which translated into an online reach of 107,174 with a total of

642 engagements

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Post Climate Deal & Global Goals – Where Do We Go from Here? A BCCIC Unconference

BCCIC held a networking dialogue event which gave community members the opportunity to explore the universality of the Sustainable Development Goals, and opportunities to collaborate in working toward achieving them by the year 2030. This event was held in both Vancouver and Victoria!

At the Nexus of Climate Change and Sustainable Development: Bringing the Global Agenda Home

Together, BCCIC and Simon Fraser University (SFU) International hosted a roundtable to discuss the agreement reached at the COP21 Climate Change Conference in Paris and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Speakers highlighted initiatives contributing to the SDGs and how these global goals can and must be realized not just in the developing world, but also in our own cities and country.

Throughout the year, BCCIC arranged and facilitated three consultations with Global Affairs Canada (GAC), BCCIC members, and other key stakeholders.

BCCIC and Simon Fraser University (SFU) International, in collaboration with the then Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD), organized a consultation with cultural community groups to explore their engagement in sustainable development. The consultation gathered participants from the cultural community groups of Ukraine, the Philippines, Vietnam, and multiple countries in Africa. Key topics from the discussion were compiled into a report called “British Columbia, Cultural Communities, and Sustainable Development: A Consultation Report,” available on our website.

BCCIC members had an opportunity to meet Ariel Deloiya, Director General of the Engaging Canadians Bureau of then DFATD, and Erik Nielsen, Senior Innovation Advisor of Partnerships for Development Innovation at DFATD, where they were able to discuss innovation for international development.

WE ATTENDED...

COP21

In December 2015, the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) of the United Nations Framework for the Convention on Climate Change was held in Paris to negotiate a global agreement on the reduction of climate change. As an organization, BCCIC holds observer status to this conference and sent BCCIC Executive Director Michael Simpson as well as a youth delegate, Emilia Belliveau, to the negotiations. WE ENGAGED WITH...

The Federal Government

From February to July 2016, BCCIC participated in public policy reviews for Global Affairs Canada (GAC), the Department of National Defence, and Environment and Climate Change Canada. BCCIC participated in several GAC-hosted consultations and brought together members and interested community stakeholders for our own in-person and online consultation to discuss Canada’s international assistance policy and funding framework. Input from these consultations were compiled into a collective submission to the GAC International Assistance Review (IAR) that outlined a series of key recommendations reflecting the variety of interests and needs from our network. BCCIC also submitted a comment letter to the Department of National Defence on their draft policy, and to Environment and Climate Change Canada on the draft 2016-2019 Federal Sustainable Development Strategy. The Inter-Council Network (ICN) also prepared a national submission to the IAR that reflects input from all member Councils, documenting a nationwide opinion on International Assistance!

In February, BCCIC hosted a Ministerial Policy Consultation for Global Affairs Canada between The Hon. Minister of International Development and La Francophonie MarieClaude Bibeau and representatives from twelve BC CSOs working in international cooperation. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss policy around Canada’s international development. - 13 -

BCCIC OPPORTUNITIES WORKSHOPS LEARNING BCCIC WORKSHOPS SEPTEMBER BCCIC hosted its Annual General Meeting and membership forum in Vancouver. The main focus was on discussing the SDGs.

OCTOBER

In partnership with the Canadian MNCH Network, a seminar was presented on Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH) Best Practices. Facilitated by the Canadian MNCH Network, the all-day event involved panel discussions and Q&A sessions that covered best practices and lessons learned from proposal writing, programming, monitoring and evaluation, and policy, all specific to MNCH. 17 people attended.

BCCIC organizes and hosts many workshops throughout the year for members and the public. This year, most of the workshop topics were requested by the members through member surveys and at the AGM in September 2015. All workshops are facilitated by experts in each subject. - 14 -

NOVEMBER

JANUARY

FEBRUARY

MARCH

BCCIC hosted the Unconference on Climate Change and International Cooperation to bring together groups working on climate change mitigation, adaptation, education, and outreach. There was plenty of opportunity to connect with each other, share ideas, seek collaboration, and ask questions. Participants had the freedom to design the entire agenda and were free to choose and move between the sessions that interested them as they day moved on. Discussions and networking were lively and led to several individuals identifying opportunities for collaboration. 27 people attended.

Since November 2015 BCCIC has been hosting a community of practice focused on developing and sharing best practices in managing international internship programs. Tamara Baldwin from UBC had been facilitating a series of workshops for this community of practice with last year’s workshops focused on an introduction to best practices in international internships, safety issues, and pre-departure preparation.

Participants increased their knowledge on fundraising techniques for international cooperation non-profits by participating in a half-day Fundraising Best Practices Workshop. The workshop covered all of the most crucial tools in building a successful fundraising program and was facilitated by fundraising professionals with over 25 years of experience in helping nonprofits reach their fundraising potential. Facilitators provided examples from other groups they had worked with and gave the opportunity for participants to ask specific questions relating to their organization. 20 people attended.

BCCIC hosted 4 workshops over 2 days on Monitoring and Evaluation Best Practices. Participants had the option of attending one or all of the workshops. The four main topics were: • Developing an M&E Plan and Selecting Indicators • Qualitative Data Collection • Questionnaire Design and Data Use • Mobile Data Collection Each session provided a short introduction to the M&E topic followed by common mistakes or issues that facilitators had seen when working with NGOs directly related to the specific topic of the session. A total of 87 people attended over the 4 sessions.

BCCIC hosts “Lunch and Learn” events to offer members the opportunity to share experiences and stories with one another. One of the Lunch and Learns this year was with Saeed Otufat-Shamsi, from the World Forgotten Children Foundation (WFCF). Saeed and WFCF were interested in collaborating with organizations and projects that promote the health and welfare needs of children.

“Vancouver Island University’s involvement with BCCIC has led to renewed local partnerships and cooperation between BCCIC and VIU on shared international development goals, as well as on-campus and community engagement on issues of global citizenship.” - Darrell Harvey, International Projects Coordinator, Vancouver Island University

Members and community members had the opportunity to brush up on their grant writing skills in the full-day Grant Writing Workshop. The workshop on basic grant writing best practices provided an introduction to grant and proposal research, writing, and presentation. It included practical examples, tools, reference materials, and strategies for success. 20 people attended. - 15 -

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

INTER-COUNCIL NETWORK

PROVINCIAL & REGIONAL COUNCILS FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS The Inter-Council Network (ICN) is a coalition of the eight Provincial and Regional Councils for International Cooperation (of which BCCIC is a part). These member-based Councils are committed to global social justice and represent nearly 400 diverse civil society organizations (CSOs) from coast to coast to coast. The ICN provides a national forum in which the Councils collaborate for improved effectiveness and identify common priorities for collective action. BCCIC is the host council of the ICN from July 2014 to March 2019 and houses the ICN National Coordinator.

Keeping Score: UN SDGs

Officially launched on September 16, 2015, at a National Press Conference on Parliament Hill BCCIC developed a report representing a BC perspective on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to contribute to the growth of Canadian CSOs’ engagement on the goals. The goal of this report was to contribute informed and reputable voices from civil society into the critical debate on Canada’s role in developing and achieving the SDGs. Our questions, asked in the formation of this report, were answered by a variety of authors and contributors, from a number of organizations and backgrounds. They are key to understanding Canada’s role and potential in relation to the SDGs.

International Cooperation in Small Cities: New Directions and Innovative Local Practices in British Columbia

A collaboration between the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the University of Calgary and BCCIC, research was conducted into small cities’ and rural communities’ approaches to international cooperation. UBC students assisted by performing a literature review, building a database, and conducting qualitative analysis of NGOs. Data was presented at the CASID conference in Calgary and at the World Social Forum in Montreal. The final report will be released in the 2016-2017 year.

National Webinars

ICN webinars are open for anyone to attend with no fee attached. They are offered in both official languages. This past year the webinars included:

Keeping Track: Measuring Progress Toward the UN SDGs

Released June 2016 How best could Canada measure performance toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals? This was the question BCCIC hoped to answer in our Keeping Track report. 12 UBC students were joined by an additional five student volunteers to carry out research (in partnership with BCCIC) on appropriate indicators for the UN SDGs. Building on the Keeping Score report, we asked 27 thought leaders in Canada how we could measure progress on the SDGs. Measuring progress is tricky in a world of multiple variables and unclear cause and effect. The goal of this report was to provide some insight into exactly what kind of measurements we can use to indicate that we are achieving what we want when it comes to systemic changes and overarching goals. Indicators must provide a way to measure the change that we seek. The paper includes recommendations on what indicators Canada can use to best measure its progress toward achieving the SDGs.

• Results Launch! Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Poll on Canadian Perspectives on International Development • We Can #DoBetter2015 Campaign: Taking Action for Change in 2015 • Post-2015 Development Agenda: the State of the Negotiations • Achieving the SDGs: How Animals and People Affect Each Other in Development and Disasters • Violence Against Women and the Role of Men and Masculinity

Small and Medium Sized Canadian Civil Society Organizations as Development Actors: A Review of Evidence

The ICN commissioned a study on Small and Medium Sized Canadian Civil Society Organizations (SMOs) in international development. The paper considers the value and contributions of SMOs in their role as development actors, and surveys the impact of changing funding structures and the political climate on the ability of SMOs to conduct their impactful work.

Distribution of international development CSOs across Canada (referenced in ICN SMOs study) Small

Medium

Large

131

Alberta

Saskatchewan

Manitoba

New Brunswick

Nova Scotia

PEI

Newfoundland

Ontario

254

Quebec

Other/None

2 134

ICN Youth Delegation to the UN Summit on the Adoption of the Post-2015 Agenda

Total

610

Eight young leaders from across Canada, under the mentorship of BCCIC’s Executive Director, Michael Simpson, travelled to New York City to participate in the UN Summit on Sustainable Development. The youth joined 193 world leaders as they gathered in New York at the United Nations to commit to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals that aim to end extreme poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and solve climate change over the next 15 years. They had the opportunity to attend UN meetings, interactive dialogues, civil society discussions, media events, and meet with key DFATD staff and former Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, Christian Paradis. The youth selected for the ICN Delegation were representatives of Canadian civil society, and represented a diversity of Canadian identities.

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FINANCIAL REPORT STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

Current and Total Assets

LOOKING AHEAD

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS March 31, 2016 March 31, 2015

March 31, 2016

March 31, 2015

69,122

133,231

Grants and Donations

443,438

512,592

Payments for Supplies and Services

(511,785)

(359,592)

(68,347)

153,000

Current Liabilities

84,866

164,279

Unrestricted Net Assets

(15,744)

(31,048)

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

69,122

133,231

Bank Overdraft

(26,654)

Increase (Decrease) in Cash

(68,347)

126,346

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS BEGINNING OF YEAR

126,472

126

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS END OF YEAR

58,125

126,472

STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS, DISBURSEMENTS AND NET ASSETS DFATD

ICN

IDRC

Kenoli Fdn

CCIC

Society

Total 2016

Total 2015

RECEIPTS Restricted Funds - DFATD

334,476

315,491

Restricted Funds - ICN

151,722

Restricted Funds - IDRC

29,268

13,581

Restricted Funds - Kenoli Foundation

7,384

610

Membership Fees

9,568

9,247

Interest Earned

107

Other Revenue

3,122

1,011

4,133

185

334,476

151,722

29,268

7,384

3,122

10,686

536,658

339,208

(34,561)

27,547

DISBURSEMENTS Rent & Insurance Office Supplies & Miscellaneous Communications Audit & Legal

(15,460)

9,942

(1,296)

(2,633)

(3,929)

3,016

(4,095)

9,099

(66,920)

(9,023)

(7,384)

2,934

(263,396)

230,963

(1,670)

(58,270)

21,165 39,956

Salaries, Wages & Benefits (183,003) Professional Fees/Contractor

(56,600)

Travel, Accomodation, Per Diem

(23,799)

(27,979)

(6,400)

(3,122)

(61,300)

Other Direct Program Expenses

(33,940)

(36,264)

(10,139)

(80,343)

35,561

(298,638) (135,466)

(25,562)

(7,384)

(3,122)

(51,182)

(521,354)

377,249

Funds Transfer for Overhead Expenses Excess (Deficiency) of Receipts over Disbursements NET ASSETS BEGINNING OF YEAR NET ASSETS END OF YEAR

35,838

16,256

3,706

(40,496)

15,304

(38,041)

(25,894)

(16,256)

(3,706)

45,856

9,944

5,360

15,304

(38,041)

(9,944)

(21,104)

(31,048)

6,993

(15,744)

(31,048)

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What a year it has been!

And we would like to invite you to join that conversation.

In the last year, the United Nations has adopted the new Sustainable Development Goals, Canada has voted in a new Liberal government, DFATD became Global Affairs Canada, the world came together to create the most progressive climate agreement yet at COP21, and we Canadians were called upon to review Canada’s international assistance policy. It’s an exciting time to be working on sustainable development.

In BC, we will be entering an election year in 2017 that holds the opportunity for timely and important discussions as a province on how global issues manifest in our communities, province, country, and world. As well, we will ask how as a province we can hold space and create an enabling environment for discussions around where there is overlap between these scales and where British Columbians and our Provincial Government can strengthen our collective efforts and leadership.

As a network, in the coming year we look forward to working together to broaden and deepen our connections with each other and our shared work. The UN Sustainable Development Goals provide us with an invitation to push the traditional envelop of our work, seeking and finding connection of an unprecedented scope and scale. There is much we can learn from each other and the interconnectedness of what we do holds so much potential to shift our thinking toward creating a breadth of potential solutions to the issues we share as global citizens of our world. Looking ahead, as a provincial network we want to ask the question:

What is British Columbia’s leadership potential on sustainable development?

Oftentimes, change starts with a shift in perspective. As a network rich with diversity, we will be undertaking work to bring sustainable development practitioners from around the province together on a regular basis to network, collaborate, and work together to move their work forward. Working on global issues is like sailing. We get our sunny days and pleasant winds, we also get our stormy days that make us work hard to make progress. The conditions are unpredictable, but we know we are in it together. Last year we said, ‘come aboard.’ This year, we’re going to sail. The tides have changed, the wind is blowing, and we will be riding the waves, moving toward a better world.

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“I think history will say the beginning of these SDGs was the beginning of a seismic shift in how countries relate to each other. BCCIC is taking a leading role in supporting the people of BC in being actively engaged in this shift, and it’s enriching and rewarding to be involved.” - Colleen Hanley