Ontario Council for International CooperationAnnual General MeetingOctober 6, 2020

Next: Zoom Housekeeping

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Next: Land Acknowledgement

Land Acknowledgement

Next: Voting Procedure Explained

If you are a voting member● Please join us on Poll Everywhere now by using the link we have provided via email.

We will be using Poll Everywhere for voting

● For motions, we will be calling for a mover and seconder using the Chat feature in Zoom.

● We ask voting members only to type “I move” or “I second” in the Chat box if you wish to move or second a motion.

● The facilitator will verbally confirm the name and the organization of the person that has moved or seconded a motion, for the Minutes.

● According to OCIC’s Bylaws, a two-thirds majority is required for a vote to pass.

Next: Proposed Agenda

Proposed 2020 AGM

Agenda

● Welcome, Land Acknowledgement ● Approval of the Proposed 2020 AGM Agenda● Approval of the 2019 AGM Minutes● President Report● Presentation of Audited Financial Statements● Approval of 2020-2021 Auditor● Ratification of New Members● Presentation & Election of Candidates to the Board of

Directors● Executive Director Report● Approval of Candidates Elected to the Board of Directors● Volunteer Recognition● Business Arising● Adjournment of Business Meeting

Next: Motion to approve

PRESIDENT REPORT

Next: Audited Financial Statements

PRESENTATION OFAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Next: Financial Statement page 1/2

Next: Motion to approve

Next: page 2/2

RATIFICATION OF NEW MEMBERS

Next: Organizational / Institutional

Network/Institutional Associate Members

Ratification of new members

Organizational &

Partners In Health Canada

Canadian Christian Relief & Development Association (CCRDA)

Keys of Health SoChange

Next: Motion to ratify Partners In Health Canada

Ratification of new members40 Individual Associate MembersMarzie AghdaeeAlbessa AliuBrenda AvilesJohannah BrockieFredriz CantiladoErick CarrerasVaishali DassaniAysha DawoodAlexandra Nytschyk-Di Bartolomeo

Amir GhazinooriZari GillKamila GraczykKasia GrycJessica HerholdAanuoluwapo Deborah IghagbonShivam JeyawanMarisa KaczmarczykJerry KalladaNishat Kazmi

Nathalie LellRuna Rani MalawarairUsama MehmoodRishma NathooSarah NaylorFulgence NdagijimanaEugenia OchoaOmezikam OnuohaSydney PiggottAndrea PoopalapillaiSascha Preiewe

Alicia RichinsJosselyn SeguinFarrah SeucharanKellan ShieldsAditi SivakumarAtef SolimanKaren TsangDina VivonaTiancheng YuMaggie Zeng

Next: Motion to ratify individual associate members

CANDIDATES FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Next: List of Candidates

Candidates for the Board of DirectorsOrganizational Members● Martina De Ruyte, World Renew● Hansika Gunaratne, comdu.it● Courtney Mollenhauer, Transforming Faces● Christina Muia, TakingITGlobal● Jacquelyn Wright, Canadian Feed The Children

Associate Members● Jessica Ferne, Associate

Member● Dr. Vida Shehada, Centennial

College

Next: Voting

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT

STRENGTHENCAPACITYOCIC supports the capacity-building needs of members, youth and young professionals, as well as other key stakeholders in the international cooperation sector through workshops, webinars, Annual General Meetings & Symposia, and more.

Organizations stated that they benefited from OCIC’s efforts to create opportunities for effective, collaborative and innovative programming

19WHAT PEOPLE SAID

indicating an increased level of ability to take action on key global issues, including FIAP action areas and the SDGs

87%

Program & Activities6 Collaborative Capacity Building Activities (300+ participants):

● Tapestry 2019: OCIC AGM & Symposium 2019● ‘Demystifying Partnership with Global Affairs Canada’

Workshop● ‘Engaging Media 101’ Webinar with Jennifer Singh● National Training on Data Collection● ‘Advocacy for Sustainable Development’ Bootcamp Series● Community-based Participatory Action Research (CBPAR)

Summer Institute

Capacity Building HighlightOCIC-Results Canada Advocacy for Sustainable Development Bootcamp Series

In April and May 2020, OCIC and Results Canada co-hosted an online Advocacy Bootcamp Series to strengthen participants’ skills as an advocate for sustainable development and global poverty issues.

Topics covered included: Advocacy 101 and strategies, Parliamentary Advocacy, Advocacy in a digital age, and Advocacy M&E.

5 Weeks

150+ Participants

Other Capacity Building MilestonesNew opportunities with the Knowledge for Change (K4C) Toronto HubIn September 2019 OCIC joined the UNESCO Knowledge for Change (K4C) Toronto Hub as a founding member alongside the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC), Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), and the Toronto Centre for Learning and Development (CL&D).

The network later shaped our collaborative Community-Based Participatory Action Research (CBPAR) Virtual Institute offered in June 2020.

INCREASE MULTI-SECTORAL DIALOGUEThrough our diverse programs and activities, OCIC provides platforms and opportunities for international cooperation leaders and practitioners, issue-specific experts, advocates, academics, students and private sector actors to interact.

WHAT PEOPLE SAID

“Collaboration opportunities with other members has broadened our network and capacity to learn more from peers in the sector.”

OCIC Annual Member Survey Respondent 2020

Program & ActivitiesKey initiatives:

● OCIC Gender Equality Hub

9 Multi-sectoral Dialogues held, including...● 1 Community Consultation Roundtable for OCIC’s Youth

PolicyMakers Hub & Capacity Building Programs● 1 Communications-focused Member Chat● 4 Member Roundtables ● 2 Member Lunch & Learn sessions● 1 Multi-sectoral Solutions Lab

Multi-sectoral Dialogue HighlightCommunity-Based Participatory Action Research (CBPAR) Virtual Institute

The CBPAR Summer Institute held in June 2020 was a collaboration between OCIC, the Center for Critical Development Studies (CCDS) and the Toronto Centre for Learning and Development (CL&D) that incorporates diverse teaching styles and insights from multiple sectors and partners.

4 Weeks

100+ Participants

The Team

IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND GENDER EQUALITY

IN THE GLOBAL SOUTHVoices from the Grassroots

Julian Muturia, World Renew Gender Specialist (Coordinator, Storytelling Project, OCIC Gender Equality Hub)

Rationale for the ProjectTap on the power of storytelling to:

● Create and nurture partnerships with

actors in the development and human

rights space in Canada

● Drum up support for more funding for

the Global South partners

● Empower grassroots women and girls

● Reinforce the critical role of civil society

organizations especially women’s

groups and organizations play in

international development

Afghanistan

PhilippinesUgandaSouth Sudan

Kenya

BangladeshGuatemala Mali

The Voices - sneak preview

● Finalization of the case study

● Round table with the Gender directorate at GAC

● International Development Week

● Debrief, action planning, packaging projects/proposals for support

Next Steps for the Project

Gender Equality is more than a goal in itself, it's a precondition for meeting the challenges of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance - Kofi Annan.

INFLUENCE AND INSPIREOCIC provides communications platforms to amplify the voice of our members, develop awareness and understanding of key global issues among Canadians, and to influence and inspire action towards the sustainable development goals.

WHAT PEOPLE SAID

of PE activity survey respondents indicated an improvement in their level of understanding of GE and/or the SDGs

of survey respondents indicated an increased level of understanding of member and Council efforts on key global issues, including FIAP action areas and the SDGs

97%

100%

Program & ActivitiesKey initiatives:

● OCIC Youth Policy-Makers Hub● International Development Week 2020

Key PE Events and Activities (1,800+ participants)● 1 Documentary film screening, “I Am Rohingya: A

Genocide in Four Acts”● 1 Annual Symposium: Tapestry 2019● 1 IDW 2020 “Global Vision, Local Focus” Gender Equality

Speakers Event● 1 IDW 2020 Livestream event with Global Affairs Canada● 7 Youth Policy-Makers Hub events● 2 Social media campaigns (#StoryToAction for IDW and

#GlobalSolidarityMatters)

Influence and Inspire Program HighlightOCIC Youth Policy-Makers Hub

The YPH is an multi-generational initiative that engages diverse youth from across Ontario in international cooperation policy processes in support of Gender Equality, Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP) action areas, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

30 Young Leaders; 15 Allies

5 Youth for Basic Income Events2 Youth Mental Wellness Workshops

Influence and Inspire Program HighlightInternational Development Week 2020

From February 2 to 8, 2020, CSOs, communities and individuals across Canada celebrated the 30th International Development Week (IDW) alongside Global Affairs Canada to highlight Canadian’s contributions to sustainable development around the globe. This year, OCIC collaborated with many of our members and the City of Toronto to carry out a wide portfolio of IDW events.

10 Events hosted and supported;

700+ Canadians directly engaged

Influence and Inspire (Reach) Milestones

Direct and Indirect Reach Points via OCIC’s Community Engagement, Capacity Building & Communications activities2

Million+

2,400+ Canadians directly reached through capacity building events, dialogues & PE activities

81K Communications Direct Reach (e.g., website users, social media and email campaign interactions)

1.9 M Communications Indirect Reach(e.g., email subscribers, social media and press impressions)

INTER-COUNCIL NETWORK ACTIVITIESThe Inter-Council Network (ICN) is a coalition of the eight Provincial and Regional Councils for International Cooperation. These member-based Councils are committed to global social justice, and represent close to 400 diverse civil society organizations (CSOs) from across Canada.

ICN HighlightsYouth Delegation Although the CSW 64 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 8 diverse youth delegates (including OCIC YPH participant Aditi Sivakumar attended a two-day Youth Dialogue Forum at the Senate of Canada in Ottawa.

Fund for Innovation and Transformation (FIT) In its inaugural year the Fund for Innovation and Transformation (FIT) has developed a two-staged application process: a concept note submission stage and a proposal submission stage. This year FIT has implemented two intakes of Concept Notes and proposals, with a third currently open (until October 15). 9 SMOs have been funded in each Intake.

Intake 1 funding amount is: $2,123,073; Intake 2 funding amount is: $1,998,777. Intakes 4 & 5 are planned for March and October 2021. See the FIT website for details!

Next: Board Election Results

ICN HighlightsSpur ChangeWithin its first year, the Spur Change program has carried out one National Conference in Edmonton, three one-day National Training Workshops on data collection in Toronto, Halifax, and Regina, and provided multiple live and asynchronous sessions and resources for SMOs.

Upcoming SPUR Conferences will be held in March 2021, virtually, and fall 2021 in Quebec, hosted by AQOCI.

The 2020 Youth Champions Program, a 6-month learning exchange and collaboration between Canadian SMOs and Canadian and international youth, was facilitated by Spur Change to support 17 youth from Benin, Tanzania,Haiti, Colombia, Ethiopia, Palestine, Zambia, Nicaragua, Kenya, Cambodia, and Canada.

RESULTS OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION

Next: Motion to approve the results

VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION

Communications Lead VolunteersVaishali DassaniDaniela MallarinoCommunity Engagement Lead VolunteersJohannah BrockieFredriz Cantilado Argerie Tzouras Gender Equality Hub InternElham RasoulianYPH BI Series Volunteers and SpeakersFay BlaneyDr. Gary BlochJohannah BrockieErick Carreras

Senator Donna DaskoChloe HalpennyRobert KileyFloyd MarinescuShiva MazroueiChristina MuiaMaggie PhamFarrah Katherin SeucharanSafa ShahkhaliliPaul TaylorArgerie TzourasYPH Mental Wellness Session VolunteersChristina MuiaAnam RashidDequana SimmondsLesley Korlekie Tetteh

YPH AlliesAaron BrownLinda BuiErick CarrerasLisa GunnAntu HossainSamir JanmohamedJessica Ketwaroo-GreenShannon KindornayAlexandra MacAulay AbdelwahabSabrina NataleJoanna PatourisSydney PiggottGary PluimJulia RaoSafa ShahkhaliliAnjum Sultana

AGM & Symposium 2019 VolunteersMichelle BekaiJessica BernardClaudia Pensa BowenNader HaddadeenMarianne McQuillanFarzona NazrikhujaevaMatilda OforiHumayra Rashid SafaShriya SeksariaElham ShabahatJessica SinghRebecca TischartArgerie Tzouras

IDW Event VolunteersEsther MustaphaAnmol Yagnik Ken WongGo Global Expo SpeakersAmanda ArmstrongLinda BuiErick CarrerasStéphanie GasanaSamir JanmohamedAnnalise MathersTina MbachuJulia RaoBill Sparks

Website User Experience Student VolunteersOscar ChiuAli JafarJanell LinValerie MaisIT SupportRob Vanderplas

Partner OrganizationsADRA CanadaBasic Income Canada Youth NetworkCanadian Council of Young FeministsCentennial CollegeCentre for Critical Development StudiesCentre for Social InnovationCity of TorontoCuso InternationalFINCA CanadaInnerspeak MediaInter-Council Network Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre

Oikocredit CanadaOntario Institute for Studies in EducationPartners In HealthThe Primate's World Relief and Development FundResults CanadaRight to PlayShe’s NewsworthyTEDxUTSCToronto Centre for Learning and DevelopmentUBI WorksWE CharityYouth Challenge International

BUSINESS ARISING

Next: Adjournment

Adjournment of Business Meeting

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