04/14/2026
Community. ✨ Last week we had the privilege of spending two days with this wonderful group of people. The OCIC Symposium 2026 brought together old friends and new friends for conversations around the many forms that global citizenship and locally-led development can take.
The Symposium was undertaken with financial support from the Government of Canada through Global Affairs Canada, in partnership with the Department of Global Development Studies, University of Toronto Scarborough, and with additional contributions from Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief (CPAR) and TakingITGlobal, who have supported their international and national partners in joining us in person. Thank you.
Thank you as well to Acted, Acted Canada, ADRA Canada, Alongside Hope, Bridge Building Group, CPAR, Community World Service Asia, Connected North, CPAR Ethiopia, FaciliChange, Fairtrade Canada, Good Neighbours Canada, Good Neighbours Cameroon, Jane Goodall Institute of Canada, Partners in Health Canada, Plan International Canada, Presbyterian World Service & Development, Results Canada, Salanga, SATHEE, Services in Action, Spirit in Action, World Renew Canada, World Renew Bangladesh, YSMENA Program at the Western University, the independent experts and contributors, OCIC Board Directors and consultants, members, youth participants, volunteers, staff, and our broader community for your contributions and active participation.
Your engagement and commitment to strengthening global citizenship through shared learning, inclusive dialogue, and collective efforts toward more equitable, community-driven change provides inspiration and hope that a better world is possible.
