Project profile — Inspiring Action - Ontario Council for International Cooperation (OCIC)

• Developing countries, unspecified (100.00%)

• Unallocated/ Unspecified: Promotion of development awareness (99820) (100.00%)

• Gender equality (significant objective)
• Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting) (significant objective)
• Participatory development and good governance (not targeted)
• Trade development (not targeted)
• Biodiversity (not targeted)
• Climate change mitigation (not targeted)
• Climate Change Adaptation (not targeted)
• Urban issues (not targeted)
• Desertification (not targeted)
• Children's issues (not targeted)
• Youth Issues (not targeted)
• Indigenous Issues (not targeted)
• Disability (not targeted)
• ICT as a tool for development (not targeted)
• Disaster Risk Reduction(DRR) (not targeted)
• Nutrition (not targeted)

The “Inspiring Action for Global Citizenship” Program aims to promote awareness of global issues among the Canadian public and relevant stakeholders across Canada. The Program is implemented by eight provincial and regional councils for international cooperation in their respective province or region. Through its project, the Ontario Council for International Cooperation (OCIC) seeks to increase the engagement of both the public and the stakeholders in Ontario. More specifically, it aims to involve more Ontarian individuals, in particular youth, in international development by increasing their support for and participation in Canada's efforts to eradicate poverty in the world. This translates into a variety of integrated communication activities, such as the celebration of International Development Week, the organization of public information sessions and the development of publications. The project also seeks to improve the capacity of Ontario civil society organizations working in international development to maximize their results, though diverse knowledge-sharing initiatives, including workshops, webinars and trainings.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased Canadians’, especially youth, engagement in international development and key global issues in support of Canada's feminist international assistance policy action areas and the SDGs; and (2) increased effectiveness of Canadian development partners to deliver innovative, inclusive programs that advance gender equality supporting Canada's feminist international assistance policy action areas and the SDGs.

Results achieved as of March 2023 include: (1) 83% of surveyed public engagement (PE) activity participants indicated a change in their level of awareness of intersectionality or gender equality; (2) 80% of surveyed PE activity participants indicated taking action on global issues after participating in a PE activity; and (3) 48% of sector organizations (28 unique sector organizations) indicated integrating a new approach to gender equality outcomes into their project design.

• Proactive disclosure
• Related activities:
• Inspiring Action - Association québécoise des organismes de coopération internationale (AQOCI)
• Inspiring Action - Atlantic Council for International Cooperation (ACIC)
• Inspiring Action - British Columbia Council for International Cooperation (BCCIC)
• Inspiring Action - Manitoba Council for International Cooperation (MCIC)
• Inspiring Action - Northern Council for Global Cooperation (NCGC)
• Inspiring Action - Saskatchewan Council for International Cooperation (SCIC)