Common Threads. Annual Report 2005/ CANADIAN CROSSROADS INTERNATIONAL

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1 Common Threads Annual Report 2005/ CANADIAN CROSSROADS INTERNATIONAL

2 Mission: Canadian Crossroads International works to create a more equitable and sustainable world by engaging and strengthening individuals, organizations and communities through mutual learning, solidarity and collective action. Vision: One world where human rights are respected, poverty is eliminated and the impact of HIV/AIDS is reduced. CCI Board of Directors 2005/2006 Lambrina Nikolaou Chair, Board of Directors Unit Director, Community Programs St Christopher House, Toronto, Ontario Leanne French-Munn Chair, Program Committee Director of Enrollment Management Nova Scotia Agricultural College Truro, Nova Scotia Meredith Low Treasurer Director, Strategic Planning & Initiatives, Retail Markets, CIBC, Toronto, Ontario Karen Takacs Director Executive Director, Canadian Crossroads International, Toronto, Ontario José Luis Pereira OssioDirector Executive Director, Asociación naciónal ecuménica de desarollo (ANED), Bolivia Nonhlanhla Dlamini Director Executive Director, Swaziland Action Group Against Abuse (SWAGAA), Swaziland Heather Neun Director Lawyer, Vancouver, British Columbia Betty Plewes Director Consultant, Carp, Ontario Kathleen Boies Director Assistant Professor, John Molson School of Business, Concordia University Montreal, Quebec Fiona Crean Director Ombudsperson and Director of Human Rights, York University, Toronto, Ontario Suzanne Gibson Director Consultant, Suzanne Gibson & Associates, Toronto, Ontario Mary Jane Amey Director Issue Strategist and Social Planner Family and Community Support Services Unit City of Calgary, Alberta Alain Bissonnette Director Consultant, Montreal, Quebec Michael O Connor Director Executive Director, Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development (ICAD) Ottawa, Ontario CANADIAN CROSSROADS INTERNATIONAL

3 A common thread connects members of the Canadian Crossroads International (CCI) community a commitment to creating a more just and equitable world. Like the fibres of a rope, individuals, organizations and communities can be pulled apart by poverty, health crises, shifts in the global economy and social upheaval. When woven together they are strong, able to resist the strain and to support one another in building a just world. CCI weaves together the different perspectives, ideas and practices of our global community partners,, volunteers and donors to combat poverty, reduce the impact of AIDS and to promote women s equality. These issues cannot be addressed in isolation. Poverty fuels the AIDS pandemic and AIDS relegates millions more to live in poverty. Without advances in women s equality, poverty and AIDS cannot be overcome. CCI takes a holistic approach to these issues. Our diversity enriches our collective efforts. In One World: a Vision for the Future, CCI outlined its strategic directions for the future. We committed to creating more opportunities for partners to work together and to engage Canadians in this work. In the past year, partnerships between grassroots organizations in Canada and the global South have flourished and CCI has created new opportunities for collaboration locally, regionally and internationally. The result? Stronger, more effective organizations and healthier communities. This year s annual report celebrates the myriad of ways CCI is fostering collaboration for sustainable development. ANNUAL REPORT 2005/2006 2

4 Common Threads Global Challenges, Local Solutions While I was in Mali last year, women travelled from 11 villages to tell me about their work with the Coprokazan shea butter cooperative. CCI played an instrumental role in helping to establish and develop the cooperative. There was such pride in their faces when the women introduced themselves and explained their role as president, treasurer or producer within the cooperative. Today, more than 200 women are earning more than the minimum wage. The project has given these women greater control over their lives and improved the standard of living for their families and villages. This visit reaffirmed for me how critical collaboration is in achieving development objectives. In our strategic plan One World: a Vision for the Future, launched last year, a key direction was to strengthen partnerships through increased collaboration. In 2005/2006, we facilitated, with our partners, the coming together of citizens within communities to form small businesses and to educate their peers about HIV/AIDS. We increased the number and scope of South to South placements where partners learn about each other s work. We hosted regional strategy meetings and supported partners to participate in important sectoral meetings including the international meeting on community economic development The Globalization of Solidarity in Senegal and the Zero Tolerance for Gender-based Violence in Swaziland. In Canada, CCI worked with the Make Poverty History Campaign to advocate for Canadian leadership on fair trade, debt cancellation and aid. Through the Global Treatment Access Group, CCI joined with humanitarian, faith and development organizations to articulate clear steps Canada can take to address the global AIDS pandemic and to meet G8 commitments to universal access to treatment by Volunteers across the country organized a wide range of activities to help bring attention to these key global issues. As you will read, and CCI partners North and South continue to make significant contributions in response to global poverty, the AIDS pandemic and women s inequality. More than 120 participated in placements as diverse as supporting organic farming in St. Vincent, database and systems development in Ghana, social research in Bolivia and fair trade market exploration in Brandon, Manitoba. are helping partner organizations to increase their capacity to fulfill their mission. Just one year into our plan, we have focused our resources. While we are confident that the decision to focus sectorally and regionally in West Africa, Southern Africa and the Andean region of South America will deliver measurable results, it was not an easy decision to make. This year we bid farewell to long-time partners in Suriname, Kenya, India, St. Vincent and Guatemala. It has been our privilege to work and learn alongside these incredible organizations. Finally, CCI s vision could not be realized without the tremendous leadership, dedication and skill of the Board, volunteers and staff and the generous financial support we receive from our donors and funders including the Canadian International Development Agency, Industry Canada and the Ministère des Relations internationales du Québec. Together we are working to create ONE WORLD where human rights are respected, poverty is eliminated and the impact of HIV/AIDS is reduced. Karen Takacs EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CANADIAN CROSSROADS INTERNATIONAL

5 My involvement with CCI stretches back almost two decades. I went to Nepal as a Crossroader in 1991 and was touched by the generosity and spirit of the people I met there. As many will tell you, the experience fundamentally changed my life. Upon returning to Canada, I maintained my involvement with CCI, training and participating in a number of local and national committees. My CCI experience shaped my future and I now dedicate my life to building stronger communities. When I was elected Chair of CCI s Board of Directors four years ago, CCI was at a crossroads of its own. With guidance and support from our colleagues in the South, CCI embarked on a bold plan to strengthen the capacity of our partners by building stronger networks between Southern and Canadian organizations committed to achieving development results. I saw the potential in CCI s rich history and its connections to communities and people all over the world. I was proud to lead the organization in this transition. I knew then, and know now, that CCI has something unique to contribute to the world. I am proud of what we have accomplished over the past four years, instituting a new partnership model, implementing a new strategic plan that focuses on HIV/AIDS, women s rights and poverty reduction and refining our mission, vision and values. Today CCI plays a fundamental role in bringing expertise and resources where they are needed most and fostering true collaboration between organizations in Canada and the global South. I am constantly reminded how many lives CCI has touched and how many continue to work for social justice long after their placements overseas are completed. Increasingly, I am meeting looking to renew their involvement with CCI and I urge you to do the same. To, partners, volunteers, staff, donors and my fellow Board Members, I extend my deepest thanks. Together we are creating a more equitable and just world. Lambrina Nikolaou CHAIR, BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUAL REPORT 2005/2006

6 Strengthening Women s Rights If we are to achieve a broad range of development goals, from fighting AIDS to building local economies, one common thread will link our strategies: the empowerment of women. Yet in many countries, women are denied even their most basic rights. To strengthen women s equality, CCI s partnerships support women affected by HIV/AIDS, women who have experienced violence and rape, as well as helping impoverished women to establish incomegenerating activities to support their families. As women develop skills and confidence they are increasingly raising their voices to demand equal rights. Through partnership exchanges and regional gatherings CCI is also increasing connections and collaboration among women activists and organizations regionally and internationally. empower working withmen Behki Vilane, a program coordinator at SWAGAA, recognized men needed to play a larger role in ending abuse and promoting positive attitudes towards women in Swazi society. During his CCI placement in Canada this year, Behki worked with a number of Nova Scotian organizations that target men in their programming to prevent violence against women. His placement exposed him to different approaches for integrating men into anti-violence work. Behki is using this experience to establish programs to counsel abusers, to involve men in ending abuse of women and children and to promote gender equality in Swaziland. UNITED CCI partner Swaziland Action Group Against Abuse (SWAGAA) has worked tirelessly to expose the devastating impact of abuse on women and children in Swaziland and to provide counselling and support to those in need. To strengthen their work, CCI and the Transition House Association of Nova Scotia (THANS), a network of women s shelters, are working with SWAGAA to help expand programs for women and children and to support its efforts to increase women s rights. The partnership has yielded results. SWAGAA has increased its capacity for integrating men into its violence-prevention programming and THANS has learned innovative approaches for working with young women. Both partners agree that, while contexts may differ, they have much they can learn from one another. From Halifax to Manzini, their partnership will contribute to ending violence and abuse in both hemispheres. I was reading the intake book and I read some of these horrific situations that had happened to very young teens or children under the age of ten, I was moved to tears and I work with this issue all the time, every day and I looked up at the woman across the desk from me and I said: What do you do? How do you help these women and children? And with all the seriousness in the world, she said: We empower them! CCI partner Pamela Harrison, Coordinator, Transition House Association of Nova Scotia (THANS) on her visit to Swaziland 5 CANADIAN CROSSROADS INTERNATIONAL

7 We must continue working tirelessly to seek behaviour change among those institutions vested with the responsibility for protecting vulnerable citizens from abuse. This includes working with communities to reduce the tolerance levels for gender-based violence, as well as holding governments accountable for their responsiveness to women s human rights and the protection of their dignity. LUTA SHABA, WOMEN S TRUST, zimbabwe, ZERO TOLERANCE FOR GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE CONFERENCE PARTICIPANT zero WOMEN S WORK CCI s partner in Senegal, l Association des femmes de la Medina (AFEME), is a Dakar-based women s organization that is helping local women generate income through microenterprises. With the help of Crossroader Patricia Ngopya Nono, AFEME has set up a workshop specializing in batik, a process for dying fabric with vibrant, colorful patterns. Through the workshop women will produce garments that generate incomes for workers and help fund AFEME s activities promoting women s rights. What we want is to provide skills to future women leaders, so that women are involved in decision-making at the community level, but also at the national level, says Yacine Diagne, Director of CCI partner AFEME. I am working so that women emerge who are confident and dedicated to working for all Senegalese women. Zero-Tolerance This past year, CCI worked with the Africa Canada Forum to bring African and Canadian women s groups together for a meeting in Ontario to look at the issue of violence against women globally. CCI then secured funding to continue this work in Africa. In March, CCI partner SWAGAA hosted the Zero Tolerance for Gender-based Violence conference. More than 100 delegates from across Southern Africa and North America met in Manzini, Swaziland to discuss strategies for fighting gender-based violence and empowering women. Delegates from women s organizations, business, law and government examined the role of culture in perpetuating violence, HIV/AIDS as cause and consequence, as well as community-based responses, advocacy and law reform. violence against women and AIDS The HIV/AIDS prevalence rate in Swaziland is a staggering 40 per cent. Sixty per cent of people living with AIDS in sub-saharan Africa are women. There is a clear link between women s rights, women s vulnerability to violence and HIV infection. Global guidelines for HIV prevention are often out of touch with the realities of many women. Condoms and abstinence have not worked to stem the epidemic in part because women have no power to insist on condom use, or to refuse their partners. The reality is that, with the high prevalence rate in our country, when people come into our office who ve been raped, they are not just concerned about the rape, but also about AIDS, says Nonhlanhla Dlamini. And people who are HIV-positive experience different forms of violence in the form of victimization, stigma and the like, and they also end up in our offices. We have a sad case of a 5 year-old rape victim who was raped and infected with HIV. We need to equip ourselves to deal with these cases. ANNUAL REPORT 2005/2006 6

8 A Common Front Stopping the Spread of AIDS: HIV/AIDS is one of the greatest obstacles to development. Forty million people are living with HIV/AIDS worldwide, 25 million in sub-saharan Africa alone. AIDS cuts the fabric of society, striking men and women in their productive years, orphaning legions of children and rendering health, education and governance systems threadbare. To address the global AIDS crisis, CCI is bringing Canadian AIDS service organizations and Southern partners together to develop strategic approaches to help affected communities deal with the devastating impact of AIDS, to combat stigma and to prevent new infections. Media By and For the People This year, CCI launched an innovative participatory media project to combat discrimination and stigma associated with AIDS. In many communities, people living with HIV/AIDS are shunned, even by their own families, leaving them at the mercy of the infection, unable to access treatment or to support themselves financially. The stigma associated with AIDS discourages people from getting tested and contributes to the spread of the pandemic as those who are unaware of their condition may unknowingly spread the HIV virus. Working with partner organizations in West Africa, the project puts local residents in charge. Community members developed key messages and produced theatre skits, radio shows and videos. Using local dialects and media accessible to the general population, friends and neighbours dispelled myths and provided vital facts about HIV and AIDS. Togo Acting Out in Togo To counter the rampant misconceptions about AIDS transmission and treatment, Crossroader Kim Simard worked with CCI Togolese partner REAILD and the residents of the village of Zooti-Golpe to produce a series of theatre sketches about how AIDS is transmitted and how stigma affects those living with the infection. By using popular theatre, the project engaged and educated members of the community with a minimal amount of resources. The sketches were written by residents and performed at a community meeting, which was followed by a discussion. Both the sketches and the discussion were taped and broadcast on local radio stations so that other communities in the region could benefit from Zooti-Golpe s project. Unfortunately, many people in rural areas don t believe that AIDS exists. But if you show them someone who says: I am so and so, I have AIDS, they re more likely to believe it exists. This video is a way of combining traditional storytelling with modern storytelling, which will engage people. CCI partner Modibo Coulibaly, Director, ARCOM CANADIAN CROSSROADS INTERNATIONAL

9 60% Mali Sub-Saharan Africa has just over 10% of the world s population, but is home to more than 60% of all people living with HIV 25.8 million. In 2005, an estimated 3.2 million people in the region became newly infected, while 2.4 million adults and children died of AIDS. (source: UNAIDS) Talking about Stigma In Mali, widespread unemployment has led to a rural exodus towards the cities and neighbouring countries, where HIV/AIDS is more prevalent. Migrant workers are at risk of becoming infected and bringing the illness back to their communities. CCI partner ARCOM (l Alliance des radios communautaires du Mali), a network of independent community radio stations, is working with member stations to deliver timely information to isolated rural communities about social issues, including HIV/AIDS. As part of the participatory media project, Crossroader Anya Bird worked with ARCOM to produce a short film featuring people living with AIDS discussing their experiences called Je suis seule (I am alone). The film is being screened in communities around Fana in Mali to educate residents about AIDS and to promote discussions about stigma. ghana Positive Living In Nema, a low-income neighbourhood in Accra, Ghana, talk of HIV/AIDS remains taboo leaving many residents at risk of infection. CCI partner, the West Africa AIDS Foundation (WAAF), working with Crossroader Aku Kwamie, launched an innovative peer education project. The project trained four women and four men, half of whom are HIV-positive, as peer educators. To help counter stereotypes about people living with AIDS, no one s status was disclosed. The group took part in training sessions on AIDS, peer-to-peer education, and radio and video production. Today the peer educators are the neighbourhood s go-to experts on HIV/AIDS. The group is also producing a video featuring interviews with people living with HIV/AIDS that will be used to debunk myths and promote discussion about the disease in their communities. The method that we are using places a greater emphasis on social change, the altering of attitudes in a whole community, instead of the behaviour of the individual, says Kwamie. We hope that the peer educators will be able to go on to train other people as the project moves into new communities. CCI s West African Partners Meet in Bamako An important commitment in CCI s strategic plan is to increase opportunities for regional and international collaboration between partners in key sectors. This past March, CCI brought together partners from Ghana, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo in Bamako, Mali, to examine the potential for collaboration and to share strategies for addressing local development issues. A critical issue discussed was the response to HIV/AIDS. It was a rare opportunity for CCI s West African partners to explore the work of colleagues in neighbouring countries. The meeting featured workshops on gender and development, public engagement, the social economy and HIV/AIDS and set the stage for future collaboration. Here we are investing resources to find out what is being done in Canada, in the United States or in France, when the same things are being done in Africa, on this very continent, says CCI partner Simplice Dabla, Director of REAILD based in Togo. But no one is even attempting to take a hard look at this work which is just as rich and innovative as elsewhere. ANNUAL REPORT 2005/06 8

10 Fighting Poverty at the Grassroots CCI is working with community organizations to reduce poverty through the development of local, sustainable economies. This past year, worked with partner organizations in Bolivia and West Africa to strengthen local economic development initiatives including cooperatives, communal banks and microenterprises. Through these initiatives people living in poverty earn an income and gain increased confidence and skills to participate more fully in their communities. I didn t think I was a global citizen before, I am now. I m listening more and I m continuing to think about how I can still have an impact Carol Stroud, Crossroader (Bolivia 2006) new markets With support from CCI, a Malian cooperative has taken a product used for centuries by women and turned it into an engine for local economic development. Shea butter, derived from the shea nut, is in demand worldwide for cosmetics, skin care products as well as sweets and cooking oil. With the help of CCI, the Coopérative de productrices de karité de Zantiébougou (Coprokazan) has gradually increased its output, become a full-fledged cooperative, professionalized its accounting and reporting, and expanded its network of contacts. It is now producing high-quality shea butter distributed in stores across Mali, and is generating an income for more than 200 women in 11 villages. You can even find Coprokazan s shea butter at the Dix Milles Villages boutique in Montreal. The income generated by this project has increased the standard of living of this rural community and has given the women of Zantiébougou new opportunities, skills and hope for the future. I was doing research with rural women working with Foncresol in Potosi, which is the poorest region in Bolivia. Potosi is one of the most successful examples of communal banks in Bolivia. The women were really afraid at first. They take turns being president or treasurer and they gained confidence as a result of the program. There is a lot of illiteracy, especially for women, but all of the women are sending all their kids to school, not just the boys. They do a lot of gender training at FONCRESOL, so that was an interesting finding. Definitely [the community] is more economically stable. Christina Bielek, Crossroader (Bolivia 2006) CANADIAN CROSSROADS INTERNATIONAL

11 Bolivia We are focusing on developing training programs. We have 42 agencies in very rural communities across the country. It is very difficult to train staff because they are so remote. For many years our people have come as To- Canada. This exposure to other cultures and other ways of work has been very beneficial. ANED is stronger because we have stronger people working for us. CCI partner José Luis Perreira Ossio, Executive Director, Asociación naciónal ecuménica de desarollo (ANED) Communal Banks, managed and administered by local residents, are being established throughout Bolivia. Banks are governed by local residents who rotate their positions within the bank, allowing all to gain new skills. Portions of the profits are reinvested in projects that benefit the community as a whole. Canadian are assisting CCI s Bolivian partners in producing training materials for loan officers who support communal banks across the country. Bolivian To-Canada are working with Canadian community economic development organizations such as the Centre for Community Enterprise (CCE) in Port Alberni, B.C., to acquire specialized financial training to further the development of banks in some of Bolivia s most vulnerable communities. Microcredit and communal banks provide a lifeline. This is especially true in the rural communities that dot the Andean Plateau. Loan officers travel hundreds of kilometers over treacherous terrain to reach isolated farms and villages. Few can return to the capital La Paz to take part in the specialized financial training they need to provide effective services. To assist these loan officers, Crossroader Carol Stroud helped introduce long-distance training. Carol is a distance-education specialist and an expert in bringing curricula to isolated areas, having worked in the vast expanses of Canada s north. With technical assistance from Crossroader Dan Lebofsky, Carol worked closely with CCI partner ANED to develop a series of Web-based and CD-ROM training modules that officers can access from any part of the country. women Key to Economic Development When microcredit contracts are made available, local women arrive by the hundreds to line up outside the ANED offices. Small loans, or microcredit, offered by ANED are generally worth between US$15 and US$300. The loans are used to buy and resell goods, invest in a small business or to buy agricultural materials to generate incomes for families. Women play a crucial role in keeping families and communities together. Increasingly they are also primary drivers in building sustainable local economies. CCI is working with our Bolivian partners microfinance organizations ANED and PEAP-FONCRESOL, to increase the role of women in the economy and the community. Using microfinance tools, such as communal banks, they are targeting women to ensure they receive the training and opportunities to help them establish incomegenerating businesses. It is hoped that as women take on greater leadership in the economy, they will also take on increased leadership in local governance. ANNUAL REPORT 2005/06 10

12 Working Towards One World CCI in Canada CCI s work is not limited to its partnership projects overseas., CCI partners, volunteers, staff and supporters have raised awareness of the global impact of women s inequality, HIV/AIDS and poverty with the Canadian public, as well as with decision-makers in government. Across the country, CCI is building a network of global citizens working for change. FairTrade Make Trade Fair for Mali s Cotton Farmer CCI mounted a campaign in Quebec designed to educate the public about the plight of Mali s cotton farmers. Unable to compete with the heavily subsidized American and European cotton growers, Mali s cotton sector faces a crisis that affects the livelihood of thousands of Malians who depend on cotton for their living. To make matters worse, the World Bank is pressuring Mali to dismantle the one institution providing a buffer to cotton farmers, the Compagnie malienne de développement textile, which offers price guarantees to protect farmers from the fluctuations of the international market., volunteers and staff did interviews with newspapers and on radio, organized a letter-writing campaign and put on live theatre performances in public spaces to raise awareness and pressure the Canadian government into using its influence within multilateral organizations to ensure that policies that protect small-scale growers are put in place. 11 CANADIAN CROSSROADS INTERNATIONAL

13 A Global Call The Canadian Make Poverty History Campaign unites individuals, organizations and communities from coast to coast in urging our government to take action to: cancel the debt of the world s poorest countries, commit to reaching the foreign aid goal of 0.7% of gross national income (GNI), make trade policies fair for developing countries and end child poverty in Canada. The Campaign is part of the Global Call to Action Against Poverty, the umbrella group for campaigns in more than 80 countries, uniting more than 36 million people worldwide in demanding world leaders make poverty eradication a global priority. Almost a quarter of a million Canadians have signed on to the Campaign to date. CCI is an active member of the Campaign, serving on the steering committee and organizing events across the country. Last year, CCI volunteers were involved in every aspect of the Campaign drawing thousands of people to participate in activities such as the Live 8 concert in Barrie, Ontario, the election debate at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto and awareness raising events such as the wrapping of public buildings with white bands in communities across the country. The Remarkable Maria The experience of working with AIDS service organizations in Suriname, and seeing the effects of AIDS on children, was a turning point in the life of Crossroader Patti McIntosh. Upon returning to Canada, she decided to draw attention to the needs of children living with AIDS by writing a children s book, describing the life of a little girl living with AIDS in Suriname, The Remarkable Maria. Illustrations for the book were produced by Tara Langlois, with contributions from Surinamese school children. CCI organized a book tour for Patti in communities throughout Western Canada to raise awareness of the impact of AIDS on children. Maria was selected as Best of the Best for 2005 by Edmonton Public School Board and has been approved by Edmonton Catholic Schools to be used as a resource to the Grade 6 health curriculum. The Remarkable Maria also won Children s Book of the Year for 2005 at the Alberta Book Awards. Visit Raising Funds for Women s Equality Canadian women came out to support their sisters in Swaziland at the Incredible Women Doing Wonderful Things for the World fundraiser organized by CCI Board member Suzanne Gibson this past March in Toronto. The nearly seventy women who attended the event were inspired by keynote speaker and CCI partner Nonhlanhla Dlamini, Director of the Swaziland Action Group Against Abuse, who described her experience fighting gender-based violence in Swaziland. The event raised $10,000 for CCI s work on women s equality. HIV without Borders Canadian AIDS service organizations and community organizations are eager to work with their counterparts in the South to help fight AIDS, but may be unprepared to meet the challenges of working in an international partnership. To explore best practices, CCI hosted HIV Without Borders: Collaborating Globally Against the Pandemic this past December in Toronto. The conference, which attracted 57 organizations from 13 countries, featured presentations and workshops which explored the unique challenges of international collaboration on HIV and AIDS. action taking action Against Poverty CCI launched Global Citizens for Action Against Poverty, in partnership with nine other volunteer cooperation agencies, to mobilize former overseas volunteers to take local action in their communities on global issues. Returned volunteers reached Canadians from Kelowna to Saint John s, hosting public events to draw attention to global trade, debt and aid. This past year, these dedicated volunteers produced television public service announcements, organized rallies and set up meetings with their Members of Parliament, educating their communities about the issues affecting the South and challenging their elected representatives and all Canadians to commit to international solidarity and justice. ANNUAL REPORT 2005/06 12

14 Making a difference 2005/2006 work shoulder to shoulder with CCI s partners, building on each other s work to help partner organizations grow and thrive. By sharing their expertise and experience, are bringing Southern approaches to Canada, Northern approaches to the South, and creating links between Southern organizations. By investing themselves in communities overseas, become part of an international network of global citizens working for a common cause. United by a commitment to social justice and to the right of all the world s people to live in dignity, are part of a global community working towards one world where human rights are respected, poverty is eradicated and the impact of HIV/AIDS is reduced. In 2005/2006, CCI sent 79 Canadian overseas, brought 15 Southern to Canada, facilitated 27 exchanges between Southern organizations and 19 partnership visits. We are grateful for their individual efforts, their dedication and continued support. cci atlantic North-South Mackenzie Kinmond Nicole Maxwell Jennie Phillips Reg Phalen Andrea Puszkar René-Pierre Tchio South-North Shaibu Chitsiku Bhekinkosi Paris Vilane South-South Thulani Mayisela Lindiwe Mkhatshwa CCI Ontario North-South Sarah Anderson Sarah Cardey Richard Clarke Meaghan Duthie Aku Kwamie Lijeanne Lee Alana Mascoll Kim Simard Mark Simmons Julian Van Mossel- Forrester South-North Mary Njeri Kahora Charles Oduor Ogada South-South Fogan Kpotogbe Simplice Yao Dabla Kakra Ankobiah Olivier Atandi Milévo CCI Quebec North-South Mélanie Archambault Christian Baillargeon Anne-Marie Beauchamp Marie-Anyse Bédard Hamza Beghdadi Anne-Marie Bégin Julie Berson Marlène Bilombo Bassehela Anya Bird Marjolaine Blouin Marie-Hélène Bois-Brochu Patrick Bonin Katy Boucher Christine Boutin Jean-François Boyd Frédéric Champagne Vincent Charbonneau Christelle Couturier Emilie Dussault-Fortier Martin Fallon Karine Frappier Brigitte Geoffroy Ariane Giguère Jean-Luc Guimond Lisandre Jardon Ariane Lajoie Meggie-Karolane Laplante Marie-Pier Latraverse Jacinthe Leblanc Marie-Andrée Leblanc Marie-Claude Leduc Suzie Lepage Jean-Thomas Léveillé-Trudel François-René Lord Véronique Martel Sandra Ménard Élisabeth Naud Patricia Ngopya Nono Violaine Pelletier-Madsen Frédéric Poirier Marie-France Quimper Lana Diane Rabinovitch Cynthia Rioux Marie- Eve Rouleau Priscilla Simard Espérance Siwe Siwe Jean-Philippe Soubeiga South-North Oumou Coulibaly Youssouf Doumbia Ali Kouadio Badio Moussa Mamatou Samaké Oulematou Yalcouye South-South Ntji Camara Lassina Coulibaly Modibo Coulibaly Oumar Coulibaly Oumou Coulibaly Ndeye Yacine Diagne Jonathan Doumbia Berthé Gaoussou Boureïma Garba Pascal Komoué Mah Koné Cissé Mamadou Yalcouyé Oulématou Mariam Outtara Amy Sacko Amadou Sidikou Lamine Togola Ramatou Traoré CCI West North-South Christina Bielek Alaya Boisvert Danny Chow Amie Gosselin Steven Gosselin Gerry Hutchison Mary Jordan Daniel Lebofsky Erica Loughlin Andrea Malo Jessica Mende Brenda Moore Matthew Rix Carol Stroud Sherilyn Sutton Doris Tang South-North Loida Bixcul Mendez Johannes Commowe Tojo Samantha Gadjradj Melvi Geovana Padilla Sanchez Antonio Silvestre Esquivel South-South Denny Rose 13 CANADIAN CROSSROADS INTERNATIONAL

15 CCI Partners 2005/2006 Why do I support CCI? CCI connects Canadians to the world, immerses them in it, enables them to grasp what it means to be citizens of the world. Through CCI, Canadians are transformed and in turn, they are empowered to transform the world. Michael Cooke, Vice President, Academic Excellence and Innovations George Brown College Canada Centre for Community Enterprise AIDS Committee of London (ACOL) Association des groupes d intervention en défense de droits en santé mentale du Québec (AGIDD-SMQ) Transport 2000 Québec Land O Lakes Communication Network (LOLCN) The Working Centre Comité St-Félix Cœurs solidaires Comité Unis-vert des liens durables (Sept-Îles) Coopérative de solidarité Rocher-Percé Femmes en mouvement (FEM) The South West Shore Development Authority (SWSDA) HIV Edmonton SIDA/AIDS Moncton AIDS Saint John Transition House Association of Nova Scotia (THANS) Conseil économique et social d Ottawa-Carleton (CESOC) MacMorran Community Centre Bolivia Programa de Estudios y Apoyo a la Producción (PEAP-FONCRESOL) Asociación Naciónal Ecuménica de Desarrollo (ANED) Ghana West Africa AIDS Foundation (WAAF) Guatemala Centro Pluricultural para la Democracia (CPD) India Human Uplift Trust (HUT) Côte d Ivoire Association St-Camille de Lellis Réseau Environnement et Développement durable en Afrique (REDDA) Kenya Computers for Schools Kenya (CFSK) Ugunja Community Resource Centre (UCRC) Mali Alliance des radios communautaires du Mali (ARCOM) Association malienne pour la promotion des jeunes (AMPJ) Association villageoise Danaya Association Kelenya Niger Organisation nigérienne pour la promotion de l hydraulique et du développement à la base (ONPHDB) Senegal Association des femmes de la Médina (AFEME) St. Vincent and the Grenadines St. Vincent Banana Growers Association (SVBGA) Suriname Stichting Mamio Namen Project (SMNP) Swaziland The AIDS Information and Support Centre (TASC) Swaziland Action Group Against Abuse (SWAGAA) Togo Recherche, Échanges, et Appui aux Initiatives Locales de Développement (REAILD) Zimbabwe Simukai Street Youth Programme ANNUAL REPORT 2005/06 14

16 Our Donors CCI would like to thank the individuals, businesses, foundations, faith groups and funders who have supported CCI over the past year. Your generosity is helping to create one world where human rights are respected, poverty is eliminated and the impact of HIV/AIDS is reduced. the people and organizations listed made gifts to cci between April 1st, 2005 and March 31st, James Robinson Society (JRS) Donors CCI is pleased to honour the following individuals who as members of the James Robinson Society (JRS) have made a sustained commitment to our work. This CCI monthly giving program honours our visionary founder and all those who share his commitment to justice, equality and opportunity for all. Mohammed Abdulkadir Belinda Abraham Maya Ahmad Kathy Allan Martha Anslow Josephine Asmah Patricia Aubé Norine Baron Walter Barss Julia Beddoe Pearl Benyk Natacha Bernier Irene Bleton Dr. Kathleen Boies Alphé Boudreau Lisa Boyle Barbara Brockmann Aukje Byker Linda Calder Lynn Calder Christine Campbell Marlene Celinski Helen Collopy Mary Louise Conlin Michael Cooke Anne Creighton Derrick Deans Paul Delaney Doug Dodd James Donovan Linda Drake Michel Dupré Susan Edwards Dr. Ernest Epp Denis Fafard Joan Fair Shannon Fleming Mary Jane Fox Christopher Francis & Janis Elliot Leanne French-Munn Anne Gardner Charles Gardner Mary Gauld & Robert Stevens Constance Gerwing Suzanne Gibson Françoise Goutier Michael Gray George Greig Audrey Greves Jean-Marc Hachey Janice Hamilton John Hart Kenneth Hoffman Lee Holland Keith Irving Allan Johnson Elizabeth Johnson Isabelle Johnson Warren Johnston Ben Kaak & Sandra Huehn Basil Kingstone Jayne Kozovski Helmut Kuhn Richard Laberge D.A. Landry James Lane Richard Lane Mark Leger Megan Leslie Ursula Lipski Janet Lockington Daphne Loukidelis Meredith Low Carol Lowes Dr. Joyce Lundberg Bonnie MacDonald Danae Mack Rénald Mailhot Peggy Mann Anne Marceau Dorothy McCabe Jean McEwan Fabian McGaugh Wayne McGill Megan McIlroy Donald McMaster Veronica McNeil Catherine Meyerhoff Rev. Catherine Miller Catherine Mitchell Laurier Mongrain Laura Moore Rev. Monica Lynn Moore Pierre Morasse Alex Morosovskiy Jane Mulkewich Shannon Nelson Barbara Neuwelt Emilie Newell Nicole Newell Lambrina Nikolaou Kelly O Brien M.J. O Keefe Linda Osbourne Simon Page Simmah Petersen Shino Philips Solange Plamondon Ian Potts Harry Qualman Vera Radyo Munju Ravindra Andrew Reynolds Janet Riehm Dr. Marjorie Robb-Aquino Dr. Michael Rochester Gord Rodgers David Roe Mark Rogers Michael Rudiak Paul Saunders Charles Seiden Laura Sie Rosa Skiby Dr. James Skidmore Pamela Skinner Nancy Smith Hélène Soumis Kevin St. Michael Rosella Stoesz Kathy Stuart Janet Sutherland Roderick Syme Karen Takacs Diane Trahan Ghislaine Tremblay Linda Turner Carol van der Veer Virginia Van Vliet Agnès van t Bosch Dianne Vandervlist Harry Vedelago Leslie Wakelyn William Wallace Mary-Jane Walsh Wade Watson Andrew & Nora Whyte Mindy Willett Dr. Ruth Wilson 15 CANADIAN CROSSROADS INTERNATIONAL

17 Claire Winterton Sean Wolfe John Wonfor Lana Wright Russell Wyatt Judy Zachariassen Margaret Zurbrigg Individual Donors Mohammed Abdulkadir Belinda Abraham Sandra Abraham Diane Adams Ken Adcoe Maya Ahmad Omo Akintan Kathy Allan Brian & Linda Allen Mary Jane Amey Arif Amlani Louis Ammann Pam Amulaku Bill Anderson Jahna Anderson Karen Anderson Mary-Kate Anderson Lisa Andres Martha Anslow Maurice April Mélanie Archambault Pat Arey Ashley Armstrong David Armstrong Jay Armstrong Dan Artola Gordon Ashfield Ann Ashton Josephine Asmah Susan Asunmaa Kathryn Atherton Christopher Atwood Denise Aube Jacqueline Aube Patricia Aubé Linda Auriat Kathryn Babcock Nathalie Babin-Gagnon Arthur E. Barbeau Lucille Barcelo Alan Barnes Norine Baron Dr. Walter Barss Don Basham Rick & Cathy Bauer Michel Beaudoin Christelle Beaulieu Michel Beaulieu Yvan Beaupré Marie-Anyse Bédard Julia Beddoe Hamza Beghdadi Mikael Bélanger Norah Benoit Pearl Benyk Olga Berenchtein Nora Berkhout Dr. Lorne Berman Natacha Bernier Normand Bernier Richard Berriault Florian Bibeau Janice Bicknell Christina Bielek Dr. Stephen Bird & Jill Quinlan Bird Philip Birdgenaw & Lori Deegan Sandy Birnie Dr. Paul Bishop Madeleine Bisson Joan Bittroff Jill Black Marie-Hélène Blais Pierre Blais Serge Blais Irene Bleton Josée Blouin Marjolaine Blouin Sonja Body Christine Boersma Shelley Boettger Dr. Kathleen Boies Alaya Boisvert Claude Boisvert Michel Boivert Deborah Bonser Johanne Bouchard Mélodie Bouchard Nathalie Bouchard Catherine Boucher Katy Boucher Alphé Boudreau Pierre Bourque Daniel Bourry Christine Boutin Claudette Boutin Jean-Pierre Boutin Leigh Bowie Lisa Boyle Pamela Boyle Colleen Bradley Marie Braedley Mary Anne Brager Isabelle Brennan Alex Brett Rosemarie Briggs Léon Brillon Sylvain Brisson Barbara Brockmann Bernard Brodeur Claire Brodeur Maureen Bronkhorst Carolyn Brooks Andrée Brossard Annabelle Brossard Douglas Brown Elizabeth Brown Michael Brownell Leslie Brudne Donald & Kathleen Brundage Bonnie Brunne Charles Bryant Norm Buchanan Sally Budd Anh Bui Dr. Aileen Burford-Mason Lise Buissières Odette Bussières David Butts Aukje Byker Jason Byrne Rev. James Cairney Linda Calder Lynn Calder Christine Campbell Hugh Campbell Lili Campbell Emma Canham Darquise Cantin Patrick Capper Christopher & Theresa Cardey Marjorie Cardey Christine Cardinal Micheline Carpentier Virginia Carr Cindy Carter Renée Cator Carlo Cattelan & Sabina Kuepper Caroline Cécyre Marlene Celinski Sylvain Chagnon Frédéric Champagne Serge Champagne Suzanne Champagne Corinne Chan Kendall Chan Tien Chang Dr. Andrea Chapman & Kevin Washbrook Dr. David Chapman Isabelle Charland Gloria Cheng H. & K. Childs Jean Choiniere Elizabeth Chong Sylvie Choquette Danny Chow Kam Chow Fern Clarke Frank Clarke John Cleave Emilienne Cloutier Richard & Ruth Clynick Christine Colevray Helen Collopy Mary Louise Conlin Joy Connelly Michael Cooke Anna-Marie Cooney Linda Corbett Camilla Cornell Benoit Coté Jacques Côté Lyne Côté Rita Côté Stéphane Côté Christelle Couturier Audrie Cox Douglas Cox Alan Crawford Charlene Crawford Anne Creighton Ginger Cross Kelly Culver William Cusano Pierre Cyr Marysia Czarski Yolanda D Intino Andrée Dagenais Anne Marie Dagenais Jean-Paul Dagenais Marc Dagenais Nöel Dallaire Thérèse Dallaire Dr. Craig Daniels Jacob Dare Éric Daudelin James David Dorothy Davidson Maria Davis Keren Dawkins Brown Christian De Serres Derrick Deans Paul Delaney Peter Delaney John Denham Katerine Denoncourt Isabelle Desaulniers Marie-Hélène Désaulniers Carl Descoteaux Sharon Dice G. DiFrancesco Doug Dodd Alice Doi James L Donald Etta Donnelly James Donovan Jacinthe Dorais Jean-Pierre Dorais Louise Dorais Marguerite Doucet Odette Doumbe Linda Drake Wayne & Iris Dresser Odis & Maria Drossos Norbert Dubé Jason Dueck Therese Dufresne Martine Dumais Alain Dumas Michel Dupré Daniel Dupuis Hélène Dupuis Pierre Duquette Caroline Dussault Jacques Dussault Kathy Eades Spencer Early Judith Edgar Francis Edmilao Susan Edwards Rod & Maggie Egger Emma Ehrhardt Tarek El-Kaissi Eric Elkin Susan Caroline Emblem Lila Engberg Gloria Engel Ernest Epp Art Erasmus Dr. David Evans Joyce Evans Denis Fafard Joan Fair Maureen Fair & Wendy Shaw Judith Fairbairn Dionne Falconer Johanne Fallon Alan Farquhar Ruth Farquhar Doris Fast Harvey Faucher Leslie Felker K. Ferguson Laurent Ferreira & Leslie Silver Ruth Fetterly Margaret Fischer Sherri Flegel Shannon Fleming Glen Ford Ellen Forrester Peter Foster Jean-François Fournier Thérèse Fournier Diane Fournier Dorais ANNUAL REPORT 2005/

18 Roselyne Fournier Pagé Joan Fox Mary Jane Fox Christopher Francis & Janis Elliot Jacques Fregeau Barbara Frei Mike Freiter Leanne French-Munn Sandra Friedman Ramona Fudge Janet Gadeski Bérangère Gagné Milaine Gagné Janine Gagnier Alain Gagnon Claude Gagnon Pierre C. Gagnon Réal Gagnon René Gagnon Valérie Gagnon Mark Gallas Lucienne Garant Beaudry Fabiana Garcia Julia Garcia Petrona Garcia Anne Gardner Dr. Charles Gardner Francine Gaudet Mary Gauld & Mr. Robert Stevens Louise Gauthier Simone B. Gauthier Francine Gendron Richard Gendron Constance Gerwing Richard Getzkow Louis Giard Evelyn Gibson Dr. Ronald E. Gibson Suzanne Gibson Ariane Giguère Yves Giguère Anne Gillespie Lance Gimbel James Girvin Kathryn Glazier Charles Glushka Maria Fernanda Gonzalez Magana France Gosselin Wayne Gosselin Dominique Goulet Louis Gousineau Françoise Goutier Michael Graham & Hulene Montgomery Lynn Gran David & Barbara Gray Kristyn Gray Michael Gray Gary Greenman George Greig Audrey Greves Doretta Groenendyk Catherine Groh Glen Gryzko Robert Guay John Gubany Micheline Guernon Cécile Guimond Johanne Guimond Louisette Guimond Madeleine Guimond Maggie Guzzi Chris Gyan Jean-Marc Hachey Diana Hague Serge Hamel Janice Hamilton John Hamilton Michelle Hammond C.W. & Jody Hampton-Davies Mary-Ann Hansen Elizabeth Harris John Hart Steven Hartley Allison Harvey Lise Harvey Bob Hawkesworth Anne & Dr. Ian Hay Edward & Catrin Hayes Scott Hayman Penelope Heaslip Anne Hewitt Hazel Hewitt Eilis Hiebert Anne-Louise Hill Debbie Hill-Corrigan Kristin Hillenbrand Robbie Hinds Justin Ho Kenneth Hoffman Lee Holland Joan Hollett Ron Holmes Marcus Holtzendorff Neil Homer Archie Horn Murray Horner & Christina Borsu Alexandra Horsky Fatma Houda Pépin Martine Houle John Howard Dr. Craig Hubbard Laine Hughes Bryan Hussey Gerry Hutchison Margaret Hutchison Rev. Vern Hutson Ilene Hyman Maureen Irish Julie Irving Keith Irving Lorna Ivadel Van Mossel Carol Jackson Nicolas Jadot Anne Janvier Benoit Janvier Bernadette Janvier Robyn Janyk Dave Jenkinson Allan Johnson Brian Johnson Elizabeth Johnson Isabelle Johnson Warren Johnston Merla Johnstone Sommer Johnstone Laura Jones Nada Jorna Elisabeth Jud Ben Kaak & Sandra Huehn Winnifred Kalagian Betsy Kappel Jessie Kaye Taaja Kayler Mary Ann Kehoe Sheila Kelly-Blackmore Dianne Kerr Michael Kerr Murray Kerr Verna Killam Carol King Frank Kingston Basil Kingstone Stuart Kinmond Peter Kirby Darren M. Kirk Harold & Marion Kirk Carroll Klein Christopher Knapper Jack Knechtel Robert & Hilda Knighton Petra Konadu Jayne Kozovski Joy Kramer Anthony Kretz Deborah Kretz Sheila Kretz-Greco Helmut Kuhn Rosario Kuhrt Aku Kwamie Pierrette Labbé Raymond Laberge Richard Laberge Georgette Lacaille Bernard Lachance Carla Ladd Ariane Lajoie Maurice Lajoie Sylvia Lajoie Dr. André Lalonde Georgette Lalonde Harry Lambert Wilma Lambert Claude Lamothe Maxime Lamothe Michèle Lamquin-Éthier Yvette Lamy D.A. Landry Dr. Alan and Corinne Lane James Lane Richard Lane Sylvain Laplante Richard Lapointe Jean-François Larin Pierre Larocque Éric Latour Theresa Lau André Lauzon Guy Lavallée Lise Laverdière Emily Law Louis Lawson Jacqueline Lebel Marie-Andrée Leblanc Daniel Lebofsky Pierre Ledoux Alison LeDuc Annie Leduc Suzanne Leduc Lijeanne Lee Tony Lee Elsie Lefèbvre Françoise Légaré Marie-Joelle Légaré Denise Legasse Diane Legault Mark Leger Claudia Legg Ron Lehman Robert & Katherine Leigh Joan Leitch Fernando Leon Céline Léonard Christine Leonard-Cripps Suzie Lepage Ian Leslie Megan Leslie Jean-Thomas Léveillé-Trudel Meredith Levine Barbara Lewis Christine Li Margaret Li Ursula Lipski Kexing Liu Susan Liver Tracy Lloyde Janet Lockington Michael Loebach & Patricia Howe Loebach Donna Lougheed Colin Loughlin Erica Loughlin Ruth Loughlin Daphne Loukidelis Alan Lounds Meredith Low Carol Lowes Daniel Lu Jia Lu Lori Lucier Raj Lukhai Dr. Joyce Lundberg Yvon Lussier Cheryl Lyall Matthew & Janet Lynall Sister Elizabeth Lynch Joanna Macaulay Allan MacCallum Beverley Macdonald Bonnie MacDonald John MacFarlane Valerie Mackay-Greer Katherine Macklem James MacLaren Tom Maclean Norman MacMillan Rev. Sandy MacPherson André Mageau Susan Mah Rénald Mailhot Brian & Patricia Mainwaring Kirsten Makinson Mary Malainey Andrea Malo Ann Malo Anne Malo Leah Malo Kiran Manhas Lolita Manj Cathy Mann Peggy Mann Vivianne Mansour Lawrence Mante Anna Maria Marcario Anne Marceau Valerie March Bennett Nilde Marcolini Line Marcotte Hélène Marcotte Roberts David Marcus Schmid Christopher Marilley & Desirée McGraw 17 CANADIAN CROSSROADS INTERNATIONAL

19 Larry Markwell Pierre Marot Beverly Marsh Germain Martel Mario Martel Véronique Martel Betsy Martin Pierre Martin Alana Mascoll Nathalie Massicotte Bob Masterson Sophie Mathers William Matheson Dania Matiation Céline Matteau Karen Matthews Mary Maxwell Nicole Maxwell Fauzia Mazhar Lois Mcalary Sandy McBride Dorothy McCabe Shawn McCully Dr. William H. McCutcheon Scott McDowell Jean McEwan Sheila McFarland Fabian McGaugh Wayne McGill Valerie McGillivray Heather McGregor Tom McGregor Megan McIlroy Kenneth McIntosh & Candis L. Bod Margaret McIntosh Robert McIntosh Kenneth McKay Audrey McKim Rena McKoy Max Mclaughlin Donald McMaster Veronica McNeil Rosemary McVicar Jeremy Mealia-Budd Maria Mealia-Budd Margaret Meehan Andrew Melton Sandra Ménard Bonnie Mende Jessica Mende Volker Mende Georges Mensink Maria Merai Claire Mercier Éric Mercier Amelia Merrick Mathieu Meunier Catherine Meyerhoff Stephen Meyles Rev. Catherine Miller Doreen Miller Margaret Miller Margaret Millius Stephanie Millius Catherine Mitchell Jeanne Moffatt Laurier Mongrain Marie Montiel Laura Moore Rev. Monica Lynn Moore Florent Morasse & Chantal Ouellet Pierre Morasse Therese Morden Pierrre Moreau Rona Moreau Myrna Morgan Ghislaine Morin Michel Morin Odette Morin Carmen Morissette Boulay Michel Morneau Alex Morosovskiy David Morrison Murray Morrison Diane Morrow Catherine Mountain Patricia Mowers A.G. Muchal Lyle Mufford Al Mulholland Jane Mulkewich Colette Murphy Dr. Kenneth Murray Naveen Murthy Ven Murthy Hoda Nachef Sophie Nadeau Rosalie Nagler Rosemary Nation Élisabeth Naud Shannon Nelson Clinton Neufeld Heather Neun Jacqueline Neun Barbara Neuwelt Emilie Newell Nicole Newell Patricia Ngopya Nono Ellen Nichols Vanessa Nicolson Lambrina Nikolaou Dr. Andrew Nimmo Erica Nol Ally Noormohamed Kelly O Brien Gary O Connor M.J. O Keefe Alain O Leary Laura K. Oda Susanne Odegaard Catherine Ogle Matthew Oleynik Senator Donald Oliver Anne Orfald Camille Orridge Patricia Orsoni & Frank Wiemer Linda Osbourne Jeanne Ostiguy Louise Owen Trevor Owen Valerie Owen Anita Pachulski Anne Geneviève Page Leslie Page Simon Page Sue Pagniello Louise Panneton Annie Paquin Marie-Eve Paquin Reynald Paquin Dr. Craig L. J. Parfett Jen Parry Jane Parsons Juliette Pedneault Marcel Pellerin Violaine Pelletier-Madsen Randy Pepper Mary Anne Peters Simmah Petersen Rita Petrescu Dianne Pettitt Marc Picard Karen Piefer Winnifred Pietrykowski Susan Pigott Donna Pimm Sandra Pimpao Luan A. Pinto Jean-Marie Piquette Solange Plamondon Nicolas Plante Fanny Poisson Helene Poitras Patrice Pollack Jacinthe Pomerleau Marc Pomerleau Martin Pomerleau Marilyn Poncelet Kit Ling Poon Laura Porcher Ian Potts Marie Thérèse Poulin Morena Prats Kelsy Presl Lisa Prinn Elmer Proult Mary Proulx Nadine Proulx Rock Proulx Aude Proulx-Bouchard Joan Prout Evelyn Puszkar Mary Puszkar Harry Qualman Kathleen Quinn Sheila Quinn Vera Radyo Luna Ramkhalawansingh Dr. Indra Rastogi Dr. Terri Rau Munju Ravindra Margo Ray Bruno Raymond Louise Raymond Patrick Raymond Almerinda Rebelo Phyllis Reddick Sheane Reid Denis Renaud Andrew Reynolds Mary Rheulicke Tara Rhodes Denise Richard Shirley Richard Jo Richardson Van & Sue Richardson Janet Riehm Lynn Ring Cynthia Rioux Matthew Rix Ralph Rix Andrew Robb & Jasmin Uhthoff Marjorie Robb-Aquino Bruce Roberts Linda Roberts Molly Roberts Michael Rochester Gord Rodgers David Roe Mark Rogers Linda Rolstone Gilberto Romero Jacinthe Rousseau Pierre-Luc Roux Marie-Julie Roy Michel Royer Linda Rubuliak Michael Rudiak Elise Rudland Jennifer Rutledge Nadini Sankarsingh Sandra Santos Sheyfali Saujani Paul Saunders Edith Savard & Jean-Yves Nantel Francis Scardera Rosemarie Schade Cindy Schindel Stephan Schneider Herta Schymizek Janice Scott David Scrymgeour Rosalyn Seeton Charles Seiden Catherine Senecal Émilie Senécal Trina Senechal Marie-Helene Seveno Caroline Sevigny Susan Seymour Marsha Sfeir Carol Shank Allen P.J. Shaw Ian Shearer Christopher & Dorothy Shim Laura Sie Brian Silver Kim Simard Mathieu Simard Priscilla Simard Mark Simmons Sharon Simpson Shannon Singh Carol Sinnemann Constance Sirois Margaret Sirry Rosa Skiby Dr. James Skidmore Pamela Skinner Laurentine Skuzani Eddy Slater Bob & Ellen Smith Bruce Smith Heather Smith Linda Smith Nancy Smith Nicole Smith Pauline & Harold Smith Rachael Smith Jacqui Smyth Aranka Somlo Jennifer Song Hélène Soumis Kathleen Spidle Sybil Spragge Don Sproule Kevin St. Michael Jean-Marc & Karen St. Pierre Leaugonn Starmen Dianne Staruch Dr. Michael Stephenson ANNUAL REPORT 2005/

20 Alistair Stewart Elizabeth Stewart Tom Stewart Rosella Stoesz Jacqueline Straford Christopher Stratford Karen Streich Rachel Stringer Christine Stringer-Trahan Kathy Stuart Michael Stuhidreier David Su Jeannie-Laure Sully Joan Sutcliffe Janet Sutherland Sherilyn Sutton Warren Sutton Jewel Swanson Roderick Syme Fred Symyk Ashley Tait Karen Tait Karen Takacs Kevin Tam Madeline Tam Eric Tang Verne Tant Marilyn Tate Jim Taylor André Tchokogue Raphaêl Théberge Normand Therrien Yvon Thivierge Sal Thomas Dr. Douglas Thompson Patricia Thompson Ruth Thompson Erin Thomson Joan Thorniley Joan Anne Thraves Elmer Tory Alain Trahan Diane Trahan An Tran Ghislaine Tremblay Geneviève Trempe Martha Trottier Johanne Truchon Denyse Trudel Ray Tucker Margaret Tudor-Roberts Denise Turcotte Linda Turner Susan Turner Carol Uyede Carol van der Veer Julian Van Mossel-Forrester & Sarah Anderson Virginia Van Vliet Agnès van t Bosch Dianne Vandervlist Harry Vedelago Richard Veenstra Daniel Veillette Amélie Venne Karen Veres Iain Verigin Louise Verrette Stephen Vesuwalla Daniel Vézina Marie Vic Giasson Josephine Vickers John & Barbara Viglasky Wilbrod Villemure Linda Voss Paula Vrbanovic Susan Wade Barb Wagner Leslie Wakelyn Neil & Linda Walker William Wallace Susan Wallis Mary-Jane Walsh Debbie Walton Jason Wan Cedric Wang Warren Waters Maria Watson Wade Watson Cindy Weeks Tena Wei Alison Weidlich Laura Wen Jean-Philippe Wendt Soubeiga Norman West Jennifer Whang Andrew & Nora Whyte Margaret M. Whyte Sandra Wickes Conny Wiens Karl & Susan Wilberg Mindy Willett Derek Williams Mark Allen Williams & Johanna Martine Borsu Marcia Williamson Glenda Wilson Marcia Wilson Melanie Wilson Dr. Ruth Wilson Bonnie Winter Claire Winterton Sandra Witherspoon Patricia A. Wojcik Sean Wolfe Randy Wollen John Wonfor Greg Woodworth Eileen WooMing Rex Wooming Lana Wright Russell Wyatt Jocelyne Yelle Bonnie Young Judy Zachariassen Andy Ze-Jeng Hung Margaret Zurbrigg My Crossroads experience to Lesotho in 1975 fundamentally changed my view of the world. I ve continued to support CCI ever since because the organization has strived to ensure that its work is as relevant today as it was in the 70 s working with partners around the globe for change, tolerance and justice on a fragile planet. Randy A. Pepper, Partner, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt (Lesotho 1975) 19 CANADIAN CROSSROADS INTERNATIONAL