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The ICA Côte d’Ivoire preschool education project is in its fifth year with a Canteen was added in 2024. Two groups from the village of Mlankouassikro have used some of their savings for the young people from the village of Kouabo asking us to install two AVEC groups in their homes in January 2025. ICA Nepal conducted a needs assessment in quality education and WASH in Bishnupur Rural Municipality and Golbazar Municipality in Siraha district. In June the ICA Nepal Environment Team celebrated with the Shree Kali Devi Secondary School students through the 'Plastic Free School' initiative aimed at reducing single-use plastic. ICA Spain is doing Conciliation training sponsored by the Anna Lindh foundation. In ICA Kenya two womens group members in Kajiado County have purchased a Solar Energy Home Kit to encourage others to save for the kits. The climate change training facilitated by ICA Kenya has influenced Kombuni & Natulenge SHGs in Kenya to continue with environmental conservation - tree planting and vegetable growing. The 9th Global Conference on Human Development to be held in Zimbabwe in Oct 2025 has already begun launching new projects. ToP Trainers from USA will lead facilitation training. A sustainable community development initiative is being launched at the conference for all of Africa. In Chile a succession and strategic planning process is now underway signalling the beginning of a new era of participatory leadership in San Pedro de Atacama Lampa Santiago and Vina del Ma