Dhaka ICA which is a newly recognized ICA in Bangladesh,
has been learning by doing since its inception in October 2002 through undertaking
a Group Facilitation Skills training attended by then ICAI Vice President
for Asia and the Pacific Mr. Tatwa P. Timsina. This training was possible
only for ICA Nepal’s support and it made 25 NGO professionals aware of ICA tools
and techniques. Since then ICA Nepal has been serving as mentor ICA for ICA
in Bangladesh.
Under the close cooperation and guidance of ICA
Nepal, Dhaka ICA team led by Mr. Mohammad Azizur Rahman has been making
efforts to establish ICA ToP (Technology of Participation) system in Bangladesh.
Mr. Rahman graduated with honors and masters in sociology from Bangladesh and later
master’s in regional development planning and management from Germany became very
interested to work with ICA as his interest and academic background corresponds
to ICA’s focal point - participation. Aziz is the person first learned how to start
an ICA and has shown his tremendous potentialities for ICA work as recognized by
Mr. Timsina (ICA Nepal), Mr. Shankar (ICA India) and Mr. John (ICA Australia) and
Ms Judith (USA) and so on later on. Dhaka ICA team comprising faculties and graduates
of universities from relevant fields including sociology, planning, social work,
economics, public administration, accounting and arts, dedicated and committed to
ICA work, could continue its move and drive for future considering the varied scope
and potentialities for ICA methods and approaches focusing human factor in development.