Sneak peak! Listen to the series trailer here.
About Tapestry 2030
Tapestry 2030 is a new OCIC podcast and illustration series focused on the future of international cooperation and global solidarity, and the partnerships needed for gender transformative, sustainable development.
Undertaken with support from podcaster Safa Shahkhalili and illustrator Amanda Schutz, this inaugural series will share stories from OCIC members Bhutan Canada Foundation, CAP Network, CMETrust, Heart-Links | Lazos de Corazón, Inter Pares, Partners in Health Canada, Rayjon Share Care of Sarnia Inc., the YMCA of Greater Toronto, and their respective international partners.
The Tapestry 2030 series is focused on the future of international cooperation and global solidarity, and the partnerships needed for gender transformative, sustainable development. Building on our award-winning Transformations photojournalism initiative, we are launching Tapestry 2030 as an opportunity for members to contribute stories anchored in the principles for Just Recovery within the context of the pandemic.
The Latest Episodes
Tapestry 2030 launches on February 8, 2021 in celebration of International Development Week 2021. You can listen to our podcast directly through our website or on your preferred podcast player, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Podcast Addict, Podchaser, Deezer, Listen Notes, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Castro, and Castbox.
Episode 1: Building Sustainable Tourism in Bhutan
In our first episode we are in conversation with Dorji Dhradhul, the Director-General of the Tourism Council of Bhutan and Kent Schroeder, Stephen Couchman, and Catherine Smart from the Bhutan Canada Foundation. They reflect on their partnership and their shared work to restore the Trans Bhutan Trail (TBT). Find the episode transcript here.
Episode 2: Leadership in Action in Peru
In our second episode we are in conversation with Erla Hoyos Zulueta from the Centro de Formación y Promoción Humana “Santa Ángela” in Peru and Ruth Taylor from Heart-Links Lazos de Corazón in Ontario. They reflect on their partnership and their commitment to develop and train community leaders in the district of Jose Leonardo Ortiz, Chiclayo, Peru. The episode transcript can be found here.
Episode 3: Championing Education in Kenya
In our third episode we are in conversation with Victoria Sheppard, Titus Kuria, Esther Njenga, Jecinta Akoth, Jesse Jacktone and Emmanuel Angwenyi from the Canada Mathare Education Trust. They reflect on their cross-cultural team’s commitment to providing educational scholarships and various educational programs and support for young people living in Mathare, the second largest informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya. Find the episode transcript here.
Episode 4: Cultivating Relationships with the Land in Colombia
In our fourth episode we are in conversation with Nelson Buitrago Díaz and Diana Carolina Gallego Cortes from YMCA Risaralda in Colombia and Esperanza Monsalve from YMCA of Greater Toronto. They reflect on their partnership and their work on a multigenerational initiative to plant urban gardens and promote recycling in Risaralda, Colombia. Find the episode transcript here.
Episode 5: Nourishing Community in Guinea Bissau
Below is the complete publication schedule:
- Monday, Feb. 8: Bhutan Canada Foundation, Building Sustainable Tourism in Bhutan
- Thursday, Feb. 11: Heart-Links | Lazos de Corazon, Leadership in Action in Peru
- Monday, Feb 15: CMETrust, Championing Education in Kenya
- Thursday, Feb. 18: YMCA Greater Toronto, Cultivating Relationships with the Land in Colombia
- Monday, Feb. 22: Inter Pares, Nourishing Community in Guinea Bissau
- Thursday, Feb. 25: CAP Network
- Monday, Mar. 1: Rayjon Share Care, Haitian Women in the Lead
- Thursday, Mar. 4: Partners In Health, No Woman or Girl Left Behind in Malawi & Sierra Leone
Guiding Principles
The Tapestry 2030 Storytelling Initiative is guided by:
1. The Istanbul Principles for CSO Development Effectiveness, which include:
- Respect and promote human rights and social justice
- Embody gender equality and equity while promoting women and girls’ rights
- Focus on people’s empowerment, democratic ownership and participation
- Promote environmental sustainability
- Practice transparency and accountability
- Pursue equitable partnerships and solidarity
- Create and share knowledge and commit to mutual learning
- Commit to realizing positive sustainable change
2. OCIC’s gender transformative approach, which emphasizes intersectionality and presents an opportunity to further our collective work towards and policies on women’s rights and gender equality, anti-oppression and public engagement
3. The Government of Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP), feminist and integrated approach to development, which sees gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in a manner that is both targeted and cross-cutting
These principles will inform the development of partnership agreements between OCIC and participating members and their international partners as well as the multimedia artists involved, so that our mutual efforts are of significant value for all.
For questions related to the Tapestry 2030 initiative, please contact our Communications Specialist, Cari Siebrits.
