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Subscribers might like to know that the Commonwealth Foundation's Open Grants Call is now accepting applications. The organisation is especially interested to receive applications from organisations in eligible small and vulnerable states. Eligible organisations can apply for a grant worth between £15,000-£30,000 per year for projects that lead to meaningful and constructive engagement between civil society and government. More details can be found at this link.

A Community Society - Glebe

Glebe is a suburb of Sydney (Australia) that fringes the harbour. For over 50 years a community body, The Glebe Society, has joined together to advance: Community · Environment · Heritage. The membership committee initiates a range of activities to engage, reveal and celebrate the uniqueness of this area.

Latest from the Commonwealth Foundation

The Commonwealth Foundation is one of the Commonwealth's three intergovernmental agencies alongside the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Commonwealth of Learning. The role of the incoming Director-General - currently Anne Therese Gallagher AO - ensures she is also the Commonwealth's Ambassador for Civil Society.

Indonesian and Malaysian Youths Collaborate on FARM-iLAB: An Innovation Laboratory for Sustainable Organic Farming

Two YSEALI East-West Center USA program graduates, Fahmi Dwilaksono (Indonesia) and Lum Jason (Malaysia) recently created an innovation laboratory called FARM-iLAB through the support of East-West Center Alumni Incubator Program. This project promotes sustainable organic farming systems to young farmers in Southeast Asia.

Cultural Competence Resource

Australia is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, 28% of residents were born in another country and almost 50% have at least one parent born elsewhere. The Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), a hybrid-funded Australian public broadcasting radio, online, and television network, has recently developed a Cultural Competence Program (CCP) online training course for individuals and organisations.

Newsletter & International Interfaith Peace Conference

The latest edition of the Multi-faith, Multicultural Centre Newsletter is available to view at this link. Coming up is the 20 June morning 'Silence for Peace' Meditation Workshop to be held at the Toowoomba St James Anglican Church. A regular feature of this Centre and Interfaith Working Group is the Voices of Faith radio broadcast.

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Quality of Life in Adult Learning

The Adult Higher Education Alliance (AHEA), USA, announces its annual conference for 8-9 March 2018, Orlando, Florida with the theme: "Quality of Life in Adult Learning". The purpose of this Alliance is to help institutions of higher education develop and sustain learning environments and programs suitable for adults.

An insight into the extensive work of a community-driven initiative

Our meeting with Meiling and Haniff of the Multi-faith Multicultural Centre, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia provided an insight into the extensive work of this community-driven initiative linked to the Pure Land Learning College Association Inc., www.interfaith-harmony.org and https://www.facebook.com/MMC.Toowoomba/.

Happy New Year from Place Partners: two Sydney case studies

Place Partners is an Australian group looking a improving physical space and place for people engagement and enjoyment. Here are two case studies that demonstrate the place transformations achieved: Drummoyne Village and a Telco campus (Optus Centre), both in Sydney.

Commonwealth Foundation: October 2017 Newsletter & Grants

Having just returned from the discussions of PASCAL's "Trends2017" Pretoria international conference, it was interesting to note a blog from the recent South African Development Community - Civil Society Forum. Issues of collectivity and collaboration were again at the fore [see the Commonwealth Foundation: October 2017 Newsletter, also featured below and attached].