The Futures Initiative

“Reimagining next generation global development cooperation futures” (The Futures Initiative) is a 20-month initiative funded by the International Development Research Centre that aims to help international and Canadian stakeholders identify, understand and think about alternative futures in global development cooperation to better respond to emerging challenges and strategic surprises.  

Strategic foresight tools and processes will be used to develop three plausible futures for global development cooperation and consider their implications. Through this process, the project also will raise awareness of strategic foresight tools among civil society actors engaged in global development cooperation, assess the utility of different tools, and adopt a learning orientation by identifying and disseminating lessons on how civil society and other stakeholders can make use of strategic foresight methodologies.

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Leadership and Governance Body  

Strategic Advisory Meeting Document 

Strategic Advisory Committee

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Dominique Godbout

Humanitarian Program Officer, Development and Peace-Caritas Canada
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Emmanuel Galleguillos-Côté

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Estefanía Charvet

Southern Voice
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Fraser Reilly-King

International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
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Hesbone Ndungu

The Africa Youth Trust
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Ijun Kim

UNICEF Youth Foresight Fellow
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Isabelle Kim

Global Affairs Canada
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Kate Higgins

Cooperation Canada
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Kirthi Jayakumar

The Gender Security Project
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Luc Mougeot

School of International Development and Global Studies
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Marie Lisa Dacanay

Institute for Social Entrepreneurship in Asia
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Maurine Akinyi

Programme Support Officer, Trócaire Somalia
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Nana Asantewa Afadzinu

West Africa Civil Society Institute
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Narue Shiki

United Nations Development Programme
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Nicolas Parent

Policy Analyst
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Olga Ndione

Administrative Assistant
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Paola Pierri

International Civil Society Centre
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Paul Hagerman

Director of Public Policy, Canadian Foodgrains Bank
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Peter Glenday

School of International Futures
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Rachel Wilkinson

International Civil Society Centre
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Riad Jarjour

General Secretary, Arab Group for Muslim-Christian Dialogue
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Richard Ssewakiryanga

Center for Basic Research
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Tanja Hichert

UNDP Center for Sustainability Transitions

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