2. CUI Mandate
• non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the
quality of life in urban areas across Canada and
around the world.
• an independent body committed to improving
policy making, governance and management for
city regions by encouraging a better understanding
of contemporary urban issues.
4. Four Centers
• education and
research
• urban leadership
• community assets
• international
partnerships
5. CUI in the Philippines
Urban Partnerships Project Philippines
(UPP-Philippines) is a component of the
International Urban Partnership Program (I-
UPP), funded by a contribution from the
Canadian Partnership Branch (CPB) of the
Canadian International Development
Agency (CIDA).
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9. UPP Philippines supports the continued
thrust towards operationalizing the subsidiarity
principles contained in the 1991 Local Government
Code, which aims to build the capacity of local
authorities and empower communities in local
decision-making to enhance urban
governance as a contribution to urban
sustainability and poverty reduction.
10. UPP Philippines generates new
knowledge for advancing urban
sustainability and poverty reduction
in city-regions through participation
in local, regional and national
knowledge networks.
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13. LGUs : Guimaras Province,
Iloilo City, Pavia,
Leganes, Oton, San
Miguel, Sta. Barbara
municipalities
area : 988.67 sq. kms.
population : 806,549(2006 projected )
barangays : 433
31. • technical assistance
• capacity and leadership development
• process facilitation
• policy advice
• project management advisory service
• urban symposia and applied research
• and…
Approaches
34. CUI-CIDA Internship Program
• The Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) Philippine Office
has been hosting Canadian interns since 1999.
• The internship is part of the Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA)'s International Youth
Internship Program (IYIP) employment program for
young Canadian professionals (ages 19 to 30 inclusive)
that offers post-secondary graduates the opportunity to
gain valuable international development work
experience.
• CIDA is one of the departments delivering International
Internships in the Career Focus stream of the federal
government's Youth Employment Strategy (YES)
35. CUI-CIDA Internship Program
• Internships contribute to building excellence and skills
among Canadian youth about to enter the knowledge
economy, in the very specialized field of international
development that is an important service export of our
country.
• The internships build not only professional and social
skills of Canadian youth, but also instill traits of flexibility
and adaptability thereby strengthening their ability to
work in foreign cultures.
• The increased knowledge gained by the interns related
to international development, sustainable development
and good governance at the local level will help to assist
Canadian youth to succeed in the labor market upon
their return to Canada.
36. CUI-CIDA Internship Program
• Internships funded through CIDA’s International Youth
Internship Program are designed to provide entry-level
professional work experience to recent graduates of
university degree programs related to urban
management, local government, planning and other
associated fields who are interested in pursuing their
first international development, career-related work
experience.
• It is open to youth 30 years of age or under, who are
citizens of Canada or Canadian landed immigrants
37. CUI interns as young development
specialists in the Philippines
Canadian and Filipino young professionals
serve as:
• Knowledge Management Specialist
• Urban and Regional Planner
• Local Economic Development Specialist
• Policy Adviser
• Environmental Planner
38. Contributing to urban sustainability in the
Philippines
Supporting the Legal and Policy Framework for
Environmental Rehabilitation in Guimaras
39. Contributing to urban sustainability in the
Philippines
Guisi Community-Based Tourism
Rehabilitation Support Project
40. Contributing to urban sustainability in the
Philippines
Barangay Salvacion Tourism Promotion
and Development Support Project
41. Contributing to urban sustainability in the
Philippines
MIDC State of Local Governance Report (SLGR)
Provides direction and a
basis for strengthening the
Metro Iloilo Development
Council’s (MIDC) strategic
priorities
42. Contributing to urban sustainability in the
Philippines
Conservation Planning
and Development
Guidelines for the
Downtown Central
Business District (CBD)
Heritage Zone in heritage
planning
43. Contributing to urban sustainability in the
Philippines
MIGEDC ICT
assessment, State of
Implementation of the
MIGEDC GIS
programme and the
Remote Sensing in
MIGEDC reports
44. Contributing to urban sustainability in the
Philippines
Regional SWM
Situational
Analysis for
Metro Iloilo
Guimaras
45. Contributing to urban sustainability in the
Philippines
assisting the implementation of
demonstration projects
48. Contributing to urban sustainability in the
Philippines
Regional Local Governance Resource Center
(RLGRC) and Western Visayas Urban
Observatory websites
www.lgrc6.org.ph
www.wvuo.org.ph
49. A facility that allows sharing and
generating ideas on-line as an initial
step in building a body of development
knowledge in a faster, cheaper and an
innovative way of convening,
connecting and communicating with
urban stakeholders.
50. A work alliance of the City of Iloilo, the
Municipalities of Oton, San Miguel, Pavia,
Leganes, Sta. Barbara, and the Province of
Guimaras designed to help address the
area’s emerging problems brought about by
rapid urbanization and the spatial
development challenges of tourism and
economic development.
51. As a strengthened task group, the
MIGEDC formulates, implements,
coordinates and monitors programs,
projects and activities that support
the Mega-Region Economic
Development Strategic Framework
of the National Government.
52. CUI internship in the Philippines: Status
Knowledge Management
Specialist – Ian Malczewski
is a Master’s candidate in
Environmental Studies at
York University, Toronto,
Canada. His research and
work focuses on Urban
Planning and Environmental
Education as connected
through the discipline of
Storytelling
53. CUI internship in the Philippines: Status
Filipino Youth
Internship. To get the
Filipino youth involved
in the project, we will be
accepting application for
internship. This will give
chance to young
Filipinos to be involved
in the work of promoting
good governance and
sustainable
development.
54. Reawakening the Filipino tradition of
‘bayanihan’
• Reawakening the Filipino tradition of bayanihanbayanihan has
been an overarching theme of CUI’s program in the
Philippines.
• The term comes from the Tagalog words bayanbayan
(community) and anihananihan (harvest) and has its origins in
the tradition of a community coming together for harvest
and sharing in the fruits of their efforts.
• Today the term refers to communal effort in which
shared challenges are overcome through community
unity, cooperation and partnership.
55. Reawakening the Filipino tradition of
‘bayanihan’
Our program is placing emphasis on
localizing MDGs within urban governance
processes, helping local authorities to
realize national and global poverty
eradication goals.
56. Reawakening the Filipino tradition of
‘bayanihan’
The CUI project team,
together with the Canadian
and Filipino youth, will work
toward promoting the
achievement of good urban
governance, the creation of
sustainable cities, the
improvement of the quality
of urban life, and the
eventual reduction of urban
poverty while reawakening
the bayanihanbayanihan spirit.
