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The Fragility of Humanity

August 14, 2020

Like most people, as I sit and watch the coverage of how COVID-19 is ravaging most countries of the world and killing hundreds of thousands, especially those my own age, …

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When Results Are Not Enough

November 6, 2010

Results in an initiative, project or enterprise are imperative for many reasons.  They demonstrate progress, justify effort and funding, build confidence within and without and they build community acceptance and …

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Creating a Ukrainian CED Process

November 10, 2005

(This picture was taken after one of many training sessions that were held for all who participated in the project. Education was a major component of this Community Economic Development project.) …

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Community Economic Development

April 10, 2005

Community Economic Development (CED), the development of communities by the people that live in them, in the Canadian context, has had a very varied history and one could suggest a …

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Global Development – the local challenge

June 14, 2003

The changes taking place in society are so pervasive that they are causing fundamen­tal shifts in our thinking, atti­tudes and our approaches to development issues.  The integration of econ­omies, shifts …

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Welcome to my website!

It is intended to be a forum to communicate, share and engage with others the lessons learned from people in many countries of the world. It is my way of paying tribute to the teachers and mentors from all walks of life who shared so openly their ideas, knowledge and beliefs. Hopefully we can generate a dialogue on the importance of community in our lives; no matter where or how we live.

William Pardy

MBAA Kano Foundation

We hope to create an example that will inspire a network of small-scale foundations across Canada

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