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DiverseCity onBoard receives UN Intercultural Innovation Award

At the fourth UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) Forum in Doha, the DiverseCity onBoard project won second prize in the Intercultural Innovation Awards. DiverseCity OnBoard was chosen from over 400 proposals from 70 countries considered for the award.

Watch video of Cathy Winter, DiverseCity onBoard Manager, receiving the award:

According to the UNAOC: “This award represents a new kind of partnership between the private sector and the UN system, aiming to select highly innovative projects that promote dialogue and inter-cultural understanding and to make a vital contribution to safety and peace in societies around the world.”

“We are extremely honoured to receive this award,” says Maytree President, Ratna Omidvar, “but also excited about the possibilities of bringing this project to the attention of global partners working towards similar goals in civil society. We encourage all of them to look at DiverseCity onBoard as something they can replicate in their communities.”

More about DiverseCity onboard with Cathy Winter:

Replication information for the project can be found on their site.

Related links:

• Intercultural Innovation Award
• Announcement – International Recognition for GTA Diversity Initiative
• DiverseCity onBoard
• DiverseCity on Board – a Cities of Migration Good Idea in immigrant integration
• DiverseCity – the GreaterTorontoLeadership Project
• Maytree blog – celebrating DiverseCity onboard
• Replication toolkit for DiverseCity OnBoard

The DiverseCity onBoard project is a partnership of Maytree and the Greater Toronto CivicAction Alliance, with funding support from the Province of Ontario.