Integrated Economic and Social Development Roundtable 1
Self Reliance through Community Businesses
Markham, ON, May 15, 2009: Looking at the current economic situation and continuous deteriorating living conditions for vulnerable community members, Human Endeavour has been exploring innovative ideas in social economic development that would help vulnerable community members through self reliance and by establishing socially responsible individual and/or community businesses.
Human Endeavour and its partners including conducted a roundtable discussion session on May 15th, 2009 with community organizations, businesses and its partners to share its research of economic and social trends and to explore innovative & non traditional ideas in social & economic development. There were three presentations by Noor Din Founder & Executive Director Human Endeavour, Mark Ventry Ontario Cooperative Association & Ranjit Kumar former CEO of Foundation for International Training (FIT), identifying the need of a new social and economic system.
The event was attended by representatives of 50 plus organizations, non profit & government agencies. The first step of information/research sharing was done in the roundtable. Second step involves participation and feedback from all interested organizations, agencies and individuals to identify some businesses and key areas, and create ways to implement these ideas. It was decided that the next consultation session would be a presentation of concrete steps and identified partners to be held on July 10, 2009.
The roundtable was held at the Markham Civic Centre and space was donated by the City of Markham.
Presentations from this event are availabel on Human Endeavour website www.humanendeavour.org under EPIC. For more info, please contact Noor Din 416-726-3252
