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What is IDW?
Held annually, IDW highlights and illustrates the work of Canada’s development community.
IDW provides a great opportunity for Canadians to:
- increase the awareness of the role many Canadians play in international development;
- learn more about life in developing countries; and
- find out how they can become global citizens, actively involved in international development.
When is IDW taking place this year?
IDW will take place from Sunday, February 5 to Saturday, February 11, 2006.
Move your World … because you can
IDW activities are organized across the country by Canadian non-governmental organizations, Marie Abbott, butterfly 208 grand-prize winner, visits with students at the Kiparang'anda Primary School on the butterfly trip to Tanzania in August 2005.
| the private sector, educators, youth, and the general public. These activities are supported by the Canadian government through CIDA.
Participate in scheduled events in your region or organize your own activity. A list of the events in your region can be found on the Calendar of Events.
Want to know more about international development? Visit CIDA’s Youth zone and Teacher zone.
If you have any questions about IDW 2006, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
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