Community

Development

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Hello, classmates!
 Community
Development

Is a holistic approach grounded in

principles of empowerment, human
rights, inclusion, social justice, self-
determination and collective action.
What does community
development do?

• Empowers community members and

creates stronger and more connected
communities.
• Focuses on the redistribution of power to
address the causes of inequality and
disadvantage.
• Identify and take collective action on
issues in the community.
• Decides on issues to selecting and
implementing actions, and evaluation.
 Outcomes of
Community
Development
First Second Third

more empowered, such

increases in skills, that they can increasingly
knowledge, recognise and challenge
stronger and more
empowerment and self- conditions and structures
cohesive
efficacy, and experience which are leading to their
disempowerment or communities
enhanced social
inclusion and negatively impacting
community their wellbeing

connectedness
Key terms in CD

Community Consultation
• geographical area
• can also be defined based on shared
• The process of asking community
interests, identity or characteristics
members via surveys, interviews or
• refers to the citizens of the area, and
does not usually refer to service focus groups for their opinion or
providers or organisations. preference on an issue.
Key terms in CD

Participation

• refers to the full involvement and

leadership of community members in
planning, developing, delivering and
evaluating community actions or
initiatives
 Types of Community
Development Approach
Community Community Large Group
Engagement Capacity Building Capacitation
Adult education and the study of
A decision-making process is Communities may assist social psychology are at the heart
used to create social capital themselves by gaining, of this strategy. Increasing the
number of people who are either
and improve social outcomes improving, and preserving the
jobless or working part-time,
by allowing the flow of capacity to create and fulfill generally with lower levels of
knowledge. their own development education, may be one of the goals
objectives. of this program's implementation
(LLL).
 Types of Community
Development Approach
Sustainable Community-driven
Social capital
development development
formation
(CDD)
purpose of It is a strategy to economic
A method that emphasizes
simultaneously community development
the collaboration of
improving local that shifts focus from
people and big social
economies while also government to community
groupings.
safeguarding the action.
environment
 Types of Community
Development Approach
Asset-based Community-based
community participatory Community
development research (CBPR) organizing
(ABCD) the study of a method that assumes that
a strategy that aims to
community's life and conflict and social struggle
leverage the community's
issues by bringing may be a means of
strengths to ensure its
together scholars and generating collective power
long-term stability
members of the local for the weak in society
community.
 Self-determination
Principles of people and communities have the right to make
Community their own choices and decisions.

Development
Empowerment

people should be able to control and use their

own assets and means to influence.

Collective action

coming together in groups or

organisations strengthens peoples’ voices.
Principles of
Community
Development Working and
learning together
collaboration and sharing experiences is vital
to good community activity.
 PHYSICAL
FACTORS THAT
AFFECT
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
Industrial
Development
Many diseases are more
likely to strike industrialized
areas than less developed
ones because of the toxic
waste products released into
waterways and the
atmosphere by industries, as
well as because of settlement
congestion that leads to the
development of slums and, as
a result, contagious diseases.
 Community Size

Overpopulation is an undesirable
situation in which the current human
population exceeds Earth's bearing
capacity. There are several variables that
contribute to overpopulation. Many
factors contribute to overpopulation,
including lower death rates, greater
medical services, and the depletion of
vital resources. As long as the place can
support life, it's conceivable for it to
become overrun by people.
 Environment

A place's growth may be directly

influenced by its physical
surroundings. People who live in
clean environments are less
likely to become sick, whereas
people who live in unclean
environments are more likely to
get and spread illnesses.
 Factors that
limit
Climate related disease
development
01

02 A lack of natural resources 04 Being landlocked with bad

neighbours

03 Climatic hazards 05 Natural resource curse

theory
 Financial Resources

Financing a community's growth may be

challenging, and patience and flexibility are
typically required. Why? While the financial
sources originally envisioned may not come to
existence, alternative resources that had not been
considered throughout the planning phase may be
vital to guarantee that a project is fully financed.
There are several ways in which the government
provides financial assistance, including grants,
loans, counseling, and insurance. Local and state
governments manage federal payments, thus it
might be difficult to tell where the money comes
from. Governments in most jurisdictions have the
power to provide funds to nonprofits.
 Programs that can help
Community Development
 As a result, job training centers for
the jobless and aid for people in the
Decrease in community may be implemented.
Local businesses and community
unemployment rate groups may work together to
provide jobs for displaced
projects employees in order to accomplish
this aim. In addition to job-related
training and help, the programs
provide a variety of additional
services. An educational component
might be included in job-placement
initiatives aiming at decreasing the
unemployment rate.
 Programs for neighborhood
stabilization deal with issues
Neighborhood including foreclosed homes and
abandoned properties. Foreclosed
stabilization and abandoned houses in a
community might be purchased by
projects the local authority. In the end, it's
common for abandoned houses to
become focal points for a wide
range of criminal activity.
Abandoned homes may be
demolished or redeveloped as part
of a neighborhood stabilization
effort. It contributes to a brighter
economic future.
 Victims of abuse benefit from such
Domestic violence initiatives. For victims of domestic
community abuse and their children, these
organizations either build or
projects improve facilities or provide safe
havens. Survivors of domestic abuse
benefit from these programs in
terms of both their mental well-
being and their self-esteem. Victims
may also be given legal assistance
and advice on how to take action
against their abusers.
 Preventing homelessness in the
community can be accomplished
Homelessness through a variety of community
programs, including the
prevention projects improvement of facilities for the
homeless, the empowerment of low-
income families economically, and
the facilitation of public funding and
government assistance for families
with no income.
 Stable development of a community
Cultural depends on the presence of a strong
cultural component. The reputation
development of a village, town, or city may be
improved by fostering a vibrant
programs local cultural scene. Examples of
culture-based community
development projects include
forming a local chorus or municipal
orchestra.
 Adopting measures in areas other
than health care — like
Healthy transportation or food — with the
Public goal of enhancing overall well-being
is what's known as "healthy public
Policy policy." Many factors that affect our
health—such as transportation
alternatives, community design,
recreational possibilities, and access
to healthy food options—occur in
the places where we live, work, and
play, making sound public policy at
the local level particularly vital.
 Everyone in the community works together to
promote health and well-being in a
community that is healthy — government,
health care, business, education, community
Inter-Sectoral services, and the non-profit sector included.

Partnerships While local governments play an important

role in building strong communities, they
cannot do it on their own. Healthy
communities don't demand that municipalities
accept responsibility for matters that are
within the purview of other governmental
bodies. Local elected officials are instead
asked to ensure that their decision-making
reflects an inclusive, collaborative approach
to establishing communities that are both
healthy and sustainable on several levels.
 References:
• https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hpb20111110.912687/
• https://www.scdc.org.uk/who/what-is-community-development
• http://www.healthscotland.scot/health-inequalities/impact-of-
social-and-physical-environments/communities
• https://planh.ca/big-picture/how-build-healthy-communities
• https://www.smartcapitalmind.com/what-are-the-different-
types-of-community-development-projects.htm
Thank You!