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The United Nations defines community development broadly as "a process where community members come together to take collective action and generate solutions to common problems." [1] and the International Association for Community Development defines it as both a practice based profession and an academic discipline.
Community-based approaches to development, also called community-driven development (CDD), seek to empower local communities to identify and implement the projects they most need. Researchers evaluated the impact of a national community-driven development program in the Philippines on governance, social capital, and socio-economic welfare.
Jun 8, 2023 · Community development is a dynamic and participatory approach aimed at enhancing the well-being and quality of life within a specific community. It involves engaging community...
Feb 5, 2020 · The discussion has showed that communities, GOs and NGOs, corporates, and philanthropies are engaged in community development work and they follow a range of community development approaches that focus on community participation and strengths (assets), empowerment, livelihood, human rights, and social development.
The Demographic and Social Development Profile discusses sub-sectors on Population, the Status of Well-Being which includes Health, Education, Social Welfare Services, Housing, Sports and Recreation
Apr 10, 2014 · Since 2002, a community-driven development project backed by the World Bank has benefited more than 1.6 million households in the Philippines through almost 6,000 projects providing new water systems, school buildings, day care centers, health stations, and post-harvest facilities among others.
UP College of Social Work and Community Development. CSWCD’s development praxis is anchored on people’s participation and empowerment, personal and social transformation, solidarity with marginalized groups, and gender-responsiveness.
The “Redefined Community School” is an alternative community-based educational model, distinctly focused on providing the appropriate learning opportunities for individuals of impoverished communities, as the critical foundation towards their community’s development.
The Department of Community Development (DCD) offers undergraduate, diploma and graduate programs that seek to educate, train, and nurture competent development professionals who are committed to people’s empowerment and participation, sustainable development, and gender equity.
Community development is the process of increasing the strength and effectiveness of communities, improving peoples’ quality of life, and enabling people to participate in decision making to achieve greater long-term control
