Community
Development
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Community
Group of interacting people, living
in some proximity. It also defined
through physical location, it has
precise boundaries that are readily
understood and accepted by others.
Community refers to social unit
larger than a household that shares
common values and social cohesion.
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Development
The term development often
carries an assumption of growth and
expansion. During the industrial era,
development was strongly connected
to increased speed, volume and size.
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Community Development
Community Development is a
broad term applied to the practices
and academic disciplines of civic
leaders, activist, involved citizens and
professionals to improve various
aspects of local communities.
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Effective Community Development should be:
-long term endeavour
-well-planned
-inclusive and equitable
-holistic and integrated into the bigger picture
-initiated and supported by community members
-grounded in experience that leads to best
practices.
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Community Development is a grassroots process
by which communities:
-become more responsible
-organize and plan together
-develop healthy lifestyle option
-empower themselves
-reduce poverty and suffering
-create employment and economic opportunities
-achieve social, economic, evironmental goals.
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Community Development seeks to
improve quality of life. Effective
community development results in
mutual benefit and shared
responsibility among community
members.
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It recognizes:
-the connection between social,
cultural, environmental and economic
matters
-the diversity of interest within the
community
-its relationship to building capacity
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Community development helps to build
community capacity in order to
address issues and take advantage of
opportunities, find common ground
and balance competing interests.
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Quiz. Quiz.
1. Group of interacting people living in some
proximity.
2. It carries an assumption of growth and
expansion.
3. Term applied to the practices and
academic disciplines of leaders, activist,
involved citizens to improve various
aspects of local communities.
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4. Effective Community development should
be well-planned.
5. Effective community development should
be short term endeavour.
6. It should be separated into the smaller
picture.
7. Through community development,
community become more responsible.
8. Community able to organize and plan
together.
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9. Community development doesn’t
recognize the connection between social,
cultural and environmental matters.
10. Community development seeks to
improve quality of life.
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