strategy
Improving existing communities
Synonyms:
Micro developmentLocal development
Undertaking community development
Offering adequate community development
Providing sufficient community development
Strengthening communities
Description:
Improving the economic, social and cultural conditions of a village, small town or city neighbourhood through having residents' plan and execute the improvements. Context:
Humans are social beings and society is comprised of individuals. Throughout generations, human beings have inevitably always lived together, grouped initially by family connection and then linked by other ties or interests. Communities give a sense of belonging: a human environment in which to express oneself, interact and grow. Ultimately, every human being belongs to the global community. Communities may evolve or be formed for different reasons, but whatever the reasons, the purpose of a community is to serve human needs. Commonality or like-mindedness play a valid part. But normally the parameters in which a community is formed will be such that the community will contain people who have differences on at least one level, be it age, nationality, ideology, culture or profession. Transcending these differences by acknowledging the common denominator of the human worth of every individual is the foundation upon which the real strength of the community can be built. Any community that is to survive and flourish must respond to the needs of its members as humans beings and seek to harmonize personal interests and those of the community as a whole. A community which fails to take account of human nature will eventually defeat its own purposes and suffer disintegration. Implementation:
UNICEF through the Bamako Initiative in West and Central Africa explored the possibility of development from below, of community participation and even of community financing. Experiences of this type exist in the region, at very different levels, ranging from traditional community-based organizations and development taxes to various committees (health, water and development) which flourished in an effort to respond the many problems and their financial implications. Counter Claim:
1. Local development does not effect large regional issues. 2. It tends to aggravate class tensions at the local level because the most developed classes may advance and the least developed may not advance at all. Narrower:
Improving coordination among public, NGOs, indigenous people and local communitiesOperating community networksRenewing local economyImproving participationUndertaking local planningDeveloping smart communitiesProviding community servicesImproving community policingProviding community securityDeveloping rural communitiesImproving community promotionUndertaking community renewalForming community partnershipsDeveloping virtual communitiesImproving community self imageStrengthening local governmentsImproving police responsivenessDeveloping community leadershipMotivating community involvementBuilding community social fabricRevitalizing community structuresCreating modern ethnic communitiesStrengthening community interactionManaging community healthImproving community street lightingFacilitating self-conscious communityForming local development associationRecreating community identity systemsDeveloping community management schemesStrengthening community communicationsEliciting community development effortImproving community service performanceDeveloping available community resourcesImproving means for community initiativeCoordinating community economic venturesBroadening corporate community activitiesImplementing basic community organizationDeveloping community operating regulationsStrengthening inclusive community structuresDeveloping socio-physical community structuresEstablishing community development corporationImplementing comprehensive community educationSupporting very small scale economic activitiesStrengthening urban environment community groupsSupporting community based programmes for the poorUndertaking local infrastructure development projectsStrengthening cooperation between developing countriesStrengthening community-based land resource protectionProviding alternative to traditional community patternsStrengthening role of indigenous peoples and communitiesImproving community care for transient urban populationsStrengthening community based rehabilitation for urban elderlyStrengthening community-based rehabilitation for urban disabledStrengthening participation of scientists in sustainable developmentStrengthening role of indigenous communities for sustainable developmentStrengthening community based rehabilitation for the handicapped in rural areasStrengthening efforts to ensure communities get adequate benefits from the use of local resourcesTraining in community water resources management Constrained by:
Blocking community actionAbstaining from community developmentLimiting community development planning Facilitated by:
Encouraging smart growthInitiating common land useHarmonious local developmentPromoting indigenous developmentConverting outmoded public buildingsEnabling practical community planningIdentifying obstacles to community achievementPromoting community self-determinationEmpowering communities Organizations:
International Association for Community Development Pan African Association for Community Development International Society for Ecology and Culture Aquatic Resource Management Programme for Local Community Africa Community Development Initiatives Community Action for Rural Development Community Development and Management Association of Africa Nippon International Cooperation for Community Development Population and Community Development Association Save the Children Federation South Pacific Centre for School and Community Development, Clayton Subjects:
Society → CommunitiesSociety → Local
Commerce → Finance
Development → Development
Development → Reform
Type Classification:
C: Cross-sectoral strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
