Description

Examples

Localized Responsibility For Planning and Action

9. Systems Development

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Working with entire systems to enable a self generated development process to take place.

Creating community based development associations structurally and collaboratively related to governmental, private and voluntary organizations.

8. Organizational Strengthening

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Developing the systems, structures and capacities to become organizationally sustainable.

Structural strengthening, Board and leadership development, management systems. Financial Sustainability

7. Generating Local Solutions

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Enabling local groups to determine their own directions and create their own initiatives.

Working with a community to determine, design and implement local development projects.

Helping People Improve their Lives

6. Human Resources Development

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Enabling people to learn ways to be more successful their own lives and activities

Training in basic skills

5. Development Education

5

Building awareness on development topics such as gender and development, the impact of poverty, environmentally sustainable approaches etc.

An example would be a workshop on the role of women.

4. Advocacy

4

Acting on behalf of a group to gain an advantage such as rallying support for a particular perspective on a topic or influencing decisions made by political bodies.

Influencing government to make programmatic and policy changes.

Providing

Basic Support

3. Establishing Basic Infrastructure

3

Putting basic structures and systems in place.

Setting up a water or a sewer system.

2. Material and Technical Support

2

Provision of physical and financial resources to developing communities and organizations.

Getting medical equipment for a clinic or providing funds for a local project.

1. Crisis Relief

1

Direct alleviation of immediate suffering such as food aid and disaster relief.

Distributing food, clothing, medical supplies etc. or managing a relief operation.