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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Community Capacity Building"”.
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Community capacity building : a role for neighbourhood houses in community revitalization
… period of rapid change prompting concerns about community fragmentation. By building social cohesion and revitalizing civic participation, community development is viewed by many as a remedy to offset the weakening of community ties. This thesis explores how a community agency- based worker might …
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Understanding the Role of Sport for Development in Community Capacity Building in a Refugee Camp in Tanzania
… health initiatives, and a tool for sustainable community development (SDP IWG, 2008; UNIATF, 2003). Often, a fundamental goal of such programs is community capacity building. However, despite this increase in attention, data regarding benefits of these programs remains anecdotal, without a …
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Communities in Action: Participatory Assessments as an Initial Stage in Critical Consciousness Raising and Community Capacity Building
… paper presents the findings of two participatory community assessments conducted in Punta Raton and El Venado, two small coastal towns in Southern Honduras. The community assessments were designed and implemented to establish a baseline of community awareness and action, an important step in …
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Community vulnerability and capacity in post-disaster recovery: the cases of Mano and Mikura neighbourhoods in the wake of the 1995 Kobe earthquake
… a particular focus on the relationship between community vulnerability and capacity. Few studies have examined these interactions, even though vulnerability reduction is recognized to be a vital component of community recovery. Drawing from literature on disaster recovery, community development, …
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SPORT E COMMUNITY CAPACITY A BERGAMO: DALL¿ANALISI DI COMUNITÀ ALLO SVILUPPO DEL PROFILO SPORTIVO DI COMUNITÀ
… di comunità, l’esplorazione del nesso sport e community capacity (CC) e la definizione di strumenti applicativi che possano individuare caratteristiche e potenzialità dello sport in processi di community capacity building, offrendo un contributo alla ricerca di tipo analitico, metodologico e …
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Building community capacity in the rebuilding of New Orleans : the role of philanthropic funders post-Katrina
How can funders strengthen community capacity in post-Katrina New Orleans? Residents of low-income, minority neighborhoods have historically faced government neglect, and consequently distrust decisionmakers, in a city of extreme race and class segregation. These communities are now being …
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Resident-Led Urban Agriculture And The Hegemony Of Neoliberal Community Development: Eco-Gentrification In A Detroit Neighborhood
… to understand the utilization of neoliberal community-based development—which advocates free-market schemes to development, and a refocus from institutional and structural causes of poverty to endogenous community forces (social capital and community capacity building)—by low-income residents …
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Modular Plancha Cookstove Design for Capacity Building in Santa Catarina, Guatemala
… and cooking experience of women in the community while helping families save wood fuel. Through the Guatemala-based non-profit, Link4, women and builders in Santa Catarina co-designed, prototyped, and user-tested a cookstove that could be manufactured locally for community capacity …
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FOOD JUSTICE IN POST-INDUSTRIAL US CITIES: THE ROLE OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
… food-based programs and events tied with community capacity building efforts. Statistical relationships between PFIVI scores and NPO-driven programs showed spatial mismatch issues between the programs and community needs in some neighborhoods. This research also highlighted other …
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An Exploration of Emerging Collaborative Conservation Strategies to Support Sustainable Development in the United States
… as practiced by conservation land trusts and community landcare groups, as well as by faculty and staff at land grant universities. The first paper included in this dissertation explores "Conservation 2.0" strategies being developed and employed by land trust across the US to integrate social …
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From services to ideological formation: Building community agency in Palestine
… organizations (NGOs) can lead to progressive community change. While locally grounded in the socio-political context of Palestine, this research addresses broader questions concerning the role of organizational ideology in community and social changes specifically in the Middle East. This is …
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Co-creating an art-based livelihood development in West Bengal: an actor-oriented ethnographic approach
… To understand how a model, a road map for community-led cultural tourism, was co-created, it is important to trace the preproduction (community capacity building) and post-production (marketing and promotion) activities. By following the actors and resources that were brought together, how …
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Collective leadership for community action: A case-based inquiry into supporting digital literacy initiatives
… efforts, as well as increased understandings of community-based initiatives. One challenge faced by communities is how to support the development of digital literacies in their citizens for not just long-term success in an increasingly technology-reliant life but also to meet social and economic …
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Developing a place-centred approach to sustainable development solutions for Namatala Slum, Mbale Municipality, Uganda
… sustainable development and the degree to which community capacity building is functioning. The main aim of this study was to develop a place-centred approach for considering sustainable development solutions for Namatala slum. Data for the analysis of place-specific problems, challenges and …
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Healthy and Livable Pittsburg Initiative: Master of Public Health Culminating Experience
<p> Contra Costa Health Services Department of Community Wellness and Prevention sole purpose is to improve the environmental, social and economic conditions that contribute to poor health, and support a quality of life that promotes the health and well being of all residents within the county, …
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Stewardship gardening: multifarious meanings through community, ecology, and food
… the motives of stewardship gardening and the capacity that lies within. Eleven gardeners were asked a series of questions in an open, colloquial format about spirituality, stewardship, and environmental ethics in relation to gardening. From these interviews, themes of situation, human ecology, …