IACD's 2011 Community Leadership Programme, 9th-18th October, India

Travel to India with IACD in October, 2011 to build your understanding of community development and its role in creating change. The closing date for applications is now the 31st of August, 2011. Download the CLP Brochure and Application form by clicking here.

Community Leadership Programme
The Community Leadership Programme (CLP) is organised by the International Association for Community Development and the Development Support Team (India).
With over 10 years' experience in programs dealing with community development, travel and learning, IACD and our Indian facilitators will ease your entry into the country and the communities and villages we visit.
Participants will travel together with local programme partners, to experience firsthand how economically poor and marginalised people are organising themselves to overcome poverty and injustice. We will focus on building a deep understanding of the role of participation and dialogue in community development and change processes.

Small voluntary community organisations in developing countries are
creating change and hope in the lives of many people. As we visit these
organisations and villages we will learn from their experience and then
use this experience on our return home.

The Program is not designed to train you for overseas work nor to equip you for work on development projects. What it will do is to give you an effective analysis and deeper understanding of community mobilising and community building techniques in real life settings. 
 
Programme Content :
The IACD Community Leadership Programme is being offered to community development practitioners from around the world in quest for a more meaningful experience of community development in the Indian context. Participants should be able to communicate easily in English.
The Community Leadership Programme 2011, October 9th to 18th.  
The exposure thus covers ;

• Building a context for the participants, through sessions organized over a two-day period on the Indian socio-economic and political scenario and processes. Besides, this there are inputs on the history and policy practices of Community Development.   
• Field visits to Community Based Organizations, which demonstrate the active participation of the community to address their development needs with a thrust on the role of leadership.
• Sessions for reflection and discussions on the field visit observations.
• Community Development processes inclusive of community mobilization, promotion of appropriate ‘Peoples Organizations’ and peoples institutions to enhance the community development processes focusing on policy and advocacy.   

The Community Leadership Programme will provide the participants with an opportunity to directly interact with the community members, dialogue with experts on community development and learn about the Indian context, thereby gaining insights into the processes and impact of community development, while drawing parallels to their own work from the learnings.  
 
Programme Cost:
The cost will be £1,200 per person (not including international  travel, insurance  and other personal costs). A refundable deposit of £300 will be required on application for this programme.
Programme Facilitation :

The Community Leadership Programme is facilitated by two very experienced Development Professionals, who are deeply involved in the development sector. At different stages of the Community Leadership Programme, their wide experience helps in bringing about a deeper understanding on development issues in the local, national and global context.  

Mrs Harvinder Bedi - Affectionately known as Mini, Mrs Bedi is the managing director of the Indian NGO the Development Support Team and is the Asia Director for the International Association for Community Development. She was for over 30 years the India field director for Community Aid Abroad and subsequently Oxfam Australia. Mini also has over 20 years' experience in study tours and learning programs through India and has facilitated many groups from Australia. She brings a wealth of practical grass roots experience and many stories of village level change and development.

Dr. Ingrid Burkett - Ingrid lectured in the School of Social Work at the University of Queensland and worked for Oxfam Australia as Learning Development Co-ordinator. She specializes in local and international community economic development and is interested in links between community development, community economic development and community cultural development. She has had a long experience of grassroot community development work in India and has been lending technical support to the CLP. Ingrid is currently working on the establishment of a community enterprise and works with Foresters ANA Mutual Society. She is the Oceania Director and Acting President of the International Association for Community Development.  
 
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED 
Please download the brochure and application form below and return to Jackie Arreaza, IACD Administrator: jackie.arreaza@iacdglobal.org