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IACD Annual Report '08 (Published February '09)

"The experiences I have shared with my IACD colleagues have strengthened my zeal and passion for being a responsible and devoted person in advancing community development causes across the world and most importantly, appreciating the global diversities that are important for our existence", writes new IACD President Alex Ruhunda in this round-up of the Association's 2007-2008 events and activities.

Community capacity building: Definitions, scope, measurements and critiques

Gary Craig

A paper prepared for the OECD added October 2007

Asset Based Community Development Resource

Although the ABCD approach is well developed internationally and its core values well understood by practitioners in the UK and Ireland, there has been little explicit application of the approach in community development policy and practice. The purpose of this work therefore is to help inform future asset based community development initiatives in the UK.

The report outlines a range of international perspectives from the literature, predominantly that which is published in English. It explores the ways in which the work has developed and some problematic areas and critical voices as well. There are preliminary lessons to be learnt from this experience for those wishing to incorporate an ABCD approach in the UK and Ireland.

What in the World Final Report

This exciting new report explores some questions, innovations, ideas and case studies related to five themes that emerged from the first phase of a research project entitled ‘What in the World?'.

These themes were identified by community development practitioners in the United Kingdom as being ones they would most value learning about from other practitioners around the world. The themes are:

  1. Environment/Sustainable community development
  2. Capacity building and training
  3. Refugees and migration
  4. Women and Children
  5. NGO Regulation and Governance issues

Each theme is explored in this booklet by examining some of the key elements of the theme, picking out some important issues relating to the theme from literature sources, and bringing to life some case studies that illustrate different dimensions of the themes.

Community development and information technology International case studies

By Margie Scotts With Gary Craig and Tara O'Leary

This report is a second collection of case studies from many different contexts worldwide - from Pacific Region, Europe and North America and covering a range of social and economic issues, including housing poverty, education and social exclusion. The nine case studies are all reported to a standard format to assist comparison between them.

Price £8 plus £2 postage and packing (£10/$15/Euro15)

How to Order

Make cheques payable to the 'IACD' and sent to

Tara O' Leary
Development Officer
International Association for Community Development PO BOX 23680
EH6 6XX
Scotland
UK

The earlier volume, Volume 1, is also available at the same price, ISBN 1903704 14 6

Special Price

The two volumes are available together at the special price of £12 plus £3 p/p (£15/$22/Euro22)

Community Development Journal: An International Forum CDJ/IACD Special Issue

Volume 37 Number 4 October 2002
Oxford University Press
Price: FREE! (please include £5 to cover P&P)

This includes contributions
'Local people rebuilding local economies' - Anne Jennings
'Rituals: emotions, community faith in soul and the messiness of life' - Ronald Hustedde and Betty King
'Environmental justice: a crucial link between environmentalism and community development' - Mick Hillman

How to order

Make cheques payable to the 'IACD' and sent to

Tara O' Leary
Development Officer
International Association for Community Development PO BOX 23680
EH6 6XX
Scotland
UK

Training for rural community development activists in rural United Kingdom and Ireland

Report April 2006 by: Prof Gary Craig, James Derounian and Ruth Garbutt

This report outlines a research project commissioned in 2005 by The Carnegie UK Trust. The purpose of the research was to identify any current training in rural community development, or aspects of it, for volunteers/local activists in England, Ireland, N Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Does ABCD delivery social Justice?

Report from IACD seminar held during the CIVICUS world assembly in Glasgow. It explores asset based community development (ABCD) and social justice from several international perspectives.

Rural Community Development in Scotland and Kentucky

The Report from the Rural Community Development in Scotland and Kentucky event on 8 September 2005 in Inverness Scotland is now available for download.