An interesting paper on Community Development and Health that includes sections on: Why health matters How community development promotes better health and addresses health inequalities Facilitating communities to work for changes towards greater health equality The current health policy context Further reading and useful contacts Read Paper Here
Poverty
The role of community development in combating poverty in Ireland.
This literature review has been commissioned to examine the evidence for the impacts of community development approaches to addressing poverty and social exclusion. The objective has been to review existing literature relating to community development approaches to tackling poverty in Ireland; examine documented evidence, analyse the nature and quality of this information; and identify research … Continue reading The role of community development in combating poverty in Ireland.
Unite for site online courses
The courses are Communities and development, Poverty and development, Precursors to development, participation and development, and how development is done, the abcd approach. Click Here for access
Community empowerment collective
This is a "cafeteria-style" collection of training material for community workers who are engaged in helping low-income communities and their people to overcome poverty. The strategies and methods described here apply equally to rural and urban contexts. It can also be useful to educators and teams initiating or upgrading community empowerment or development programs. If … Continue reading Community empowerment collective
World bank groups, “Open learning campus”
The courses are designed to be taken at your own pace, they target everything from poverty to Ebola outbreaks. From talks to doing an online course you are able to grow your mind using this interactive tool online. There is also a chance to explore other sites as this site provides an umbrella for other sites. Click … Continue reading World bank groups, “Open learning campus”
Video: ONE European Executive Director Discusses Extreme Poverty
Sep 18, 2015: Adrian Lovett, Europe Executive Director at ONE, speaks about meeting the Sustainable Development Goals target on extreme poverty. Watch full video here
