In the bid to defeat homelessness the NZ coalition has put out an article that outlines issues and recomendations to demolish Homlessness in New Zealand. An abstract The problem has a low profile as a policy issue, partly due to low public awareness. There has been a lack of consensus about how homelessness is defined, … Continue reading The NZ coalitions bid to defeat homelessness
Poverty
Tools to beat poverty.
This website provides bright ideas for battling poverty from different perspectives, These include working with new partners, creating new financing tools, and leveraging new technologies to bring opportunites to struggling Americans. Click here for access
Community Development and Health: guidance on the application of community development approaches to different aspects of anti-poverty and social inclusion work – Siobhán Lynam (Combat Poverty Agency)
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
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
GLOBAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT EXCHANGE 