Mobilizing Assets for Citizen-led Development

Coady International Institute

Sep 23-Oct 11 2013

Objectives, Timetable and Assignments

By the end of the program, we expect you to be able to:

Distinguish externally-driven development from community or citizen-led development

Understand how citizen-led development is affected by Your own behaviour and attitudes The culture of the institution you

represent

And….

Understand where ideas about an asset-based approach to community development have come from

Understand how to use a range of tools to stimulate an asset-based citizen-led approach.

Understand the different roles and perspectives of stakeholders involved in citizen-led development (Community organizations, NGOs, Local Government, private sector organizations etc.)

Identify ways in which the principles (and in some cases the tools) of asset-based and citizen-driven development can be applied in their communities of place or interest

And…

Critically evaluate the linkages between: community level practice, the larger institutional context, the policy environment.This will help us see the potential

capacity of community members to control and sustain the development process.

Methods

Teaching methods used in the course include: Mini-presentations Case studies (some drawn from

participants’ own experience) Group simulation exercises (for applying

tools) Field visits (2+) Films Small group discussions

Materials

If requested, participants will get hard copies of powerpoints used in the course at the end of each week.

PDFs of all powerpoints, will be available to Certificate participants to download at the end of the course (Diploma participants will get soft copies at the end of the Diploma).

TimetableMobilizing Assets for Community-Driven Development Certificate Course 2013

Week 1 MondaySeptember 23

TuesdaySeptember 24

WednesdaySeptember 25

ThursdaySeptember 26

Friday September 27

8.30 Orientation Prepare forfield visit: St. Andrews  Field visit: Leave at 9.00am

Overview of ABCD tools and principles   Appreciative Interviews

   Community Map

Power Walk  Discussion of power to, power with, power within, power over + dimensions of power

10.30 Field visit: St. Andrews Association mapping of participants

Introduce Transect Walk   Antigonish Walk About

“Nobody has Nothing” Individual Skills Inventory  

12.00 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch  

2.00 Introductions and Overview (Start at 1:00pm) Community-Driven Development  

Debrief field visit    Assets, Needs and Citizens

Introduction to your NEW community

Antigonish Walk About Film festival: Films illustrating social, individual, natural and physical assets

3.45 Introduce 1st AssignmentDue at 9:00pm to Brianne Peters: bpeters@stfx.ca

Danger of a Single story

Association Mapping Apply transect to your community

  Cultural assets:Antigonight Sept 27, 28

Timetable: Week 2Week 2 Monday

September 30TuesdayOctober 1

WednesdayOctober 2

ThursdayOctober 3

Friday October 4

8.30 Identifying Economic Opportunity: Community Economic Analysis

Linking and Mobilizing  Action Planning: Low Hanging Fruit Prepare Presentations

Field visit:Havre Boucher

ABCD in the context of emerging trends in development

 Discuss readings  Panel discussion: ABCD around the world (Skype)

10.30 Identifying Economic Opportunity: Community Economic Analysis

Presentations   

ABCD in Ethiopia

12.00 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch

2.00 Tools/Methods: Leaky Bucket

Presentations Institutional Assets

 

3.45 Tools/Methods:Leaky Bucket 

Field visit preparation

     

Country-specific reading groups    Reading assignment   

Community-Led Value Chain Analysis

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Timetable: Week 3

Week 3 MondayOctober 7

TuesdayOctober 8

WednesdayOctober 9

ThursdayOctober 10

Friday October 11

8.30 Plan out possibilities for different group field work

ABCD applications in communities of identity

Critiques of ABCD/Challenges

Preparation of individual assignments

Individual presentations

10.30 Role of outsiders Preparation of individual assignments

  Course evaluations: Most Significant Learning

12.00 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch

2.00 Preparation of individual assignments: Monday Morning Question

Individual presentations

Graduation

3.45 Individual presentations

Evaluation

Overall classroom/field participation 20%

Community-driven development story (Individual - 1page - Due Sept. 24 by 8: 30 am)

20%

In-class presentation (Group - September 24) 20%

In-class presentation (Group - October 1-3) 20%

Individual presentation (October 4-5) 20%

Total 100%