Wednesday, January 09, 2008

Community Development (CD)

  • Community organizing (CO) is a form of social technology
    which aims to empower community and its people.
  • Interdisciplinary approach (IDA) is essential in ensuring
    the success of community development.
  • Cultural understanding is the missing element
    in undertaking community development.
  • There are 2 types of community organizers
    in indigenous communities.
    Those who are seeking to raise the political
    consciousness of the people to empower them
    and those who are paid by the TNCs/government
    to plan for their eviction from their ancestral land.
  • In my opinion, participatory democracy, synergy (sanib-lakas)
    and political activism are key elements of CD.

DS 112 recorded speech (alternative theories and approaches)

Present a recorded 3-minute speech about your assigned topic. Situate it in the context of the Global South. Provide an appropriate title. P...