8 Topics
5 Days
40 Sessions
Programme Overview
Training Description
- Community development practitioners
- Rural development officers
- NGO and civil society organization professionals
- Community mobilizers and facilitators
- Local and county government officials
- Community-based organization leaders
- Social development professionals
- Programme and project managers
- Participatory development practitioners
- Local economic development professionals
- Livelihoods and resilience specialists
- Youth and women's empowerment practitioners
Session Objectives
- Identify and map community assets and capacities. Facilitate resident-led initiatives and ownership. Shift focus from needs to strengths in planning. Mobilize local associations and institutions. Foster long-term, sustainable community development.
About the Course
The Asset-Based Community Development, Empowerment and Local Resource Mobilization Training Course equips participants with practical approaches for strengthening communities by identifying, mobilizing, and building upon existing local assets, skills, relationships, resources, and capacities.Participants will learn practical techniques for community asset mapping, stakeholder identification, participatory assessment, local leadership development, relationship building, community engagement, resource mobilization, partnership development, and participatory action planning.
Through case studies, mapping exercises, group activities, and community development scenarios, participants will develop skills to move beyond needs-based approaches and support community-led solutions, local ownership, collective action, and sustainable development.
The course also examines how asset-based approaches can strengthen livelihoods, social inclusion, local economic development, community resilience, youth and women's participation, and access to local resources and opportunities.
Curriculum & Topics
8 Topics | 40 Sessions
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Workshop 1.1:
Defining asset-based community development and its core principles
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Workshop 1.2:
Comparing ABCD with needs-based development approaches
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Workshop 1.3:
Understanding the philosophy of asset-based development
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Workshop 1.4:
Exploring the key building blocks of community assets
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Workshop 1.5:
The importance of focusing on strengths
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Workshop 2.1:
Learning how to conduct community asset mapping
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Workshop 2.2:
Identifying various types of community assets
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Workshop 2.3:
Utilizing participatory methods for asset identification
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Workshop 2.4:
Mapping individual skills, talents, and resources
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Workshop 2.5:
Mapping local organizations and institutions
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Workshop 3.1:
Exploring methods for mobilizing community assets
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Workshop 3.2:
Strategies for engaging community members
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Workshop 3.3:
Building partnerships and collaborations
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Workshop 3.4:
Leveraging existing resources for development
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Workshop 3.5:
Facilitating asset mobilization workshops
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Workshop 4.1:
Developing skills in facilitating community-driven planning
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Workshop 4.2:
Techniques for participatory planning processes
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Workshop 4.3:
Creating community visions and goals
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Workshop 4.4:
Developing action plans based on community assets
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Workshop 4.5:
Implementing participatory decision-making
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Workshop 5.1:
Applying ABCD tools in diverse community contexts
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Workshop 5.2:
Using ABCD in urban development
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Workshop 5.3:
Utilizing ABCD in rural development
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Workshop 5.4:
Applying ABCD in social service delivery
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Workshop 5.5:
Integrating ABCD in economic development
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Workshop 6.1:
Promoting community ownership in development projects
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Workshop 6.2:
Strategies for fostering community leadership
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Workshop 6.3:
Developing community-led initiatives
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Workshop 6.4:
Ensuring inclusive participation
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Workshop 6.5:
Promoting sustainability through community ownership
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Workshop 7.1:
Evaluating the impact of ABCD interventions
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Workshop 7.2:
Developing indicators for measuring ABCD outcomes
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Workshop 7.3:
Conducting participatory evaluations
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Workshop 7.4:
Analyzing the effectiveness of asset-based approaches
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Workshop 7.5:
Documenting and sharing ABCD success stories
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Workshop 8.1:
Integrating ABCD into broader development strategies
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Workshop 8.2:
Aligning ABCD with national development goals
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Workshop 8.3:
Mainstreaming ABCD in organizational practices
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Workshop 8.4:
Scaling up ABCD initiatives
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Workshop 8.5:
Policy implications for asset-based development
