Community development is defined as a process where community members come together to take collective action and generate solutions to common problems. It builds community capacity, empowers individuals and groups, and strengthens civil society by providing skills to effect change. Community development is a long-term endeavor that requires commitment, and it facilitates building the community's ability to address issues through collective action, informal education, and organization development.

2. This section provides a community-based
approach to social change. It offers a more
focused and concrete means of community
action.
Generally, community development (CD) is
defined as a process wherein community
members come together to take collective
action and generate solutions to common
problems and community well being.

3. Features Characteristics
Builds community capacity Cd facilitate building the
community’s capacity to address
issues, find common ground, and
balance competing interests
Builds community CD is about community building
where the process is as important as
the results.
Linked with community work and
planning
CD involves networking and linking
nongovernmental organizations-,
universities, and government
institutions to advance the
community well being.

4. Empowers individuals and groups CD process, through community
building and community organizing ,
empower individuals and groups by
providing them with skills they need
to effect change.
Strengthens civil community CD emphasizes self-help, mutual
support, capacity development’
neighborhood integration’ and
promotion on collective action.
Strengthens civil society CD strengthens civil society through
prioritization of community action
and aligns their perspective
Builds active citizenship CD strengthens the capacity of people
as active citizens.
Inculcates the principles of
community action
CD has a set of core values and social
principles that includes human rights.
Supports establishment of strong
communities
CD helps the people to recognize and
develop their abilities and organize
themselves to respond to common
problems.

5. The work of CD is long, tiring, and
challenging. Commitment and passion
are needed to sustain this work for
social change. Furthermore, Ford
(1987) suggests that for community
development to be effective, it has to
be a long-term endeavor that is well-
planed, inclusive, equitable, holistic ,
and integrated.

6. Forms of Action Description
Collective action It is the process of finding the
power of combined voices and
determination, mobilizing people,
acting for their mutual benefit.
Informal education It is learning that takes place
predominantly through direct
involvement in community
activities.
Organization
development
Help organizations by enabling the
members to achieve their goals

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