Community Development

This sector seeks to empower individuals and groups with the skills they need to effect positive change within their communities and raise the standard of living. Community development as a process involves changing relationships between ordinary citizens and those in positions of power. It is based on the principle that within any community there is a wealth of knowledge and experience that, if used creatively, can be channeled into collective action to achieve the community's desired goals.

The Community Development Internship will afford you the opportunity to mobilize local communities towards a common agenda, to form social groups, to capacity-build within communities, to build social capital focusing on cooperation between individuals and groups for the purpose of producing positive community development outcomes. The process involves community-based participatory planning, implementation, in addition to monitoring and evaluation. The community’s standard of living cross-cuts all sectors.

Reason to participate in community development projects

Engaging in community development projects offers an opportunity for you to work alongside local Ugandan communities who are striving to adopt small scale development initiatives in a bid to meet their livelihood needs. Improving infrastructure and basic amenities are essential factors towards reaching this goal and increasing community assets. Keeping communities physically healthy, encouraging resource sharing and building micro-economic opportunities are critical to achieving development objectives and to removing poverty traps.

Volunteer & Internship opportunities in community development

Volunteers or Interns who work on community development projects will learn the sustainable development model of empowering grassroots community groups on the dynamics of providing support. By enabling participants to increase their capacity, community members can achieve the aim of leveraging community assets and improve their livelihood.

Community Based Projects in Community Development

Energy saving institutional improved cook stoves - introduce improved energy saving cook stoves in selected schools in Jinja District

The project is meant to introduce 10 model improved energy saving cook stoves in 10 selected schools in Jinja District after students carrying out a more in depth energy requirements for each school.

Farmers Access to Credit for micro farming business

The agriculture sector in Uganda contributes to 30% of GDP and is the backbone of Uganda’s industrial activity, employment, household incomes and food security. Lending to the sector constitutes, however, only 7% of total private sector credit

Community Based Participatory Research Projects in Community Development

There are currently no community based participatory research opportunities in community development

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Your community transformation experience starts here. The FSD community development internship endeavors to reach grassroots communities and provide support through capacity-building in order to leverage community assets and improve livelihoods. To apply click the link below.

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