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  • Welcome

    IACD is a global network of community development associations, practitioners and activists who are committed to issues of social justice. IACD has over 1,000 members in 54 countries worldwide. Learn more about us.

  • Join Us

    IACD connects people to each other, making the world a bit smaller.  We share practice with each other through development of local groups, through our social networking website and in our board blog.  Join IACD today and start connecting with practitioners and activists around the world!

  • Link & Learn

    IACD also coordinates members to learn from each other through a series of study visits, learning exchanges and through our new Global Village Residency (GVR) project.  Learn more by visiting the Linking & Learning section of our website.

  • Events

    IACD hosts and co-hosts workshops, conferences and seminars in each of our seven global regions.  Take part in an IACD event or learn more about co-hosting an event with IACD in your area.

  • Policy

    IACD advocates with our members for local and regional learning, challenges and priorities to be taken to the global policy level.  IACD has consultative status with the United Nations and the International Labour Organisation and also works closely with other international and regional policy bodies.

Join the Network

The International Association for Community Development (IACD) is the only global network of practitioners and activists working towards social justice through community development approaches.  We are a not-for-profit, non-governmental organisation with members in more than 70 countries worldwide. 
 
There are so many ways that you can become involved in the IACD. If you have a passion for community development, ideas and enthusiasm to share with your local community and with the international community, then please make contact with us – we welcome your participation!
 
Join today and become a part of this dynamic network.

News and Events

  • IACD Event in 2012 - Shaking Our Assets: Do we really put people at the heart of development?

    The age of austerity has brought a renewed focus on community assets. Is this the same as asset-based community development? Is focusing on a community’s strengths, rather than its deficits, an integral part of your practice? How do you harness ‘soft’ assets, such as skills, cultural and social capital?
     

  • FOOD REVOLT! Report on the International Conference on Food

    The word “community” was heard a lot during the Food Revolt Conference organised by the Fife Diet on the 12th of November. Mike Small (founder of Fife Diet) spoke of communities organising communal gardens and allotments to grow their own fruit and vegetables all over Scotland in his opening presentation. Daniel Lopez Garcia then explained how rural communities in Spain are organising their own markets to sell local producers' food and taking part in the larger movement of Los Indignados and national Forums where farmers are finally being heard.

  • CDJ News from Mick Carpenter, Editor of Community Development Journal

    First, the final issue of Volume 46 is now out and can be accessed at: http://cdj.oxfordjournals.org/content/current. This is a 'bumper' issue with more articles than normal, 12 in total, plus book reviews and free access to French and Spanish abstracts for the whole of 2011, Volume 46. Of particular interest to IACD members will be the 'Reflections' piece by Ingrid Burkett on IACD's 'Appreciating Assets' Report.

  • Community Leadership Programme in India a success

    IACD completed its first Community Leadership Programme in October 2011. Nine participants from Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, Kenya, Zambia and Sri Lanka spent ten days visiting community groups and leaders in urban and rural areas of Maharashtra state, India. We would like to say a huge thank you to all who made this possible and contributed to the learning and sharing. In particular, we are grateful to Mini Bedi, the team at DST Pune and all the host projects, to programme facilitator Ingrid Burkett, and to the Commonwealth Foundation, whose financial support made the trip possible.

  • FOOD REVOLT! An International Conference on Food

    With representatives from Via Campesina and food projects from across Europe, this one-day conference organised by the Fife Diet will explore the local food movement in the global context. The Conference will take place on the 12th November 2011 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland. 

  • Valuable Workshop on Building Cultures of Preparedness and Resilience offered in the Philippines

    The Community Development Society of the Philippines (CDSP) and the Disaster Risk Reduction Cluster of the College of Social Work and Community Development (CSWCD DRR) organized the “Workshop on Building Cultures of Preparedness and Resilience Trainers Training” on Aug. 8 – 12, 2011. Japan Foundation provided financial support to the training. Forty individuals, including members of the training team, attended the training. Participants came from Metro Manila, the provinces of Iloilo, Northern Samar, Leyte, Cavite, Laguna and Indonesia and Japan. Most of the participants are CDSP members from the academe, NGOs and local government offices.

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