News
FOOD REVOLT! Report on the International Conference on Food
Saturday, 26 November, 2011 - 08:46
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
Tuesday, 8 November, 2011 - 12:04
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
Thursday, 27 October, 2011 - 11:22
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.
Valuable Workshop on Building Cultures of Preparedness and Resilience offered in the Philippines
Tuesday, 20 September, 2011 - 07:51
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.
Community Development Conference Attracts Delegates from Around the World
Wednesday, 17 August, 2011 - 13:05
IACD’s annual conference took place this year from 6th to 8th July in Lisboa, Portugal. Hosted by the Sociedade Portuguesa de Psicologia Comunitária and the Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada (ISPA), the conference attracted approximately 200 delegates from Europe and around the world.
Read the Special Issue of the Community Development Journal here!
Friday, 5 August, 2011 - 09:14
IACD members may be interested in the latest July 2011 Special Issue of the Community Development Journal entitled, 'The Politics of Everyday Life: Feminisms and Contemporary Community Development'.
IACD Launches its New Strategic Plan for 2011-2015
Monday, 18 July, 2011 - 11:16
IACD's Board of Directors approved the new Strategic Plan at its meeting in Lisboa, Portugal on the 9th of July. Read more or download the Plan here.
Call for IACD Board Nominations, 2011
Wednesday, 1 June, 2011 - 11:15
We currently have the following Regional Director positions open in 2011: o Latin America Regional Director o North Africa & Middle East Regional Director Please get in touch with Jackie Arreaza at the IACD office if you would like more information or an application form: jackie.arreaza@iacdglobal.org
