Community Development Strategic Plan ARTICLE INDEX Community Development Strategic Plan Strategic Objectives Download Community Development

Strategic Plan All Pages Page 1 of 3 Definition of Community Development, Community Mobilization and Social Development; Community Development: is helping communities develop sustainable solutions. Help people define their problems and identify solutions or ways to address them. Community Mobilization: Bringing people together to identify, plan and implement programmes and activities that meet their basic collective needs. Social Development: is concerned with empowerment of all people, men and women, young and old with particular attention to those that are marginalized or excluded in order to help them develop their capacities and take up opportunities OVERALL GOAL OF EAC COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Development and adoption of a common approach towards the disadvantaged and marginalized groups, including children, the youth, the elderly and persons with disabilities through rehabilitation and provision of, among others, foster homes, health care education and training.

ISSSUES Legislative framework i.e. weak policies and harmful cultural practices. Vulnerability of: Youth, Women, Men, OVCs, PWDs and Older Persons Poor participation Illiteracy Poor infrastructure Poverty Inadequate extension workers

HIV/AIDS Inadequate use appropriate technologies Health-Chronic diseases Research (Community based)

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