Asset based community development (ABCD)
A certified training co-hosted by
The Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), University of Pretoria, South Africa and
The Coady International Institute, St Francis Xavier University, Canada
The last few years has seen a wave of momentum around the asset based approach to stimulating social and economic change in South African communities.
Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) is an approach that focuses on the resources and strengths of communities, rather than needs and deficiencies.
The Coady Institute is an international leader in ABCD, and its frameworks and tools are widely used to help communities mobilise and build on their assets for sustainable development.
This international certificate programme is an opportunity to learn principles, tools, and case studies to shift your organisation's focus - from community needs and problems to one that understands and recognises the assets, strengths and opportunities within that community.
By the end of this five-day course participants will be able to:
• Understand the core principles that differentiate citizen-driven development
• Adapt and apply tools for communities to identify and mobilise their own assets
• Identify ways in which the principles and tools of asset-based and citizen-driven development can be applied in your communities or organizations
Location: Gordon Institute of Business Science, Johannesburg, South Africa
Fee: R8,000
Time: 08:00 - 17:00
Venue: Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), 26 Melville Road, Illovo, Sandton