World neighbors in action: assessing and strengthening the sustainability of community development organizations

Publication year: 
1999

Sustainable development requires strengthening the capacity of community groups and organizations. This leaflet focuses on this process and provides descriptions of several participatory tools developed to help members of community organizations assess and strengthen their ability to be effective, responsive and sustainable. The guided self-assessment process helps organisations identify at what development stage they are currently and what actions they can take to evolve. Two main exercises are included describing the process step-by-step. The first exercise helps participants to identify the degree to which the community organisation has taken over responsibilities from development programmes. The second exercise helps participants identify and prioritise the external threats to their organisationÆs sustainability, and to identify concrete actions that can be taken to overcome those challenges.

Source publication information
Journal Title: 
World neighbors in action
Volume: 
Vol. 26 no. 2
Pages: 
8
Publisher
World Neighbors
World Neighbors, 4127 N.W. 122nd Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73120-8869, USA
Oklahoma City
https://www.wn.org/
Publisher reference: 
World Neighbors

How to find this resource

Shelfmark in IDS Resource Centre
A : Participatory Approaches : General 4994
Contact:
order@wn.org
Post date: 06/04/2001 - 00:00