The document discusses community development in Bangladesh, highlighting alarming statistics regarding child marriage, domestic violence, and overall community wellbeing. It outlines how effective community development can empower individuals, promote social justice, and address various societal challenges through collective action. The document also emphasizes the importance of inclusive practices and the need for a shared framework to achieve transformative change in communities.

1. Community Development
and it's impact on life
Mahmudul Hasan Tushar
Executive Member
South Asian Youth Society (SAYS)
mahmudul.h.tushar@gmail.com
Friday, November 20, 2015

3. Of the girls married before
the age of 15
Of the girls married
before the age of 18
Bangladesh has the 4th Highest rate of Child
marriage in the world !
Source: UNFPA 2013

4. Bangladesh was the only country outside the sub-Saharan Africa that had
40 percent of its women, who gave birth before 18
Source: UNFPA 2013

5. 21,316 People died in road accidents in 2012
were pedestrians
Source: Global Status Report on Road Safety 2015/WHO

6. 9 out of 10 Bangladeshi women are subject to
domestic violence
Source: “Report on Violence Against Women (VAW) Survey 2011 (BBS, the Institute for Statistical
Research and Training and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

7. Bangladesh scored 10th position in the
list of high suicide-prone countries !
Source: World Health Organization

8. Dhaka is the 2nd Least Livable Cities in the World
Source: Economist Intelligence Unit

9. Community
 Our community is the city, town or village where we
live
 Communities can also be defined by common
cultural heritage, language, and beliefs or shared
interests
 Most of us belong to more than one community,
whether we’re aware of it or not

10. Development
 The term “development” often carries an
assumption of growth and expansion
 But “development” may not always mean growth, it
always imply change

11. Community Development
 A process where community members come together
to take collective action and generate solutions to
common problems.
 Community wellbeing often evolves from this type of
collective action being taken at a grassroots level.

12. Through Community Development…
 become more responsible
 organize and plan together
 develop healthy lifestyle options
 empower themselves
 reduce poverty and suffering
 create employment and economic opportunities
 achieve social, economic, cultural and
environmental goals
Community…

13. Effective Community Development
 A long-term endeavour
 Well-planned
 Inclusive and equitable
 Holistic and integrated into the bigger picture
 Initiated and supported by community members
of benefit to the community
 Grounded in experience that leads to best practices

14. Community Development
Shared Language Shared Purpose Collective Impact

15. A Common Framework for Community
Development
Purpose
To help create the conditions for a just, inclusive and
sustainable society by supporting communities to
engage in collective action for transformative change

16. Values and processes
 Core values for community development are
concerned with greater social justice
 For a society where human rights are promoted and
all forms of oppression, discrimination and exclusion
are addressed
A Common Framework for Community
Development

17. Core Values and Processes
Collective learning
Empowerment
Meaningful participation
Collective action for collective outcomes
Equality
A Common Framework for Community
Development

18. Methods
Bringing people together
Building and owning evidence and a future vision
Developing confidence, skills and understanding
Mobilizing and organizing, networking and
strengthening visibility
Taking action
A Common Framework for Community
Development

19. Outcomes
Firstly, simple and clear evidence of the collective ambition of
that community
Secondly, that collective ambition is the outcome around
which actions can be proposed and planned
Finally, it provides an expression of the values and priorities of
that community
A Common Framework for Community
Development

20. Outcomes in policy, structural and governance level
Community networks are formed where strengthened alliances reflect
collective common interests
Community issues appear on the agenda of decision makers
Communities influence in decision making at local, national or international
level
Communities are supported to design and control their own solutions
Changes which benefit marginalized communities are evident in policy &
legislation
A Common Framework for Community
Development

21. Outcomes in common mind sets, ideology, thinking which
informs policy and legislation making
Decision makers, Public institution staff have a well-informed
understanding of and approach to marginalized and minority groups
Transparency is evident in the way decisions are made
Services and structures respond effectively to the needs of communities
Participatory spaces reflect genuine sharing of power with marginalized
and minority groups in decision-making
A Common Framework for Community
Development

22. Community Development Projects
Every Community Development Projects has its own
Purpose
Values and Principles
Methods and Tools
Outcomes

23. ComDev Process

24. Knowledge, skills and attitudes for
community development
Understanding of:
• community needs, priorities and values
• social and economic development and natural resource
management
• partnership brokering and maintenance
• group processes and dynamics
• project management
• financial management
• team-building and team management
• problem-solving and decision-making
• training and skills development
• organizational development and design

25. Demonstrated capacity in:
• planning and program design
• research, assessment, analysis and evaluation
• team building, staff and financial management
• communications, consultation and facilitation
• problem solving and conflict resolution
• organizational design and development
Knowledge, skills and attitudes for
community development

26. Respect for:
• local people and communities
• development as a social process, not simply dependent
on technical skills and expertise
• the value of process and sustainability – not quick results
• local empowerment and development
• local knowledge and perspectives
• facilitation – not leadership
• new ideas, approaches and opportunities
• patience, flexibility, resilience and perseverance
• constructive criticism and self-evaluation
Knowledge, skills and attitudes for
community development

27. Competencies assessment
worksheet

28. Impact of Community Service in
Professional life
It's good for you !
It promotes your personal growth and self esteem !
You gain professional experience !
You learn a lot !
You become a part of strong professional network!
You make a difference !

29. Community Development
Projects of SAYS

30. Cure to care -Caring for a hope of life
Community participation in palliative care: why Important !!

31. What are Human Rights ?
FIND OUT

32. Basic Life Skills for
Underprivileged School Children

33. SAYS-TraumaLink Community First
Responder Program

34. SAYS Workshop on
Self Defense

35. Breast Cancer Awareness
Campaign

36. Sharing Warmth
Connecting humans for a humane cause…
2014- Kurigram, Netrokona, Mymensingh
2015- Nilphamari, Kushtia
2016- ? ? ?

37. For more information please read:
Bullen P. (2007) ‘Community development models and language’
Frank F. & Smith A. (1999)’ The community development
handbook: a tool to build community capacity’
ICMM (2005) ‘Community Development Toolkit’
EuCDN ‘Community Development in Europe’
Community-Development-Handbook-HRDC
Frank F. & Smith A. ‘The community development facilitator's guide’

38. South Asian Youth Society (SAYS)
www.says.org.bd