scholarly journals Capitalizing Community: Waste, Wealth, and (Im)material Labor in Kampala

2019 ◽  
Vol 95 ◽  
pp. 95-113
Author(s):  
Jacob Doherty

AbstractBiomass briquettes have emerged as a development silver bullet, supposedly converting waste to wealth and tackling crises of unemployment, urban waste management, and rural deforestation. Briquettes have captured the imagination of international environmental NGOs operating in many African cities who promote briquette production, partnering with local Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) to improve urban livelihoods and sanitation. Based on ethnographic research conducted in Kampala, Uganda, this article examines the entanglement of material and immaterial labor in the production of briquettes. The outcome of these production processes is to capitalize Community, transforming everyday socio-spatial relations into an agential entrepreneurial subject fit to receive aid and carry out development. This has the additional effect of exacerbating differences of gender and education within the CBO, alienating the CBO from the rest of Bwaise, and reproducing the racial hierarchies of the development economy.

Author(s):  
Laurie A. Walker

Urban neighborhood disinvestment in the United States resulted in deferred maintenance of buildings and common social problems experienced by residents. Strategies to redevelop neighborhoods include collaboration among many subsystems seeking to collectively invest in places and people. Contemporary federal initiatives focus on incentivizing coordinated investments between existing local community-based organizations, local and federal government, and private investors. Public–private partnerships include anchor institutions with commitments to the long-term success of place-based initiatives who invest their financial, intellectual, social, and political capital. Social workers are embedded in local community-based organizations and relationships with residents in neighborhoods experiencing redevelopment. Social workers can help guide top-down and bottom-up approaches to neighborhood revitalization toward more equitable and inclusive processes and outcomes. Resident engagement in redeveloping neighborhoods takes many forms and requires differing skill sets for social workers. Urban redevelopment is a global trend with common critiques regarding relying on gentrification and market-driven strategies with private investors.


2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 10-18
Author(s):  
Ami Dasig Salazar ◽  
Pauline Werner ◽  
Elene Cloete

Abstract This article explores the intangible benefits of backyard gardening for community development. Research confirms backyard gardening as a productive approach of communities toward greater food security and biodiversity. Those are, however, not these gardens' only benefits. Using the case of a backyard gardening project implemented by a community-based organization in rural Philippines, we argue that the benefits of backyard gardens stretch beyond health and finance. These gardens also increase local community-based organizations' institutional capacity while fostering community-wide cohesion, rekindling knowledge sources, and bolstering community members' sense of pride and personal freedom.


Author(s):  
Alireza Naficy ◽  
Sylvia I. Bergh ◽  
Seyyed Hossain Akhavan Alavi ◽  
Ali Maleki ◽  
Mohammad Mirehei

AbstractThis article analyzes various roles of development practitioners (called outsiders) in five different cases of community-based development (CBD) in rural Iran. It provides a review of the literature on CBD and identifies three main types of roles fulfilled by outsiders to support indigenous development processes. These include preparing the ground, activating community-based organizations as participatory institutions, and taking on the role of brokers who bridge the gap between the local community and outside institutions—especially the state and market. From the analysis of empirical qualitative data collected during fieldwork in Iran, the article concludes that while the roles played by the outsiders in CBD interventions there correspond mostly to those identified in the literature, there are differences in their strategies of intervention and activities under each role which correspond with their contextual contingencies. Recognizing this variation is needed to deepen the understanding of CBD practices and help practitioners think about alternative perspectives and approaches.


2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Gale A. Dutcher

In June 1993, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) joined with the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Office of AIDS Research (OAR), and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to host a conference at a pivotal time in the HIV/AIDS epidemic to understand better the information needs of five major constituency groups: clinical researchers; clinical providers; news media and the public; patients; and the affected community. NLM’s director, Donald A.B. Lindberg M.D., and staff sought to identify new program possibilities benefitting from the input of current and potential users of the Library’s information services. Conference recommendations led to a key NLM policy change providing cost-free access to all AIDS data, and the establishment of the HIV/AIDS community information outreach program (ACIOP), which enabled new partnerships with local community-based organizations serving the affected community. Uniquely funded and long running, more than 300 ACIOP projects have been supported to-date. These projects have improved awareness and use of national HIV/AIDS information resources; enhanced information seeking skills; developed locally generated information resources; and enhanced the capacity of community-based organizations to use new information and computer technologies providing access to essential information resources and services.


2009 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
David D. Blouin ◽  
Evelyn M. Perry

One of the major selling points of service-learning courses is their potential to mutually benefit communities, universities, and students. Although a great deal of research reports numerous pedagogical and personal benefits for students—from improved grades and increased civic engagement to increased understanding and appreciation of diversity—there is relatively little research on the impact of service learning on the community. To understand when and how service-learning courses benefit the community, we conducted in-depth interviews with representatives of local community-based organizations that have worked with service learners. We report on the primary benefits and costs associated with service-learning courses. We identify three types of obstacles to successful service-learning courses: issues related to student conduct, poor fit between course and organizational objectives, and lack of communication between instructors and organizations. We develop practical guidelines for addressing these obstacles and for ensuring that service learning fulfills teaching and learning goals and provides valuable service to community-based organizations.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lamia Raei

Oxfam partners with the Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development (JOHUD) through its Youth Participation and Employment (YPE) programme in order to connect with communities and train local community-based organizations (CBOs). JOHUD’s aim is to build the job-seeking capacity of youth in four governorates in Jordan. The programme organizes informal activities involving peer-to-peer education to help young people engage in the community as volunteers, and links them to various governmental and non-governmental institutions. COVID-19 and the associated lockdowns have altered the organization’s operations, with most projects shifting online. JOHUD has adopted a youth-led initiative aimed at matching young people’s skills with labour-market demand in each governorate where the programme operates. This case study presents examples of how the programme has helped young people transform into professionals, and how youth-led employment centres can contribute to youth development activities.


2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-81
Author(s):  
Kendall A. Leser ◽  
Sherry T. Liu ◽  
Carol A. Smathers ◽  
Cheryl L. Graffagnino ◽  
Phyllis L. Pirie

Introduction. Despite increasing interest in structural (policy, systems, and environmental) changes to improve health, little attention has focused on the adoption, implementation, sustainability, and potential for dissemination of these changes among local community-based organizations. Method. A mixed methods approach was used for this process evaluation. Representatives of nine community-based organizations were surveyed using closed-ended questions and in-depth qualitative interviews to describe 32 policy changes. Diffusion of Innovation theory was used to inform the development of survey questions and the interview guide. Results. Policies adopted by local community-based organizations concerned types of food/beverages provided to staff/clients, methods to encourage physical activity, breastfeeding support, and tobacco control. The majority of the policies were either fully (66%) or partially (31%) implemented 1 year after their initial adoption. In general, participants somewhat/strongly agreed that policies had characteristics that predict sustainability/diffusion (relative advantage, compatibility, complexity, trialability, observability). In-depth interview responses described a generally smooth process for policy adoption and high levels of optimism for continued sustainability but revealed few efforts to disseminate the policies beyond the original organization. Conclusions. Structural changes in community-based organizations are a valuable tool for encouraging healthy changes in communities and have great potential to be adopted, sustained, and diffused.


2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 125
Author(s):  
Laili Alfi Rohmah

Penelitian ini mengkaji dakwah Majlis Tafsir Al-Qur’an di kota Kebumen. Majlis Tafsir Al-Qur’an beranggapan tradisi Islam tidak sesuai dengan tuntutan ajaran Al-Qur’an dan sunnah yang telah ditetapkan oleh Nabi. Saat ini gerakan Majlis Tafsir Al-Qur’an sudah berkembang hingga berbagai daerah-daerah di Indonesia, masyarakat memiliki dasar teologi dan ideologi yang kuat. Dakwah Majlis Tafsir Al-Aqur’an memberikan beberapa respon dari masyarakat. Masyarakat menolak dengan beberapa faktor seperti perbedaan ajaran perbedaan ideologi, dan budaya menjadi salah satu masalah dakwah Majlis Tafsir Al-Qur’an karena tidak sesuai dengan budaya masyarakat setempat, hingga memberikan perubahan ketidaknyamanan masyarakat karena telah terusik. Artikel ini mencoba untuk memperluas kajian islam tentang isu organisasi masyarakat berbasis agama Islam pada tiga Desa Kecamatan Adimulyo Kebumen. Kajian ini juga menggunakan beberapa konflik yang sama di daerah yang berbeda seperti Bojonegoro, Blora, Sragen, Gunungkidul, dan Purworejo. Majlis Tafsir Al-Qur’an sejak awal dakwah pengajian ini dianggap sesat oleh sebagian masyarakat, konflik yang terjadi antara masyarakat dan Majlis Tafsir Al-Qur’an tidak hanya pada ideologi saja tetapi juga menimbulkan kekerasan. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah studi pustaka melalui media sosial, dan literature terkait. Penolakan yang terjadi merupakan segmen dakwah yang berbeda-beda dapat mendatangkan respon baik penolakan atau penerimaan dari masyarakat.Kata kunci: dakwah majlis tafsir al-qur’an, konflik, masyarakat beragamaThis study examines the da’wah of the Majlis Tafsir Al-Qur’an in the city of Kebumen. The Majlis Tafsir Al-Qur’an considers the Islamic tradition is not in accordance with the demands of the teachings of the Qur’an and the sunnah set by the Prophet. At present the Majlis Tafsir Al-Qur’an movement has developed to various regions in Indonesia, the community has a strong theology and ideology basis. Da’wah Majlis Tafsir Al-Aqur’an gives some responses from the public. The community refused with several factors such as differences in the teachings of ideological differences, and culture became one of the problems of preaching the Majlis Tafsir Al-Qur’an because it was not in accordance with the culture of the local community, so as to provide changes in community discomfort because it was disturbed. This article tries to expand Islamic studies on the issue of Islamic community-based organizations in three villages in the Adimulyo Kebumen sub-district. This study also uses some of the same conflicts in different areas such as Bojonegoro, Blora, Sragen, Gunungkidul, and Purworejo. Majlis Tafsir Al-Qur’an since the beginning of this preaching session is considered heretical by some people, the conflict that occurs between the community and the Majlis Tafsir Al-Qur’an is not only on ideology but also causes violence. The method used in this research is literature study through social media, and related literature. Rejection that occurs is a different da’wah segment can bring a response either rejection or acceptance from the community.Keywords: da’wah majlis tafsir al-quran, conflict, religious society


2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 585-605
Author(s):  
Terrence Thomas ◽  
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Befikadu Legesse ◽  
Cihat Gunden ◽  
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The failure of top-down categorical approaches for generating solutions to many local problems has led to the adoption of alternate approaches. Many scholars believe that a confluence of local and global forces have generated complex problems, which call for new approaches to problem solving. Previously, the top-down approach relied entirely on the knowledgeable elite. Communities were seen as passive study subjects and information flow was one way only- from knowledgeable elites to the less knowledgeable community agents or community-based organization acting on behalf of communities. The objectives of this study are to provide a review of governance as a means of organizing community action to address community problems in the Black Belt Region (BBR) of the Southeastern United States, and an assessment of community problems in the BBR from the perspectives of community-based organizations (CBOs). Data was collected from CBOs via a telephone survey in eleven Southeastern states and via listening sessions conducted with CBOs in 9 Southeastern states. The study provides valuable insight regarding the challenges faced by these organizations and strategies they employ in adapting to serve their communities.


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