Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) Workshops
What is ABCD?
ABCD stands for Asset-Based Community Development. In short, ABCD challenges the traditional approach of community development, where people focus on what their needs are and then try to find resources to solve them, instead focussing first on what assets they already have (people, physical assets, buildings, skills and talents, etc) and then seeing what and how needs can be met based on them.
ABCD
refers to a type of community development based on the work of
Professors Jody Kretzmann and John McKnight. It challenges the
traditional deficit-based approach that tries to solve urban and rural
development problems by focusing on the needs and deficiencies of
individuals, neighbourhoods, towns, villages, etc. Instead, it
demonstrates that local assets (people, physical assets etc.) and
individual strengths are key to ensure sustainable community
development, and that people have a life of their own choosing.
ABCD will transform the way you approach your community development.
Interested
Sandwell Churches Link continues to promote the ABCD approach to communities and churches it works with. If you would be interested in attending an ABCD workshop then please let us know.
ABCD Courses
Would you like to help your community to thrive? Would you like to recognise the assets and potential it already has, harness them and grow them? Then Discovering ABCD is for you!
ABCD is the way to build healthier, safer, prosperous and more inclusive communities from the ground up. It demonstrates that local assets (people, physical assets etc.) and individual strengths are key to ensure sustainable community development.