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The Lonely Furrow: Muintir na Tire and Irish Community Development 1931-1991.
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Devereux, Eoin – Community Development Journal, 1993
Muintir na Tire was founded in 1931 as a cooperative society for rural development in Ireland. From 1937-70, it shifted to a vocationalist mode; 1970 to the present focused on restructuring the movement. Currently, it needs to press for its share of available funding for community development. (SK)
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Organizations, Cooperatives, Foreign Countries
Self-Help Approach to Rural Transformation in Nigeria.
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Madu, Ephraim N.; Umebali, Emmanuel E. – Community Development Journal, 1993
A survey of 23 chairpersons of town unions (rural sociocultural organizations) in Nigeria indicated that self-help projects in education and rural development were concentrated in areas lacking infrastructure. Recommendations were made for an organizing framework, leadership training, government assistance, and efforts to encourage active…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Organizations, Cooperatives, Foreign Countries