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Garcia, Manuel Alcazar – Grassroots Development, 1999
A partnership of nongovernmental organizations developed a model of integrated community development centers (CDICs) to address the lack of services and affordable basic necessities in poor barrios surrounding many Latin American cities. A CDIC in a Guayaquil (Ecuador) barrio provides wholesale goods and credit to barrio shopkeepers and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Centers, Community Development, Community Education
Weber, Ron – Grassroots Development, 1990
Describes Catholic priest's founding and operation of Servol, grassroots community assistance and development center in Trinidad. Describes Servol's low-profile service-oriented approach to creating education and health services, programs, and facilities. Describes Servol's difficult transition from quixotic neighborhood project to national and…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Centers, Community Coordination, Community Development
