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Goldsworthy, Jessica – Community Development Journal, 2002
An approach to integrating casework and community development includes the practices of empowerment, community building, and social action. The aim is to give disadvantaged people more choice and control over their lives. (Contains 14 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Caseworkers, Church Programs, Community Development, Disadvantaged
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Kamara, John M.; Kargbo, Stephen B. – Community Development Journal, 1999
In Sierra Leone, two church-sponsored programs are focused on sustainable development. The Wesleyan Development Education and Awareness Programme trains people to initiate community projects. Women's Loan Scheme encourages development of small-scale enterprises. (SK)
Descriptors: Church Programs, Community Development, Consciousness Raising, Foreign Countries
Micou, Ann McKinstry – 1989
A working paper on U.S. church-related funding for (or sponsorship of) South African programs is presented to guide support-seeking organizations in South Africa to appropriate resources and to inform interested parties outside South Africa about potential resources and ways in which they might cooperate or assist. Information is provided in two…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agriculture, Church Programs, Church Role
Mensing, Friedhelm – In Press, 1988
It is estimated that there are over 10,000 non-governmental groups and initiatives in West Germany devoted to improving the quality of life of people in the developing countries. Many of these projects consist of churches helping churches, such as Misereor, the charity organization of German Catholics, or Brot fur die Welt (Bread for the World),…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Church Programs, Community Development