Building community strengths: A resource book on capacity building
Author: S Skinner
Date: 1997
Publisher: Community Development Foundation
Description
A resource book that aims to increase understanding of the nature of capacity building and its potential for communities. It is divided into five sections each focusing on a different component of capacity building. These are:
• what is capacity building
• developing people
• developing organisations
• developing community infrastructure
• developing plans and strategies
Main intended users
Intended for practitioners, policy makers, managers, community development workers, trainers, advisors and voluntary sector support workers.
Available from
Online from the Community Development Foundation
Costs
£17.95
Comments
One of the strengths of this book is that the language used is clear and concise. In style it is more a reference book which can be adapted by a range of readers. It uses case studies to illustrate capacity building concepts.
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