Transcript Chapter 22 – Community Development – Powerpoint

CHAP 22……
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
1. WHAT is community
development?
Community development can be
defined as
“the efforts of local communities to
solve their economic problems by
developing entrepreneurship among
local people”
2. How can a local community
develop enterprise?
To develop business enterprise in a
community the following is essential.
1. People
2. An Organisation
3. Plan
4. Finance
People:
AN Organisation:
Plan of action:
Finance:
Additional measures:
3. Who provides assistance to
these community initiatives?
State agencies such as:
• CEB’s County Enterprise Boards
• FAS
• Leader
• APC’s Area partnership companies
• Teagasc
• Udaras na Gaeltachta
CEB’s-help local entrepreneurs start up small
businesses and create employment in their
own county. The board of every CEB is made
up of various local stakeholders such as local
businesses, voluntary groups, trade unions,
state agencies. CEB’s features
• Local Resource Audits- research local area
to see if business opportunities exist.
• Assisting small businesses – the services
they provide new start up’ s is in the areas
of market research, financial training,
marketing initiatives etc.
• Financial Support - They also offer grant
aid, equity capital and low cost loans
FAS –
This is a state run agency that helps in job
creation and training for disadvantaged groups.
It also helps to give advice on employment
opportunities.
NOTE:
FAS received poor PR in Dec 2008 due to its wreck
less spending of its top managers- (trips away, 5
star accommodation)
The FAS social economy programme provides
funding to community groups for those who may
have disabilities etc. They provide a service that
is required more for social inclusion rather than
commercial profit making reasons.
APC’s
APC’s are geared towards encouraging job creation
and developing business initiatives in urban areas of
high unemployment (Ballymun, Tallaght in Dublin).
They specifically target disadvantaged areas. They
act in a similar manner to that of CEB’s.
Leader Programme
These programmes are set up by the EU to encourage
offers assistance to rural parts of Ireland that
needs assistance. THE Leader programme promotes
areas such as feasibility studies, employment
training, rural tourism, rural environmental
conservation.
Teagasc –
This is a state organisations that are needed for development
of young farmers, existing farms and areas of agricultural
development. It is particularly interested in the
development of rural enterprise as this helps local farming
communities the decline that currently exists in traditional
farming.
NOTE: Dec 2009 – 10 Local farmers from the West Mayo
area set up LAMB DIRECT – Buying lamb produce direct
from the farmer at more competitive prices than from local
wholesale retailers and local butchers.
Udaras na Gaeltachta This is also a state agency that offer grant availability,
mentoring assistance, support & advice to those businesses
that are set up in gaeltacht areas.
Example: GWEEDORE, CONNEMARA, BALLYVOURNEY
LC EXAM QUESTION
2007 Q2 (B)
20 marks
Name 3 examples of community development organisations and
describe the services provided by one of them?
2003 Q2 (B)
10 marks
(i) Define community development?
(ii) Analyse how local communities and local businesses can
benefit from each others presence in an area? Use an
example in each case to illustrate the answer. 20 marks
LC EXAM QUESTION
2001 (b)
20 marks
Discuss how the services provided by one
community development organisation in
your locality helps business?