Course Contents
Theory: The concept of sustainable development. and citizens involvement in planning process for sustainable development. Community Mobilization. Community Empowerment and Development approaches. National and international examples of community empowerment and sustainable development. Social work and welfare organizations as planning aid. Role of NGOs. Livelihood option and diversification. Community credit mechanism. Poverty Alleviation Strategies for Pakistan. Community participation for effective implementation and monitoring of projects. Scope of community participation in the provision of health, Education and other civic amenities in Rural and Urban areas. Gender Issues, Role of women in community development activities.
Practical: Preparation of improvement plans and implementation frameworks for the provision of education. Health and recreational or infrastructure facilities in low income communities/slums or villages on self-help basis. Organization of forums in urban/rural communities for community meeting / mobilization to achieve sustainable development.
Course Learning Outcomes
To familiarize with the concepts of sustainable development and role of community in planning and development
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Title : Lecture 2 What is Sustainable Development
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Title : Lecture 1 SDGS
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Title : Lecture 3 Trust Social Capital and Collective Actions
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Title : Lecture 4 Relationship of Social Capital and Collective Actions
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Title : Lecture 5 Social Learning Theory and Social Capital
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Title : Lecture 6 Conflicting Views on Institutional Assumptions of Trust
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Title : Lecture 7 Intervention of Private Volunteer Organizations for Sustainable Development
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Title : Lecture 8 Models of Participatory Development in Pakistan
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Title : Lecture 9 The Four Domains of Social Practice
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Title : Lecture 10 Orangi Pilot Project
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Title : Lecture 11 Internal-External model of OPP and its Replications
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