Principles of Community Development

• Social justice, equality and human rights
• Empowerment of individuals, families and communities from the ground up
• Maximising the participation of service users and communities
• Partnership approaches between the community and voluntary sector, health and social care, and other agencies.
• Bringing about a sense of local ownership and control, through communities taking action together to identify and meet their needs
• Tackling the root causes of poverty and exclusion and strengthening the social fabric and support systems within disadvantaged communities.
• Community Project examples