Event Title
Guest Presentation: Community-Based Education Approaches for Sustainable Development
Description
Presenter: Ashley Hollenbeck, Executive Director, Institute for Village Studies
Community-based approaches are widely recognized as a driver for sustainable development. However, many times they fail to meaningful prioritize local knowledge. Asset-based approaches to community development and education provide an alternative framework to redefine traditional development narratives, engage with residents as the experts of their communities, and better understand and utilize the complex web of relationships that are central to sustainability. We will explore the application of asset-based community development (ABCD) through international education programs in central Vietnam. Specifically, we will discuss how the farmers at the Thanh Dong Organic Garden used ABCD to improve their livelihoods, promote organic farming practices in the region, and influence local policy and conservation initiatives in Hoi An, Vietnam.
Document Type
Event
Start Date
13-5-2020 12:00 PM
End Date
13-5-2020 1:20 PM
Location
Fairhaven College Auditorium
Resource Type
Moving image
Duration
1:27:39
Title of Series
World Issues Forum
Genre/Form
lectures
Contributing Repository
Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies
Program
World Issues Forum
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Organic farming--Hội An (Vietnam); Community development--Citizen participation--Hội An (Vietnam); Sustainable development--Hội An (Vietnam)
Geographic Coverage
Hội An (Vietnam)
Type
video
Keywords
Sustainable development, Community development, Asset-based community development
Rights
This resource is displayed for educational purposes only and may be subject to U.S. and international copyright laws.
Language
English
Format
video/mp4
Guest Presentation: Community-Based Education Approaches for Sustainable Development
Fairhaven College Auditorium
Presenter: Ashley Hollenbeck, Executive Director, Institute for Village Studies
Community-based approaches are widely recognized as a driver for sustainable development. However, many times they fail to meaningful prioritize local knowledge. Asset-based approaches to community development and education provide an alternative framework to redefine traditional development narratives, engage with residents as the experts of their communities, and better understand and utilize the complex web of relationships that are central to sustainability. We will explore the application of asset-based community development (ABCD) through international education programs in central Vietnam. Specifically, we will discuss how the farmers at the Thanh Dong Organic Garden used ABCD to improve their livelihoods, promote organic farming practices in the region, and influence local policy and conservation initiatives in Hoi An, Vietnam.
