Community Enterprise in Thailand

Community development involves changing the relationships between ordinary people and people in positions of power, so that everyone can take part in the issues that affect their lives. It starts from the principle that within any community there is a wealth of knowledge and experience which, if used in creative ways, can be channeled into collective action to achieve the communities' desired goals.

Communities must have a base structure however there are fundamental differences when looking at different communities as each community is different in many ways. For example a rural community may be strengthened by local initiatives to diversify its economy while some Aboriginal Communities may be strengthened through improving the quality of relationships with members of its community such as the Djinda Falcons Program.

Modifying civil rights to give better service to the public, identifying problems and solving in systematic order that can develop the capacity to handle further problems. Giving opportunities to the black contractor and corporation managers so that they also can have the equal participation in economic development programs. It develops their skills, experience and interest in economic development which can lead to structural improvement and jobs to blighted communities. Community organizing plays a vital role for community, which helps to educate population, infrastructure and creates opportunity. It is also about creating mechanism for effective works strategies for neighborhood

Community is defined as the area in which the corporation is doing their business and usually a city, a town or the assets of an area. Having a good community to

As of today, the context for community and economic development are improving drastically due to the newly discovered information by authors such as Nicholas Longo and multiple other sociological writers. In the aspect of social development, improvement occurs through civic engagement. Civic engagement, as introduced by Longo, is the coming together of citizens publically in a community to educate and engage with one another (Longo 1). By implementing civic engagement, the lack of education, sense of community and democracy are reclaimed in a community (Longo 9). A common goal of civic engagement is to provide an education and reliable information to every individual in the community, regardless of socioeconomic status. By providing a source

There have been abundant studies examining the role of place-based organizations and institutions, also known as anchors, and how they cultivate economic development and revitalization in their host community. Unfortunately, the research is often one-dimensional in that it is conditioned on observing and measuring the impact of higher education and academic medical institutions (Ed and Meds), on the local and regional economy (Capital Link, Dekker, 2011; Dekker, Paul, and Uslaner, 2001; Green, 2011; IEDC, 2010; Kramer, Jenkins, and Katz, 2007; Lichty, Wayne, McMillan, 1986). Impact studies are economic investigations through the use of IMPLAN, SASS SPSS or other statistical software that assist with creating “social accounts that describe the structure and function of a specific economy (MIG, 2012).” For example, the IMPLAN modeling system combines U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis’ Input-Output Benchmarks with other data to construct quantitative models of trade flow relationships between businesses and final consumers. The model is a technique built around quantifying the interactions between industries or in this case sector within an economy. Every activity within the desired economy (health services, manufacturing, trade, etc.) is assigned to an economic division with the number of divisions determined by the level of detail desired. Once this has taken place, a transactions table is created to reflect the value of goods and services exchanged between those various

For this walk about assignment my group and I went to West Corporation. West corporation is a local

When I decided to volunteer for Crossroads Corporation, I was prepared to inspire the lives of children in need. However, I was not ready for the emotional and spiritual journey that was about to transpire. Voices for Girls focused on using religion, arts and crafts, and other activities to empower students to confront daily problems. Several girls’ lives were full of obstacles, not to mention the pressure of meeting societal norms. I was surprised to learn how one young lady overcame problems with a free and religious spirit. The perception of issues was either I can overcome my problems or will I allow problems to get the best of me. As I met each student, they shared stories about all of the voids in their life, not having a father and

“…Community Consultation, deliberation, and action to promote individual, family, and community-wide responsibility for self-sustaining development, health, and well being. It is a holistic, participatory model aimed at facilitating a community’s social and economic development, based on community analysis, use of local resources and self sustaining programs.” (Banks & Head, 2004)

With chasing the idea of community status comes social responsibility. Social responsibility focuses on the whole rather than a part or section. Social responsibility is the idea of having shared values, social conventions and identity. Which brings to the surface the importance of relations in a community. A main attribute of a society or community is the criss cross/ intertwinement and the reinforcement of one another. Take the nuclear family. There effect is unavoidable. The impressions of each flow fluently through one another. For example, at first, the child is not independently existing but is developed from these relations. Paralleling to community, a community doesn 't exist solely on the autonomy of individuals that make it up but rather the relations. The relations composed of friendship, love,family and work possess a heavy weight upon a community as it relies on transparency, intimacy, respect,understanding and most importantly communication.

In spite of organizing community residents and enhancing community capacity are the core missions of community worker, employing salaried community workers engaged community work is rare in the era social work services pathologize. An exceptional case, the 26 community workers are recruited for practicing community organizations and community actions in the communities affected by Typhoon Morakot in Taiwan in 2013. The purpose of this paper is to summarize the practical experience of community workers. A framework amended from Rothman and Tropmam (1987) and includes 11 variables was employed for analyzing the 26 social workers distinctive practical experience. Bases on the interviewed data and information, the author induct five working model

The certain benefit of using this community right is that if the community decides to develop the whole project by them and if any profit generates, it stays within community people and they can keep that fund for future development or rebuilding, they can think of making the project more sustainable, long-lasting and economical.

Community development around the world is being practised by various entities, addressing various socio-economic issues that are unique to different communities worldwide. According to Bhattacharyya (2004), community development initiatives are dominant in democratic countries. There are various initiatives that have led to significant shifts in the wellbeing of communities using different development tools to develop communities around the world. South African, which is a democratic country has one of the highest income gabs in the world. The country’s income difference is evident in many townships/rural areas around the country’s underdeveloped communities. The positive impact of community development may be seen in the fields of public health, micro-macro development, food and violence (Bhattacharyya, 2004).

Community is established locally but community development is a process that includes actors from inside and outside of the community to achieve sustainability. My previous essays have addressed the progression of community development from place-based attachment, organizing and advocacy to addressing the need and effect of government involvement. The final stop on the continuum of the community development is to analyze market-based approaches to community development. This paper will look at how a market based approach to community development is an important component of community development because it is the appropriate response to the current socio-economic, and political context that our country is in. A market-based approach provides a mechanism to define relationships and allocate economic resources to create systemic change within communities. increasing opportunities for social inclusion and economic sustainability

Community is a broad concept within the social sciences (sociology specifically) and one that is used frequently. It is one of the most vague and ambiguous terms, yet is commonplace to everyday life. The core concept of the term refers to social bonds and connections that exist between individuals in a particular geographical location. However vague the term may be, ‘Community’ as a construct is indeed of great importance when attempting to understand the impact of an era of social, political, economic, cultural and technological change.