By rgpederson on December 12, 2008
A recent post by Alanna Shaikh highlights a paradigm shift in development that we focus on at the Global Engagement Summer Institute. At the core of the GESI is an approach to development that affirms the dignity and value of every human being and looks at any community as a glass that is half full, not half empty. This approach, asset-based community development, is all about recognizing and harnessing the local assets that are in a community in a way that stimulates local grassroots development. During the ten day training institute, we’ll be looking at case studies from the new book, From Clients to Citizens (read Introduction), in preparation for using the ABCD approach in Argentina, India, and Uganda.
