1. Asset- Based Community Development (ABCD)
Global Leadership for Social Justice Forum (GLSJF) Asia Region
Jan 25 – Feb 2, 2008 Khon Kaen University Thailand
Thailand
Philippines
Vietnam
Indonesia
India
China
Asset- Based Community Development (ABCD)

2. 40 GLSJF participants from 6 countries have been working in
Development related fields: rural, agricultural, water resource, forestry, urban planning, community development, organic farming…
Social Work: with orphans, HIV-AIDS patients/families
Public Health, Sexuality & Reproductive Health
Environment related
Arts and culture
Education: teacher, school administration
Business/Finance
Human Development: work with persons with physical disabilities
Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
Governmental Organizations (GOs)

3. Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) Approach
What are Community Assets?
Anything that can be used to improve the quality of the community life.
A person
Formal institutions: business that provides jobs and support local economy, banks, schools, libraries, universities, hospitals, parks, social service agencies.
Natural resources: land, rivers, trees, roads
The skills of its citizens, from youth to disabled people, artists, professionals
The dedication of its citizens associations: culture groups, clubs, neighborhood associations
Healthy families
Hopes and dreams of the community… …
…. 

4. to secure what you have not!”
“Use what you have
to secure what you have not!”
Moses Coady, 1930
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5. Asset-Based and Community/Citizens-driven Development (ABCD) Approach
Differentiate externally-driven development from community-driven development;
Understand how our own behavior and attitudes, and the culture of the institutions we represent, affect our capacity to facilitate community-driven development;
Understand the theoretical influences from various disciplines that are integrated into an asset-based approach to community development;
Apply tools for communities to identify, and mobilize their own assets and to link them together to obtain what they need.

6. Asset-Based Community Development approach is an essential tool for Sustainable Development
ABCD as a force for economic development at a micro and macro level
an effective tool for inclusion of people with a disability
enable Indigenous communities building on their strengths and culture
bring marginalized people into the centre of community
A positive approach to development—every person/community has assets, people are citizens, not clients/beneficiaries

7. “How do you know what you need, if you don’t know what you have”
John McKnight
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8. when the group applied the ABCD tools to their stories
Case studies
Case studies
Case studies
Alumni sent in success stories in advance and were resource for their stories
when the group applied the ABCD tools to their stories

9. Practicum in a local community

10. Practicum: applying one of the ABCD tools

11. idea Idea IP In-country Alumni Activities Logistics Vietnam
ABCD Training for Vietnam Alumni
idea
Idea
Alumni
resource
Outside resource/facilitator:
Coady Int’l Institute
Alumni as local resource:
- Determine Training Topic
- Practicum places
- Take care of local logistics
International
Partner (IP) IP
Alumni and CEEVN
Logistics
IFP Secretariat
Vietnam

12. idea IP ABCD Training in Vietnam, invited Thailand alumni to join
resource
Alumni
Outside resource/facilitator
Coady Int’l Institute
Local resource people:
- IFP Vietnam Alumni to connect
w/ local community
- case studies for practicum
Training
for
Thailand & Vietnam
Alumni IP
funds
Managing
Logistics
Int’l
Partner
Alumni
Logistics
IFP Secretariat
Vietnam

13. IPs IPs Alumni participants International Fellowships Program
Global Leadership for Social Justice Forum (GLSJF) – Asia Region Jan 25 – Feb 2, 2008
facilitators
Alumni
Coady Int’l Institute &
local Khon Kaen U faculty
Resource/Co-facilitators
IFP - ABCD Alumni
(Thailand & Vietnam)
Int’l Partners
Logistics
GLSJF
Responsible
for Proposal
& Overall
organization;
IPs
IPs
Int’l Partners
Thailand
China
India
Indonesia
Philippines
Secretariat
Vietnam
Alumni participants

14. IFP Global Leadership for Social Justice Forum (GSLJF)
In Home
countries
GLSJF
ABCD theme
Philippines
Indonesia
India
China
Thailand
Vietnam
shared info with non-
alumni, got further training,
Applied ABCD at work
Vietnam
Thailand
Theme
ABCD
Conducted workshop for other alumni; applied ABCD approach at work
Vietnam
Conducting workshop for new
Alumni applying ABCD at work
Conducting trainings for alumni &
non-alumni—GOV & NGOs.
Alumni, Gov & NGOs applying
and testing ABCD approach
ABCD theme
IFP Global Leadership for Social Justice Forum (GSLJF)
Asia Region - January 2008

15. A planning Themes Where is the fire?
Common
Social justice
issues
alumni dealing
with in home
countries
Alumni participants
from 2 or more
countries
1.Conference
2. Workshop
>>>>>>
3. Training
4. Exchange
Observable
outcomes/
follow up
activities
&
Networking
to share
experiences/
challenges
A planning
group for
each theme
(from >>>>> countries,
one being host)
As agents
For social change
What changes
are we
fighting for?
Themes
Where is
the fire?
Connecting IFP alumni as leaders for social justice, agents for social change