SEAD (Scottish Education and Action for Development)

Tara O’Leary of the International Association for Community Development:

“It is often said that the world has become a global village. We are able to communicate with people at the other side of the world in an instant and many of us in Scotland have been lucky enough to see far-flung places and meet people first hand. At our conferences and events Community Development activists are often deeply moved and motivated by face to face meetings with international partners. Our experience tells us that there is a hunger for deeper learning and exchange between communities here and overseas.”

IACD is a volunteer led, Scottish-based organisation committed to building a global network of people and organisations working toward social and environmental justice through a community development approach. They are currently developing an exciting new project together with communities in the UK and Ireland.

To respond to this enthusiasm, IACD will develop ‘global village’ residencies in 2008/9, supporting communities in the UK or Ireland to host an international visitor or small team of visitors who might share dialogue and experiences, tackle practical problems, run workshops/training sessions, undertake community arts work or be part of the development efforts in that community.

Some of these pairings will include additional practice and policy seminars at partner organisations and some will stand-alone. The costs of the residency will be part-funded from Carnegie UK Trust funding, with the remainder levered by IACD and host village fundraising. We will focus initially in rural areas and will host an initial pilot with communities in Cornwall, Ireland and Scotland.

If you would like more information please contact Tara O’Leary, info@iacdglobal.org

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