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Scottish Community Development Network

'Supporting People who Support Communities in Scotland'

Welcome to the Web site of Scottish Community Development Network: the membership organisation for Community Development practitioners in Scotland.

Our Community Development Jargon Buster is now in print as 'Clarity for a Change!'

Clarity for a Change!

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Manifesto Page

Our Mission Statement

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'To be a strong, dynamic organisation which provides a forum for Community Development practitioners to share experiences, exchange information, discuss and debate practice and policy issues within a framework which seeks to empower communities'.

Our Commitments

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Our Priorities and Aims

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Defining Community Development

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'Community Development is about building active and sustainable communities based on social justice and mutual respect. It is about changing power structures to remove the barriers that prevent people from participating in the issues that affect their lives'.

Community development workers support individuals, groups and organisations in this process on the basis of the following values and commitments:

Our Values

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Community Development is based on Values, including: Social Justice, Participation, Equality, Learning, and Co-operation

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