Our online program allows you to learn from and share experiences with practitioners working in the field of community-based development in diverse places as India, Nepal, Peru, the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, and Guatemala. Great for experienced practitioners looking for a fresh perspective and novices interested in working in the field one day.

Earn a Colorado State University certificate in Community-Based Development by completing IISD's Approaches to Community-Based Development and three elective courses of your choice. The most flexible online program around!

COURSE	NEXT OFFERED
Approaches to Community Development	Sept 12 , 2008
Community Mobilization and Organization	July 25, 2008
Community-based Forestry	July 25, 2008
Community-Based Disaster Management	Sept 12 , 2008
Technology in Community-based Development	TBA
Community Capacity Building	July 25, 2008
Gender Equity in Development	October 31, 2008
Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation	July 25, 2008
Political Empowerment and Community Development	October 31 , 2008
Community-based Mapping	Sept 12, 2008
Micro-enterprise Development	October 31 , 2008
Role of Effective Leadership in Sustainable Community Development	July 25, 2008
Micro-finance Projects: Sustainable Community Development and the Role of Women	July 25, 2008
Participatory Project Prep and Research Methodologies	September 12, 2008
Sustaining Development: Social Capital and Resource Networks	September 12, 2008

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Our flagship training on the theory and practice of sustainable community-based development! We host this two-week training at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado USA and at locations around the globe.
Participatory Practices for Sustainable Development