ABCD in ActionABCD Europe

Barnwood Trust

Connecting

Workshop: Overview

Group Work

The Approach

ABCD stories from the field

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Supporting communities and agencies to makeLearning dreams come true & &

The Approach1

About the ABCD Institute

Est. 1995,NorthwesternUniversity, Illinois

- Presence on everycontinent throughoutthe world.

Tell us a story & ..

Can you tell us a story about a timewhen you and your neighbours cametogether to make things better?

Community is about identifying and contributing our assets

Community= Association

Community= Institutional Assets

Community= Physical Assets

Community = Economic Exchange

Community = Stories

Assets?

These community assets include: " the skills of local residents " the power of local associations " the resources of public, private and non-

profit institutions " the physical and economic resources of

local places. " The stories of our lives and of evolving

community.

The glass is half full

Village Needs Map

Food insecurity Hunger

Poverty

Poor infra- structure

AIDS/HIV

Drought

Corruption Lack of basic Education

Health crisis

MalariaCrime

Genderinequality

Individuals

Pastoralcommunities inrural Kenya.

Physical SpaceRangelands

Pasture grazing fields Kadengoi,Kataruk , Kasarani, Loru plains, Silale,

ArooHills Kalangol, Lotiruk , Loriu, Silale,

morwakiring, kamarokFarms Morulem , Lokubae, Elelea

Seasonal streamsWater source e.g. wells, boreholes

and water panWomen groupsYouth groupsDevelopment

committeeVICOBA

Group ranchesConservanciesFamily Support

GroupsHealth Advocacy and

Fitness GroupsPFS

Youth groupsBusiness groupsReligious groupsElderly groups

Community Animalhealth worker

groups

Dong a Cultural GroupsMen s Groups

Youth Mentoring GroupsMutual Support Groups

NeighborhoodImprovement

GroupsPolitical Organizations

Recreation GroupsReligious Groups

Social GroupsWater users Groups

CAHWs vet shop groupsFormer livestock rustlers

group

assosciat

Local EconomyLivestock trade (small scale)

Charcoal burningSale of animal

Drugs shops by CAHWSFor-Profit BusinessesBusiness Associations

Village banksMicro enterprises

pastureLivestock

Business tradeSmall scale farming

Sand harvestingQuarry harvestingHoney harvesting

CharcoalMining

Hides and skin productsEco tourism

Small arms tradeLivestock rustling

StoriesOf Burning of prosopys Juliflora by the

womenOf Ashes from trees burning acts as

manure to the soilOf background and personal historyOf what we like to do and contributeOf existing and ongoing skills and

capacitiesOf successful community development

Of economic growthOf addressing discrimination

Of including those who are marginalizedOf recognizing the value of everyone

Of a time when we felt appreciated andvalued

Of a time the community was at its best

Physical Space

Local Economy

StoriesInstitutions

Associations

Individuals

Communit

yCommunity

Skilled peopleBusiness skills

FarmersLeaders

BusinessmenWomen

Elders (traditionalleaders)

EntrepreneursActivistsWarriors

Laibons / seersReligious Leaders

Students

InstitutionsMWUA / LWUA (food security)LOMEDS (micro credit, peace,

livestock marketing)LCRC meeting facilities

Schools (primary) Nginyang, Amaya,Ngoron, Chesawach,Kokwototo,

Natan )Secondary (Chemolingot , Barpello and

Churo AIC)Nginyang Polytechnic

Health facilitiesChurches

Asset Map Turkana, Pokot & Samburu

Asset- based CommunityDevelopment Methodology

DiscoveringStrengths

Organizing& Mapping

Linking andMobilizing

CommunityDrivenInitiatives

Sustainingthe Process

A Picture of a strong Community

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Fundamental Needs

Security

Autonomy

Belonging

Competence

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Emotional & Material

Agency. Independence.Sense of efficacy in theworld. Plus authenticity

Community, Family &Friends, as giver &receiver

Ability to sustain tasks ofchoosing, to contribute.

Russell, C (2010)

You can t know what you need

Till you know what you have &

Discovering ABCD close to home

Tell of a time when you came together withsome friends and neighbours to make thingsbetter and also included someone that wasisolated?

Brian s presentation

Coffee

Boat Exercise

Understanding motivation to actIn every community there is work to bedone.

In every person there is the power to doit.

People will support what they help tocreate.

When people care enough to act..

When do you act within your family andcommunity life?

3 enablers " Dreams " Concerns " Gift giving opportunities

There is no greater power than acommunity that has discovered what itcares about. Margaret Wheatley

Festival Day in Thornton Heath - Sept 18, 2011

And on the day people were invited to share their gifts & .

This is Shirley with her neighbour...Shirley is a neighbourhoodconnector

Why have a meeting when you can have a party?

The connectors want to discover hidden treasure and buildrelationships & .

They had already knocked on doors, and heard peoples storieslike Mr and Mrs Ahmed & ..

Paul Macey who is a wonderful Community Builder, and isfacilitating the process on behalf of Croydon Voluntary Actionand Croydon NHS sat with Peggy and heard her story & .

And Peggy and Mr & Mrs Ahmed were connected

The connectors have experienced the power of connecting people &

And they have been mapping local associations too & .

And seeing the huge potential for connecting these assets also & .

And the older people will have plenty to teach the kids as well &

Bingo!!!!

Being intentional about the process of engagement, mapping:a) associations; b) capacity/contribution and then invitation

What formal or informal groups are you part of?

What are your skills and talents?

What gifts and talents would you like to share?

Wow! That many? What would happen if we had theseconversations with everyone in Thornton Heath?

Young people are leaders of today, not tomorrow, we invite them in.The message on the day: Thornton Heath needs you, we can not dothis without you &

The art of conversation, conversations matter & .

And they stayed for the vision & .

News flash: the streets of Thornton Heath were filled today withyoung people (and the young at heart) making fun & and Community

What can you not do?

Protocols for Small Conversations

Move from Problem to Possibility

Work in three s with people you don t know

Don t be helpful

We Can Game

" Lunch

What now? " Start Doing " Stop Doing " Do More of " Do Less of

Review of Day One " Find Assets " Connect Asset " Mobilise Assets

Five Principles " Relationship Driven " Asset Based " Place based " Citizen driven " Inclusion

Assets?

These community assets include: " the skills of local residents " the power of local associations " the resources of public, private and non-

profit institutions " the physical and economic resources of

local places. " The stories of our lives and of evolving

community.

A new policy anyone?

People are the AnswerProgrammes are the AnswerDevelop Potential Fix People

See People as Citizens andCo - producers

See People as ClientsDevelopmentMaintenance

Focus oncommunities/neighbourhoods

Focus on IndividualsEmphasis on AssociationsHigh Emphasis on Agencies

Fewer ServicesMore Services

Grants, Loans, Investments,Leverage

Grants to AgenciesInvestment OrientationCharity Orientation

Opportunity IdentificationProblem ResponseFocus on AssetsFocus on Deficiencies

Why not also have approachesthat &

Present Policy

"New frameworksare

like climbing amountain

the larger view encompassesrather than rejects the earlier,

more restricted view."- Albert Einstein

The 5 Ds Process of StrengthBased Work

D1- DISCOVER

D2 - DREAM

D3- DESIGN

D1- We havedone it before.

D2 Wehave a visionfor our future.

D3 We agree onwhat could bedone.

D4 We have a list ofour resources to drawfrom.

D5 action plan& startimplementing it.

D5 DELIVER/DO IT

D4 - DEFINE

How many passes " Brian Nugent

Stepping Stones

A Community BuildersGuide to the ABCD Approach

Copyright ' Cormac Russell, Nurture Development,ABCD Institute, Northwestern University

Six main stepping stones

Step one: Engagingconnectors

Where s Shirley?

Start yourInitiator group

The main protagonists:

" Leader someone that can bring peopletogether to work on an issue

" Gift Giver a person that is willing tocontribute their asset to work on an issue.

" Invisible Person a person that has not yetbeen discovered or been convinced touse their assets to help achieve theirdreams or address their concerns in theneighborhood.

The unsung hero!

" Connector an individual that is good atdiscovering what people care about andwhere their assets can be used. Gift centered Well connected Trusted Believe they are welcome

Step two: Engaging Associations

Ask what else they want to do, who else theyKnow - would they be interested in an ideas fair?

Faith communities

Informal social networks

Do your map with help ofInitiating group & .

Step three: Identify CommunityBuilding themes

Encourage connectors to be in the lead!

What do peoplecare aboutEnough to workOn?

Connect them toOther assets

Step four: Ideas Fair

b. Then start generating ideas about how wecan make it better using people power & & ..

a. Let sappreciatewhat s goodabout thecommunity

c. Let s do it!

Step five: Matching Grants

1 hour voluntary labour = 12

What new ideawould you loveto dowith 3 or 4 ofyour neighboursfor the good of theCommunity?

Not your self interestor your groups -you re doing this forothers; using you skills,talents and know- how

Step six: Celebration &Neighbourhood Plan

What would need to happen for our children to stayhere?

What have weAchieved?

How could we grow oldWell here?

3 Key Questions:What can we do?What do we need outsidehelp with?What do we need outsideAgencies to do for us?

Tea Break " Short Break

Kevin s story

Everyone means everyone!

Everyone means everyone

All means All!

Social inclusion? Where it matters?

Participation

Friendship

Intimacy

EconomicExchange

Spot the difference?

Full circles indicate capacity to deal with life andare a powerful measure of health in our society.

My Vision

My Good Life

" Real friends " A relationship like

Cormac has " A real job " Enough money to do the

things I like

My Good Life begins at Home

" I live at home with mywonderful Mom and Dad

" I am a proud Limerickman

" And a Munster Rugbysupporter

Our Solutions are often not fitfor purpose

There are many different bird calls

The Common Loon

Addressing systems culture & ..

The move is from services to clientsto

supports for citizens

Inclusion

Head, Heart, Hands " For inclusion

Lunch

Asset Mapping

What map

3 enablers " Dreams " Concerns " Gift giving opportunities

There is no greater power than acommunity that has discovered what itcares about. Margaret Wheatley

Learning Conversations - 30 mins

1. What would you love to teach?

2. What would you love to learn from aneighbour ?

3. Where are the bumping places?

4. What are the social networks?

Classic Needs maps

Racial tension/hate crimes High crime rates. Significantfear among older people

High levels of ADHD

SmokingrelatedHeart diseaseRespiratorydifficulties

Obesity acrossThe life course

High levels of drug andAlcohol use.

High unemployment Poor educational attainment

Poor housing/environmental issues

Highmorbidity

Anti socialbehaviour

Genderinequality

I Have aDream

Today &..

From learning to action " So what do you care enough about to

act on? " What resources, skills and talents will

you bring? " Who else do you know who can help?

Commitment Wall " I will & & .

Evaluation

Slide308Workshop: OverviewSlide531Slide217About the ABCD InstituteTell us a story..Slide261Community=AssociationSlide264Slide263Slide277Slide274Slide267Assets? The glass is half fullVillage Needs MapSlide270 Asset-based Community Development MethodologyA Picture of a strong CommunityFundamental Needs You cant know what you needDiscovering ABCD close to homeBrians presentation CoffeeBoat ExerciseUnderstanding motivation to actWhen people care enough to act..3 enablersSlide396Slide397Slide398Slide399Slide400Slide401Slide402Slide403Slide404Slide405Slide406Slide407Slide408Slide409Slide410Slide411Slide412Slide413Slide414Slide415Slide416Slide417Slide418Slide419Slide420What can you not do?Slide533Slide534Slide536Slide537We Can GameWhat now?Review of Day OneFive PrinciplesAssets? A new policy anyone?"New frameworks are like climbing a mountain The 5 Ds Process of Strength Based WorkHow many passesStepping StonesSix main stepping stonesStep one: Engaging connectorsThe main protagonists:The unsung hero! Step two: Engaging AssociationsStep three: Identify Community Building themesStep four: Ideas FairStep five: Matching GrantsStep six: Celebration & Neighbourhood Plan Tea BreakKevins storySlide394Social inclusion? Where it matters?Spot the difference?Full circles indicate capacity to deal with life and are a powerful measure of health in our society.Slide385Slide386Slide387My VisionMy Good LifeMy Good Life begins at HomeSlide341Our Solutions are often not fit for purpose There are many different bird callsAddressing systems culture..Slide344Head, Heart, HandsLunchSlide518What map3 enablersLearning Conversations-30 minsClassic Needs mapsSlide598From learning to actionCommitment WallEvaluation