Community Development Case Study

Running head: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CASE STUDY
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CASE STUDY
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Introduction
The issue of community development refers to the process of supporting a particular
community and it is mostly taken up by certain agencies. The motto of this community action
is to empower particular community (Arensberg, 2017). The aim of this paper is to highlight
the empowerment of the aboriginal driven community of Australia through the case study in
order to ponder on the issue of community development. The paper will be highlighting the
community development principles and theories of social justice. However the important
question that arises at this juncture is the efficacy of community development. This is to be
noted that community development is associated with economic development to large part;
however it is the process of overall development of the community in order to make them
capable of realising their proficiencies and capabilities (Fife, 2017). This is based on the
understanding that empowerment is the key principle of all community development
initiatives.
Discussion
Background of the case study
This paper will be critically analysing the different aspects of community
development if the Australian aboriginal people by the aboriginal people in the Australian
city of Newcastle. They have put themselves in the “driver’s seat” in order to drive the social
change by their two way approach, the initial phase is called the “ community building
phase” while the second phase is the “ community development phase” (Miromaa.org.au,
2017). This case study is based on the cooperative approach of the Awabakal cultural
association established in 2002 in order of brining meaningful change in their own life

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(Miromaa.org.au, 2017). This is an attempt of brining out changes and transformation in
gaining awareness of their own affairs and strengthens their capacity to support their growth.
The objective of this community development programme is building connections and
networks inter and intra groups in order to foster growth and development of this particular
community.
This paper will be analysing the issue from the theoretical and practical point of view.
In theoretical perspective, it will be indulging into the theories of social justice and
empowerment while for the practical part; it will be harping on the tools created for this
purpose.
Community development and social justice
Theories of community development
There are certain fundamental principles which determine the very mature of that
belied. In case of community development, it has been observed that there are certain
fundamental principles that determine the nature of nature done. The first principle of
community development is the idea of empowerment. The idea of empowerment is based on
the meaningful empowerment of one particular group or community for where the powerful
motivating factor is personal satisfaction (Kenny, 2016). The rationale behind the
aboriginal’s Awabakal cultural association of Newcastle is based on the notion of
empowering the community and the people. The second fundamental principle of inclusion
and diversity of the aboriginal population in mainstream. This community development
approach has been the aboriginal population of Newcastle. According to the Torres ad
Islander population statistics, it has been found out that this city has 5,479 of the aboriginal
people (Malinowski, 2018). What is crucial to note here is that the Awabakal and Worimi
population of the Newcastle city has been acknowledge by number of councils as the