Community Development for Indigenous Population of Australia

Community
Development

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
The core community development characteristics.................................................................3
The principles (aims) of the Project.......................................................................................4
Underlying values and skills required by the Community Workers......................................5
The target community/groups.................................................................................................6
The stakeholders.....................................................................................................................7
Education initiatives/public awareness initiatives..................................................................8
How this program is different or similar from other projects (Is it unique?).........................8
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
Communication development is the process where the members of community tends to
support through agencies to analyse and take collective actions on the concerning issues which is
essential for them. The development of community leads to empower the members and also
create stronger and connected communities. It is the holistic approach which is based on the
principles of empowerment, inclusion, social justice, human rights and many more. There are
several potential outcomes of both individual and community developments in which families
and children are involved regarding the community development initiatives which is beneficial
for the enhancement of skills, knowledge, self-efficacy and community connectedness (Paige
and et. al., 2019). For this report, Indigenous population of Australia is considered that include
Aboriginal and Torres strait islanders as these people belong from the most disadvantaged group
from their countries. The majority of these people are unemployed, experience lower literacy
level and prone to all the social and health issues. Therefore, the report includes the discussion
about community development, principles, values, skills, targeted group, stakeholder analysis
and many more.
MAIN BODY
The core community development characteristics
The community development program addresses the wide range of issues that leads to
consider several aims which include enhancement of health services, strengthening cultural links,
spreading awareness for the suitable health issues and nutritional needs of children regarding
their growth. For this, the suitable program leads to address the several building blocks by
focusing over suitable features like economic participation, health and so on. In regard of this,
the suitable features are used for the Indigenous people for their community development in
terms of addressing the several blocks which are as follows:
 Economic participation was addressed by providing jobs and employment to the local
community members through program, offering training opportunities, connect
communities with companies by supporting the development of small business
development (Sebastian and et. al., 2021).
 Health was also addressed by developing and improving the overall services by
considering the enhancement of physical activities in terms of recreation, games and

sports. It also leads to increase availability of healthy food within the stores by creating
safe environmental conditions.
 Safe environment was developed by setting up prominent activities for the youth in
terms of preventing them from using alcohol, drugs and also hanging around the streets.
The community members and government also re-design the settlement in terms of
addressing the issues with broken glass and fences.
 Leadership and governance was increased by offering training and proper support and
also developed to support the indigenous community members regarding the
development and running of their own businesses and programs.
 Healthy housing includes three programs in which one include the participatory planning
for the settlement of plan and the other two programs include improved access to the
drinking water and sewerage system.
So, the community engagement seems like critical for the sustainability of the program
with the high level of participation of the community that seems more sustainable and
stakeholders had more confidence over the sustainability program.
The principles (aims) of the Project
Indigenous people are supporters and spokespersons of humanity’s cultural diversity.
These people have been marginalised by the controlling societies and also face assimilation and
ethical genocide. With the multicultural societies, indigenous people pursue an end to such
minimal and fringe accomadations as they have effective contribution towards the society. These
people bring both national and international debate regarding the valuable advice towards the
great issues which are being faced by humanity (Harnett and Featherstone, 2020). Further, in
2003 the permanent forum for the Indigenous matters stressed in the second session which is
important for recognising the cultural diversity regarding the development process and the need
for the sustainable development.
Indigenous people have strong living cultures and also seek better position in the present
world as they are not opposing the growth but they see themselves as the victims of progress and
now urging to become the participant in sustainable development. Indigenous people and ethnic
minorities are considered to be poverty-stricken as they are only 5% of the world population and
they also account for around 15% of the extreme poor condition of world. Indigenous people and