Designing sustainable communities at CARE

Authors

  • Rohit Ramaswamy
  • Graeme Storer
  • Romeck van Zeyl

Abstract

This paper describes an approach using story telling developed by CARE to build connections between potential members of distributed communities who do not have the opportunity to meet socially on a regular basis. This approach, based on a 5-step model for community formation and knowledge sharing, called the 5-D model, was recently implemented in a workshop sponsored by CARE?s Asian Regional Management Unit in Bangkok, Thailand. This paper presents the details of the workshop and the outcomes, and discusses the viability of this approach for creating vibrant communities that sustain, thrive and function effectively over time.

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Published

2005-06-23

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2005): Supporting communities in development

Section

Case studies

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