New Course in Disaster Management

In response to our course participants’ interest in disaster management, we have developed a new five-week online course entitled Grassroots Participatory Disaster Management. In light of the many recent natural disasters, we feel this course will help expand our students’ expertise by understanding participatory methods of working in high-stress, disaster situations. Please visit our website to review this and other online training offerings.

Upcoming Courses in the Village Earth/CSU Online Certificate Program in Community-Based Development

Spring II Session

GSLL 1517 – Community-Based Organizing

Taking a practical “hands-on” perspective, this course will explore the theories, tools, styles and challenges of community-based organizing. It will discuss practical strategies for developing community leadership and working with marginalized communities, exploring the ideas and examples from Evo Morales, Paulo Freire, Saul Alinsky, Sub-Comandante Marcos, the Bridge Immigrant Rights experiment and Martin Heidegger.

Spring II Session

GSLL 1512 – Micro-Finance Projects : Sustainable Community Development and the Role of Women

The role of micro-enterprises in developing communities is crucial. This course examines the process of identifying projects to fit the needs of people and equipping individuals with the basic skills to run these projects. Of particular emphasis is the role of women in the process. Projects oriented towards women are important means of increasing their self esteem – which can have far reaching economic and social impact on the entire community.

Spring I Session

GSLL 1514 – Challenges and Opportunities of Utilizing Traditional Knowledge in Climate Adaptation

This class will explore key concepts of resilience, vulnerability, adaptive capacity and social capital in the context of community exposure to climate change. We will engage in critical analysis of tools and methods for building resilience to climate change and will look at several case studies from around the world.

Spring I Session

New Course in Disaster Management

Upcoming Courses in the Village Earth/CSU Online Certificate Program in Community-Based Development

GSLL 1517 – Community-Based Organizing

GSLL 1512 – Micro-Finance Projects : Sustainable Community Development and the Role of Women

GSLL 1514 – Challenges and Opportunities of Utilizing Traditional Knowledge in Climate Adaptation

GSLL 1504 – Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation

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