application community description

Application: Community Description

A community can be defined broadly in many different ways. From a biological perspective, a community is a group of organisms interacting and sharing an environment. From a social perspective, a community is a group of people with similar ideas, beliefs, preferences, and needs. A community is also a melting pot of various individuals with different jobs, ideas, wants, and needs all coexisting in a certain region. To achieve sustainability within a community, you must first understand the community. One way to do this is to write a community description. A community description consists of various components ranging from demographic information to issues of concern in the community. Each component of a community description is designed to give you a more in-depth understanding of the community with which you are working to achieve sustainability.

The assignment (2–3 pages): Write About Rwanda

Briefly explain the importance of community descriptions.

Write a description of your community. Include the following components:

• A brief description of the geographic boundaries of your community
• The length of time your community has been in existence
• A brief history of your community
• A brief description of 2–3 key people and/or leaders in the community
• A brief description of the demographics, including age, gender balance, and education
• A brief description of at least two issues of most concern to your community that pertain to sustainability
• A brief explanation of the community morale and involvement levels in sustainability efforts

Support your Application with specific references to all resources used in its preparation.

Readings

• Work Group for Community Health and Development, University of Kansas. (2009). The Community Tool Box: Collecting information about the problem. Retrieved from http://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/assessment/assessing-community-needs-and-resources/collect-information/main
• Work Group for Community Health and Development, University of Kansas. (2009). The Community Tool Box: Conducting concerns surveys. Retrieved from http://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/assessment/assessing-community-needs-and-resources/conduct-concerns-surveys/main
• Work Group for Community Health and Development, University of Kansas. (2009). The Community Tool Box: Developing a plan for identifying local needs and resources. Retrieved from http://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/assessment/assessing-community-needs-and-resources/develop-a-plan/main
• Work Group for Community Health and Development, University of Kansas. (2009). The Community Tool Box: Identifying community assets and resources. Retrieved from http://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/assessment/assessing-community-needs-and-resources/identify-community-assets/main
• Work Group for Community Health and Development, University of Kansas. (2009). The Community Tool Box: Qualitative methods to assess community issues. Retrieved http://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/assessment/assessing-community-needs-and-resources/qualitative-methods/main
• Work Group for Community Health and Development, University of Kansas. (2009). The Community Tool Box: Understanding and describing the community. Retrieved http://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/assessment/assessing-community-needs-and-resources/describe-the-community/main