Community Capacity Building

Future Generations specializes in community-based approaches to build the capacity of marginalized communities throughout the world. Future Generations raises the capacity of communities to create locally appropriate solutions that last. These solutions build off of community successes and global best practices instead of focusing on past failures.

In keeping with our methodology to build from success, Future Generations launched a broadband technologies program that partners with volunteer fire departments and rescue squads to open up 60 public broadband computer centers will offer training in such areas as online mapping and desktop publishing. Across the state, opportunities expand as people go back to school with online classes and expand their employment options.

Throughout insecure provinces in Afghanistan, communities have mobilized their own solutions in close partnership with the government’s National Solidarity Program and Future Generations Afghanistan. 111 Community Development Councils (CDCs), locally elected, volunteer councils that include Afghan women, identify local priorities, create workplans, and implement their own development projects. Since 2002, communities have established 933 home and mosque-based classes in literacy, health and income generation for 25,597 beneficiaries, 71% being women and girls.

The Community Capacity Building Innovation Team continues to build off successes such as these.  Below are articles, web pages, and multimedia resources related to Future Generations work in conservation.For more information, please contact Community Capacity Building Team Coordinator, LeeAnn Shreve at Leeann@future.org.