Rural Aid supports rural communities to come together, build local leadership, and take action to create the future they dream of.
We do this by facilitating community-building workshops, developing locally-led Community Action Plans, and supporting communities to launch projects.
Workshop A: Building Your Toolkit for Community-Led Change
Grow your understanding of community development and how it strengthens rural communities.
This practical workshop supports people who are eager to shape a positive future for their rural community. Together, we’ll explore community development tools and strategies that help turn ideas into action.
1-day workshop
Workshop B: Community Opportunities Workshop
Bring your community together to discover what’s possible when you focus on what’s strong, not what’s wrong.
This interactive workshop brings members of your community together for a positive, future-focused conversation. It creates an opportunity to brainstorm ideas for community-led projects which build on local strengths to overcome local challenges.
1-day workshop OR Half-day workshop
Workshop C: Planning for Community-Led Change
Work together to turn big ideas into practical, achievable plans.
This workshop supports communities to turn big ideas into practical plans for action. It brings local people together to prioritise shared goals, form project working groups, identify strategies for success, and build achievable plans for launching community-led projects.
Half-day workshop
Workshop D: Reflecting & Learning from Community-Led Change
Celebrate the wins, learn from the setbacks, and build momentum for ongoing community-led change.
This workshop supports local project working groups to reflect on their projects, learn from experience, adapt plans, and prepare for next steps. It provides an opportunity to celebrate hard work, learn from successes and setbacks, and build momentum for continued action.
Half-day workshop
Community Action Plan examples from participating towns
Community-led projects supported by Rural Aid
Rural Aid’s Community Development work is informed by well-established community development approaches and methods.
Place-Based Practice: We travel to and work with people on-the-ground wherever possible, focusing on small towns and ‘communities of place’
Participatory Development: We support local people to identify, work towards and feel a sense of ownership over their community’s goals
Asset-Based Community Development: We focus on the strengths & assets of communities
Action Learning: We work with communities to reflect on processes & outcomes, adjust strategies and build local capacity