This episode features co-authors of chapter 3 in the ‘International Community Development Practice’ book, Anita Paul and Kalyan Paul from the Pan Himalayan Grassroots Development Foundation; and one of the case study contributors Tsetsgee Gavaa from the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) based in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

The episode explores theme 2 in the International Standards for Community Development Practice: 

Understanding and engaging with communities, and building and maintaining relationships with individuals and groups.

Anita explains what is meant by the term engagement – a term many of us use on a daily basis. While Kalyan provides specific examples from his experience in the Pan-Himalayan region around engaging communities to improve access to safe drinking water; and talks through the basic skills that practitioners require for meaningful engagement.

Tsetsgee Gavaa provides an insight into how her organisation ADRA has engaged communities over their involvement in Mongolia’s first organic farming programme.

You can follow the contributors at:
twitter.com/ADRAintl
facebook.com/joinadra
https://adra.org/
linkedin.com/company/adra_2/
instagram.com/adrainternational/ 

www.grassrootsindia.com/
linkedin.com/company/pan-himalayan-grassroots-development-foundation/about/
twitter.com/himalayanpan
twitter.com/KALYANP30385345
facebook.com/GrassrootsIndia/

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The episode was produced for IACD by IACD member and Wales-based CD practitioner Russell Todd: www.russelltodd.cymru

Crimson Turtles

International Community Development Practice – Engaging communities

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Yn y rhifyn Cymraeg hwn mae Lis McLean o Theatr Soar yn egluro rôl y Theatr yng Nghreu Cyffro fel hyb Cymraeg ar gyfer Merthyr Tudful a’i cylch. Mae hanes hir a chyfoethog gan y theatr a oedd yn gapel ers talwm. Capel chwaer Soar oedd Capel Bethesda, nad yw’n bodoli bellach, ond oedd capel Joseph Parry, y cyfansoddwr ac un o feibion enwocaf Merthyr a gafodd ei eni ym 1841.

Mae Theatr Soar yn gartref i gaffi, canolfan gelfyddydau a pherfformio, Menter Iaith Merthyr Tudful a sawl o ddosbarthau a digwyddiadau. E ei bod yn hyb Cymraeg, mae’r Ganolfan yn croesawu pobl o’r holl gymunedau ieithyddol Merthyr y dyddiau hyn megis Iaith Arwyddion Prydain, Pwyleg, Portiwgaleg a mwy. Hefyd, mae Canolfan Soar wedi croesawu’n ddiweddar y teuluoedd Wcrainaidd cyntaf sydd wedi dod i Ferthyr.
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In this Welsh language episode Lis McLean of Theatr Soar explain the role the Theatre is playing in Creu Cyffro as the Welsh language hub for Mertyr Tydfil and the surrounding area. The Theatre has a long and rich history and was formerly a chapel. Soar’s sister chapel was Capel Bethesda, which doesn’t exist anymore, but was the chapel of Joseph Parry, the composer and one of Merthyr’s most famous sons who was born in 1841.

Theatr Soar is home to a café, an arts and performance centre, Menter Iaith Merthyr Tudful and a range of classes and events. Although it is a Welsh language hub, the Centre welcomes people from all of Merthyr’s linguistic communities today such as British Sign Language, Polish, Portuguese and more. Also, Canolfan Soar has recently welcomed the first Ukrainian families who have come to Merthyr.
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Gellir ddilyn Theatr Soar ar: | You can follow Theatr Soar at:

https://www.theatrsoar.cymru/ 
twitter.com/MerthyrSoar
facebook.com/theatre.soar/
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Cynhyrchwyd gan | Produced by:
Russell Todd
www.russelltodd.cymru

Planet Terror

Creu Cyffro a Chanolfan a Theatr Soar (yn Gymraeg | in Welsh)

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International Community Development Practice – Engaging communities

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