Sustainable Community Development
What is sustainable community development?
Sustainable community development is improving livelihoods, social equity, and local resilience to ensure that residents have access to opportunities, services, and a stable environment.
What is income generation?
Income generation refers to activities that allow individuals or households to earn a stable livelihood.
What is a small business?
Small businesses are independently owned and operated enterprises that have a limited number of employees, smaller revenue, and fewer resources compared to large companies.
What is employment?
Employment refers to the the available jobs, roles, or positions within an economy or specific industry that individuals can pursue to earn a living.
What are the economic factors mentioned that contribute to sustainable community development?
Employment opportunities, small businesses and income generation
Give 3 examples of income generating activities in rural communities.
Examples: farming, crafting, tourism services, online jobs, tailoring, vending and small trading.
Provide a limitation that small businesses face.
Limited access to financing/ lack of business skills and training/ competition from large companies/ economic vulnerabilities?
What is the role of employment in sustainable community development?
Employment provides financial stability, the opportunity to access social services (healthcare and education) and it can reduce crime rates in communities.
Name TWO indicators of sustainable community development.
Better standard of living/ Equality/ Better access to social services
How does income generation contribute to community development?
Income generation aids community development by reducing poverty and improving living standards. Furthermore it allows families to afford education, healthcare and housing.
What notable Jamaican institution mentioned in the presentation helps small businesses and how do they help them?
The Development Bank of Jamaica provides funding, training, and technical support to micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) across Jamaica.
Provide one limitation of employment opportunities in rural communities.
Limitations of employment opportunities in rural communities: Job instability, dependence on a single industry and low wages & limited economic mobility.
What is THE key characteristic of sustainable development according to the UN?
Sustainable development meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Provide a limitation of income generation.
Provide one resource that supports small businesses.
Provide an example of a local initiative mentioned in the presentation that fosters economic opportunities in communities.
An example of a local initiative mentioned in the presentation is Project STAR (Social Transformation and Renewal Programme).
BONUS Question: What other ways external to economic factors can communities achieve sustainable development?
Education, Environmental management, healthcare, Security, cultural preservation and social cohesion
Provide an example of a rural community that has a community-based income generating activity and state the income generating activity .
Treasure Beach, St Elizabeth- Community Tourism
How do small businesses contribute to sustainable community development? Provide TWO ways
Name ONE community in which the Project STAR assisted?
Parade Gardens/ Rose Gardens/ Savanna-la-Mar