Build and grow your FCH Community
Community first, space after.
Why does it matter ?
Community building involves creating and reinforcing a sense of community among a group of people.
A significant challenge of community building is to eradicate feelings of dependency and encourage self-reliance, self-confidence, and responsibility. To achieve this, it is essential to establish contact, understand, and build trust with the surrounding communities.
Consider implementing a range of activities and initiatives that bring people together, foster a sense of belonging and connectedness, and promote collective action and shared ownership.
Community building can take place in various settings, including neighborhoods, organizations, and online communities.
Key Aspects
Find here a list of key aspects you should take into consideration when you want to design activities and practices to build and grow your Fab City Hub community.
There are three fundamental aspects you should consider to start building and growing your Fab City Hub community:
Tools/Stories
Find here a curated selection of Tools and Stories from the Fab City Hub Network that could inspire you to build and grow your Fab City Hub community:
🛠️pageMini Campaign Challenge🏭pageMake Works for Food Producers🏭pageWorld Café Method🏭pageUrban Talk🏭pageOpen WorkshopOther resources
Find here a list of resources collected to know more about community building
→ Take a look below at the initiative called Tomorrow Today Streets from Every One Every Day which promotes neighbourhood initiatives by sharing practices and resources, which can help you in your own neighbourhood.
→ Here for example you can download an excerpt from their kick-starter kit for the Tomorrow Today Streets initiative and find a manual with hands-on resources to start organizing your neighbor's party.
→ Here a collection of interesting community-based projects from across the world that could serve as an inspiration for strengthening your Hub and its communities
→ find here a reference book that explains an emerging approach (1997) called Community Building in the United States. It is adopted to help address the problems and opportunities of impoverished neighbourhoods and rural areas.
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