Community Development Sector

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Community Development Profile Overview

An attitude of transformational Community Development underpins all of IDEAS project work. Whether professional focus is on agriculture, business, education, or health, or in combination, IDEAS intends to see each project impact its host community with tangible transformation. Since our beginnings, IDEAS has also engaged multi-disciplinary community development projects in China, India, the Middle East, and North Africa.

IDEAS Community Development Sector works to see thriving IDEAS agricultural, business, educational, and health practitioners serving communities transformatively through their professions by:

Engaging and building a network for community development resources in knowledge, expertise, advisement, and funding.

Growing robust impact in project communities through community development applications.

Defining principles of transformative community development, best practice, and values for performance, productivity, and transformative outcomes.

Engaging in community development research aligned with IDEAS values, projects, and priorities.

Community Development Sector Director

Chris Wiorek (MA, Communication; BS, Architectural Engineering), has been a Project Director working with rural communities in Asia for 20 years. Working in partnership with residents, leaders, and government offices, he applies his engineering experience and knowledge of community development processes to bring lasting change to rural farming communities.