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Bachelor of Community Services: CSCSI302A International Aid and Development

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Community development in an uncertain world (2016) - Book by Jim Ife
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International community development practice (2022) - eBook by Charlie McConnell; Daniel Daniel Muia; Anna Clarke (Editors)
International social work : issues, strategies, and programs (2012) - eBook and book by David R. Cox

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Readings

Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. (2023). Australia's development program.
https://www.dfat.gov.au/development/australias-development-program
DebateWise. (n.d.). Bilateral vs multilateral aid.
https://debatewise.org/2810-bilateral-vs-multilateral-aid/
Ife, J. (2016). Community development in an uncertain world.
Cambridge University Press.
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Book available in library collection.
Chapter 1 Crisis, transition and community
Chapter 9 Colonialism and working internationally, pp. 195-198
McConnell, C. (2021). The making of an empowering profession.
In C. McConnell, D. Daniel Muia, & A. Clarke (Eds.), International community development practice (pp. 32-59). Taylor & Francis Group.
Magick Lantern. (2014, March 4). Foreign aid 101 [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/s0Ps0UIY2Xc
Raja, R., & Duck, R. (2023, May 5). Budget time: Will Labor rebuild Australia's aid program, and how?
The interpreter. https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/budget-time-will-labor-rebuild-australia-s-aid-program-how
Small changes: Global development podcasts [Audio podcast]. (2018 - 2022).
The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/series/global-development-podcast
The Weekly. (2015, May 6). Foreign aid [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/1ViVkuQyZxI
World Vision. (2021). More and better aid.
https://www.worldvision.com.au/get-involved/advocacy/australian-aid
World Vision Australia. (2012, April 15). Overseas aid: An Australian view [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/5NWtAukUPIY

Beare, K. (2015, January 29). A very brief history of development [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/D-nAMmR6lks
Catholic Agency for Overseas Development. (2016, August 16). The sustainable development goals: Action towards 2030 [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/9-xdy1Jr2eg
Ife, J. (2016). Community development in an uncertain world.
Cambridge University Press.
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Book available in library collection.
Chapter 3 Ecological and social justice perspectives
International Institute for Environment and Development. (2015, July 7). Bringing the SDGs to life: Real change for real people [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/hhKIIQIyI6s
United Nations. (2017). Sustainable development goals.
https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/
United Nations Foundation. (2015, September 10). A look at the sustainable development goals [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/5G0ndS3uRdo
World Vision Australia. (2015, September 14). Millenium development goals: Progress in human well-being [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/VWBMDi2_Skw

Ife, J. (2016). Community development in an uncertain world.
Cambridge University Press.
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Book available in library collection.
Chapter 2 Alternatives and transitions
Chapter 4 Post-Enlightenment and Indigenous perspectives, pp. 88-95
Indigenous understandings, pp. 88-95
United Nations. (2021). Challenges and opportunities for Indigenous peoples sustainability.
https://lib.icimod.org/record/35642/files/HimalDoc2022_IndPeople.pdf

ACFID. (2021, September 26). Decolonisation and locally led development: Are we brave enough?
ACFID Blog. https://acfid.asn.au/decolonisation-and-locally-led-development-are-we-brave-enough/
Cox, D., & Pawar, M. (2012). International social work: Issues, strategies and programs.
SAGE.
Chapter 15 International organizations
explainitychannel. (2012, July 25). Sustainability easily explained (explainity® explainer video) [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/NLypiQlLgyU
Goris. Y. (2021, October 11). Taking the right path: An ethical perspective on the decolonisation of aid.
https://www.thebrokeronline.eu/article/taking-the-right-path-an-ethical-perspective-on-the-decolonisation-of-aid/
Ife, J. (2016). Community development in an uncertain world.
Cambridge University Press.
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Book available in library collection.
Chapter 15 The organisational context
Kestrel Creative. (2016, February 3). What is an NGO (non governmental organisation)? [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/PCxJ1Ug0v6s
The Guardian. (2022, April 1). Small changes podcasts [Audio podcast].
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/series/global-development-podcast
United Nations. (n.d.). Decolonization.
https://www.un.org/en/global-issues/decolonization
United Nations. (2015, September 11). What is sustainable development? [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/3WODX8fyRHA
United Nations Sustainable Development Group. (2019, November 7). Integrating human rights, leave no one behind, and gender equality into UN Cooperation Frameworks [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/mHHy1gDn4x8

Brooks, D., Gibson, H., & Abu Samah, A. (2021). Ensuring participatory planning.
In C. McConnell, D. Muia, & A. Clarke (Eds.), International community development practice (pp. 116-143). Taylor & Francis Group.
Cox, D., & Pawar, M. (2012). International social work: Issues, strategies and programs.
SAGE.
Chapter 4 Basic programs and strategies for international social work
Ife, J. (2016). Community development in an uncertain world.
Cambridge University Press.
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Book available in library collection.
Chapter 6 Change from below
InsightShare. (2014, May 22). Capacity building through participatory video in Myanmar [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/nnzbR7iQFTE
InWEntTV. (2010 April 27). Capacity building [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/PXrVZy3mYew
McConnell, C., Paul, A., & Paul, K. (2021). Engaging with communities.
In C. McConnell, D. Muia, & A. Clarke (Eds.), International community development practice (pp. 86-115). Taylor & Francis Group.
Magnin, A. (2015, May 27). Community Engagement: City of Canning (Australia) [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/H5Jg99J6tZI
SCDC & CHEX. (2016, June 21). SCDC_What is community capacity building? [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/oNr9_riy5XU
The Guardian (2024, May). Women's rights and gender equality.
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/womens-rights-and-gender-equality
VSO. (n.d.). Participatory approaches: A facilitator's guide. Toolkit Part 1: Principles.
https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn%3Aaaid%3Ascds%3AUS%3Ab9095caa-1102-4eab-8d9d-ff78a9f70bcc
VSO. (n.d.). Participatory approaches: A facilitator's guide. Toolkit Part 2: Methods.
https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn%3Aaaid%3Ascds%3AUS%3Aca961379-fa00-464b-a610-5192f370fdba
VSO. (n.d.). Participatory approaches: A facilitator's guide. Toolkit Part 3: Tools.
https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn%3Aaaid%3Ascds%3AUS%3Ae15e54d3-668e-4f8e-8d0a-b81d10a84845

Aljazeera. (2017, June 19). Record 65 million people displaced in 2016: UN.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/6/19/record-65-million-people-displaced-in-2016-un
Aquila Style. (2015, May 13). Life and opportunity in the world's biggest refugee camp [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/72fznuREEiw
Cox, D., & Pawar, M. (2012). International social work: Issues, strategies and programs.
SAGE.
Chapter 12 The field of displacement and forced migration
Edmond, C. (2017, June 20). The number of displaced people in the world just hit a record high.
World Economic Forum. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/06/there-are-now-more-refugees-than-the-entire-population-of-the-uk/
Edwards, A. (2017, June 19). Forced displacement worldwide at its highest in decades.
UNHCR. http://www.unhcr.org/en-au/news/stories/2017/6/5941561f4/forced-displacement-worldwide-its-highest-decades.html
IDMC (n.d.). Global report on internal displacement 2021.
https://www.internal-displacement.org/global-report/grid2021/
Phan, N. (2012, April 30). The history of Vietnamese refugees to Australia: Lòng nhân đạo của chính phủ ÚC [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/0hkUKXerM38
RoadstoRefuge. (2020). Who is a refugee: Definitions.
https://www.roads-to-refuge.com.au/whois/whois_definitions.html
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. (2022, June 16). UNHCR's Global Trends Report: 100 million displaced [Video].
YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vl8gYm4nNDQ
UNHCR. (2020, December 14). Who we are: 70 years of the UN agency [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/MNRydwOTu0A
UNHCR. (2022). The global report 2022.
https://www.unhcr.org/what-we-do/reports-and-publications/global-report
UNHCR. (n.d.). Figures at a glance.
https://www.unhcr.org/en-au/figures-at-a-glance.html
UNHCR. (n.d.). History of UNHCR.
https://www.unhcr.org/history-of-unhcr.html
United Nations. (n.d.). Migrants and refugees.
https://news.un.org/en/news/topic/migrants-and-refugees

Anglican Board of Mission. (2013, January 30). Asset Based Community Development (Philippines) [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/QCS7gg4uPD0
Clarke, A., & Crickley, A. (2021). Putting ethics and values into community development practice.
In C. McConnell, D. Muia, & A. Clarke (Eds.), International community development practice (pp. 29-54). Taylor & Francis Group.
DePaul University. (n.d.). Asset-Based Community Development Institute: Tool kit.
https://resources.depaul.edu/abcd-institute/resources/Pages/tool-kit.aspx
Herding Together. (2020, August 17). Asset Based Community Development (ABCD): In a nutshell [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/XSK_734OFqo
Ife, J. (2016). Community development in an uncertain world.
Cambridge University Press.
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Book available in library collection.
Chapter 7 The process of community development
jrustsmith. (2010, October 29). Oxfam Canada's ABCD program in Ethiopia [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/LHnKZ2ttcCo
OxfamCanada. (2010, November 12). Asset-Based Community-Driven Development, 1 [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/leN7_TICGXM
OxfamCanada. (2010, November 12). Asset-Based Community-Driven Development, 3 [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/uRb97vsehaM

Cleak, H., & Wilson, J. (2018). Making the most of field placement (4th ed.).
Cengage.
Chapter 6 Critical reflection for teaching and learning
Ferrie, J., & Lachapelle, P. (2021). Evaluating and improving policy and practice.
In C. McConnell, D. Daniel Muia, & A. Clarke (Eds.), International community development practice (pp. 256-284). Taylor & Francis Group.
Holden, A. (2014, February 19). Visual Participatory Evaluation - Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/ALGE-uUgq0E
Ife, J. (2016). Community development in an uncertain world.
Cambridge University Press.
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Book available in library collection.
Chapter 14 Two special cases: Needs assessment and evaluation
PBS NewsHour. (2019, August 24). A scientific approach to evaluating global anti-poverty programs [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/BqqMnaCtv44
Plan MEESA. (2015, September 22). Malawi: Community action on child protection [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/Ghiu3U2VcBU

Belingtone, M. (2010, May 13). Sample of a community development project proposal writing.
https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/sample-of-a-community-development-project-proposal-writing/69159271
Central Land Council. (2015, June 24). Community development - our money our projects (2013) [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/Gl4-7JN7oyk
fundsforNGOSs. (n.d.). A simple step-by-step guide for NGOs on "How to write proposals".
https://www2.fundsforngos.org/featured/a-simple-step-by-step-guide-for-ngos-on-how-to-write-proposals/
fundsforngos. ( 2012, May 24). 5 tips to write great proposals - funds for NGOs [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/h7iqljFqbAc
Ife, J. (2016). Community development in an uncertain world.
Cambridge University Press.
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Book available in library collection.
Chapter 15 The organisational context
Newman, C. (2011, August 24). How to write a proposal for development work in your community.
Engineering for Change. https://www.engineeringforchange.org/how-to-write-a-proposal-for-development-work-in-your-community-2/
Ponnie, S. (2016, June 23). Community development project in South Sudan [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/0Lw8lKZnh-4

Cox, D., & Pawar, M. (2012). International social work: Issues, strategies and programs.
SAGE.
Chapter 3 The global context of international social work
FN-sambandet Norge. (2017, May 4). What is sustainable development? [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/7V8oFI4GYMY
Ife, J. (2016). Community development in an uncertain world.
Cambridge University Press.
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Book available in library collection.
Chapter 8 The global and the local
International Federation for Human Rights. (n.d.). Business, human rights & environment.
https://www.fidh.org/en/issues/business-human-rights-environment/
International Federation for Human Rights. (2013, July 11). Respect of human rights in the context of globalisation - FIDH 3/5 [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/UIA6Jspia8k
MathsStatsUNSW. (2018, July 28). The ozone hole: An enduring threat [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/CF8WftfFEfM
The Economist. (2020, October 1). Will covid kill globalisation? [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/KJhlo6DtJIk
United Nations. (n.d.). Department of Economic and Social Affairs: Social inclusion.
https://social.desa.un.org/issues/social-inclusion
United Nations Statistics Division. (2021). UNdata: A world of information.
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World Bank. (2016, October 6). The role of trade in supporting growth and reducing poverty [Video].
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World Health Organization. (2020, October 13). Impact of COVID-19 on people's livelihoods, their health and our food systems: Joint statement by ILO, FAO, IFAD and WHO.
https://www.who.int/news/item/13-10-2020-impact-of-covid-19-on-people's-livelihoods-their-health-and-our-food-systems

Al Ju'beh, K. (2017). Disability inclusive development toolkit.
CBM. https://www.cbm.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Publications/CBM-DID-TOOLKIT-accessible.pdf
COC Web Community. (2016, July 7). Stories of change 14, South Africa, community led change [Video].
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COC Web Community. (2016, July 7). Stories of change 18, Botswana, mental health for key populations [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/VJQu4Sz-5Ns
COC Web Community. (2016, July 7). Stories of change 19, South Africa, lets walk together [Video].
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Fidler, R. (Host). (2017, September 1). Bernie McKay helped Australia kick its smoking habit [Audio podcast episode]..
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World Health Organisation. (n.d.). Primary health care.
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BeyondGoodIntentions. (2009, April 9). Episode 1: International aid workers (Columbia) [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/krV0bgy0f7I
BeyondGoodIntentions. (2009, April 9). Episode 2: Volunteering abroad (Argentina) [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/SQws1o3mnOU
Cox, D., & Pawar, M. (2012). International social work: Issues, strategies and programs.
SAGE.
Chapter 16 Future challenges for international social work
gpppresenter.(2011, January 18). I want to be an aid worker [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/tEp7tBaIa6o
Ife, J. (2016). Community development in an uncertain world.
Cambridge University Press.
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Book available in library collection.
Chapter 12 Principles of community development and their application to practice