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CED
At SEED
Winnipeg we strive to apply CED Principles in
all aspects of our operation. CED principles form the foundation
of all program development and whenever possible, inform decisions
about suppliers, management structure, board composition and many
other areas.
According
to the Community
Economic Development Centre at Simon Fraser University Community
Economic Development is ...
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… a process by which communities can initiate and generate
their own solutions to their common economic problems and thereby
build long-term community capacity and foster the integration
of economic, social and environmental objectives.
CED enterprises are based on a consideration of the relationship
between economic factors and other community elements such as
housing, education, the natural environment, health and the arts.
CED has emerged as an alternative to conventional approaches to
economic development, a participatory, holistic process that leads
to positive, concrete changes in communities by: * creating employment
* reducing poverty * contributing to the health of the natural
environment * stabilizing local economies * increasing community
control"
CED
Principles (Criteria)
1.
Use
of locally produced goods and services
- Purchases
of goods and services produced locally
- Circulation
of income within the local community; less income drain
- Stronger
economic linkages within the local community
- Less
dependency on outside markets
- Greater
community self-reliance
2.
Production of goods and services for local use
- Creation of goods and services for
use in the local community
- Circulation of income within the
local community, less income drain
- Stronger economic linkages within
the local community
- Greater community self-reliance
- Restoration of balance in the local
economy
3.
Local re-investment of profits
- Use of profits to expand local economic
activity
- Stop profit drainage
- Investment that increases community
self-reliance and cooperation
4.
Long-term employment of local residents
- Long-term jobs in areas which have
experienced chronic unemployment or under-employment
- Reduction of dependency on welfare
and food banks
- Opportunities to live more socially
productive lives
- Personal and community self-esteem
- More wages and salaries spent in
the local community
5.
Local skill development
- Training of local residents
- Training geared to community development
needs
- Higher labour productivity
- Greater employability in communities
which have historically experienced high unemployment
- Greater productive capability of
economically depressed areas
6.
Local decision-making
- Local ownership and control
- Cooperative forms of ownership and
control
- Grassroots involvement
- Community self-determination
- People working together to meet
community needs
7.
Public health
- Physical and mental health of community
residents
- Healthier families
- More effective schooling
- More productive workforce
8.
Physical environment
- Healthy neighbourhoods
- Safe neighbourhoods
- Attractive neighbourhoods
- Ecological sensitivity
9.
Neighhbourhood stability
- Dependable housing
- Long-term residency
- Base for long-term community development
10.
Human dignity
- Self-respect
- Community spirit
- Gender equality
- Respect for seniors
- Respect for children
- Social dignity regardless of physical,
intellectual, or psychological differences
- Social dignity regardless of national
or ethnic background, colour or creed
- Aboriginal pride
11.
Support for other CED initiatives
- Mutually supportive trade among
organizations with similar community development goals in Winnipeg
and elsewhere
For more information about community economic development visit
the links on the “links” page.
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