Community work in Finland and South Africa : Comparative study
Haili, Mirka (2017)
Tampereen ammattikorkeakoulu
2017
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2017053111572
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2017053111572
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The purpose of the study was to compare community work in Helsinki, Finland and Durban, South Africa. The aim of this study was to analyze how community work is understood and realized in practice and find good practices via comparative study.
The data were collected by interviewing people who work in the field of community work and literature review. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with four groups with 14 interviewees all together.
It was found that the major differences in community work in Helsinki and Durban were in the way community work is organized. In both cities community work was done in the areas where there are high rates of social problems.
The findings suggest that there should be more training for project management, networking and fundraising for community workers in Durban. In Helsinki, community workers are working for the municipality and are the ones helping residents’ associations in these organizational issues.
The data were collected by interviewing people who work in the field of community work and literature review. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with four groups with 14 interviewees all together.
It was found that the major differences in community work in Helsinki and Durban were in the way community work is organized. In both cities community work was done in the areas where there are high rates of social problems.
The findings suggest that there should be more training for project management, networking and fundraising for community workers in Durban. In Helsinki, community workers are working for the municipality and are the ones helping residents’ associations in these organizational issues.