What is Community?

This site is an exercise in definition and access.

What defines a community?

In the world of ComDev must community always refer to the developing or rural world?

How much broader, or narrower, does the definition become in a physical sense when considering online spaces and virtual communities?

How does access to the Internet affect the definition of virtual communities today?

How can we expand virtual communities to become more inclusive and representative of glocal voices, including physical communities that may be disadvantaged due to geographical location, access to technology or language?

Read more on this, reflections on ICT4D, participatory media and our blog

About Jenn

Jenn provides photography, communications and Communication for Development services for a range of humanitarian and development clients, and leads photography and communications workshops for youth and professionals. These days, she spends much of her time with the Sport for Development organisation, Grassroot Soccer.
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