Demographic ageing of the society has a direct impact on number dependent people who need assistance from specialized institutions. People in difficult life situation support, e.g. daily or live-in/residential care due to their old age, illness disability, can take advantage offer institutions providing social services. Among such are community self-help centres (CSHC, Polish ‘środowiskowy dom ...

Community forestry offers potential for socioeconomic benefits while maintaining ecosystem services. In Mexico, government and donor efforts to develop this sector focus on issues within forest communities. Often overlooked are effects of external non-government actors (NGOs and foresters) as links or barriers between communities and funding, capacity building, and technical support. To analyze...

Community integration and disCrimination People need to be in the community to pursue their journeys, to reach their functional goals, to be included in society, and to live independently. Rehabilitation services must therefore be delivered in the community (9). True community integration and social inclusion depend upon having opportunities available in the mainstream society outside of the me...