Community Empowerment Courses and Certifications

Empowering communities

5 ratings at OpenLearn

This free course, Empowering communities, discusses the most common forms of community empowerment, and explores the barriers to community empowerment and ways that these can be overcome. It will ...

• OpenLearn
• 4 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Hackaday

Kate Reed - Interactive Sculptures to Empower Community

Explore interactive sculptures that empower communities by encouraging anonymous sharing of personal vulnerabilities, fostering connection and understanding through public art installations.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

APS Physics

Diversity in Science Communication for Societal Development - JNIPER Coffee Hour

Explore diversity in science communication with Stéphane Kenmoe, focusing on engaging scientists, decision makers, and the public to foster science-driven societal development.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Empowering Local Communities Through Charitable Projects

Discover how charitable projects can empower local communities, create lasting support, and provide disadvantaged children with better futures through active participation and service work.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Reclaiming Your Identity to Empower Change

Inspiring talk on leveraging personal identity and healing to drive systemic change, drawing from experiences in foster care and education to empower marginalized communities.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Powers of Community - Liberation from Development Work in Fisheries

Explore community empowerment in fisheries through sustainable practices, civic engagement, and inclusive initiatives. Discover how collective action can drive positive change and create meaningful impact in coastal communities.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Justice, fairness and mediation

3 ratings at OpenLearn

This free course, Justice, fairness and mediation, considers the concepts of justice and fairness from various perspectives but mainly focuses on effective policing and community empowerment. 

• OpenLearn
• 4 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Role of Community and Education in Transgender Empowerment

Explore the transformative power of education and community support in empowering transgender individuals, advocating for inclusive policies and equal opportunities.

• YouTube
• 12 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

TED

How Did Volunteers Save More Than 40,000 Lives in 3 Minutes Each Last Year

Discover how a revolutionary first response system and community engagement saved 40,000 lives in record time, reimagining emergency medical services.

• YouTube
• 14 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

TED

How Did Volunteers Save More Than 40,000 Lives in 3 Minutes Each Last Year

Discover how a revolutionary first response system and community engagement saved 40,000 lives in record time, reimagining emergency medical services.

• YouTube
• 14 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

GOTO Conferences

Communities of Practice - The Missing Piece of Your Agile Organisation

Discover how Communities of Practice can enhance agile organizations by fostering collaboration, knowledge sharing, and continuous learning across silos, ultimately improving organizational effectiveness and employee engagement.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

TED-Ed

How Poachers Became Caretakers

Innovative conservation approach in Namibia: empowering local communities, including former poachers, to protect endangered species, resulting in successful wildlife preservation.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

TED

What if Gentrification Was About Healing Communities Instead of Displacing Them

Architect Liz Ogbu challenges the narrative of gentrification, proposing a focus on spatial justice and community preservation. She advocates for equitable development that empowers residents to stay and thrive in their neighborhoods.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

TED

How We Cut Youth Violence in Boston by 79 Percent

Rev. Jeffrey Brown shares his journey of reducing youth violence in Boston by 79% through listening and engaging with young people, offering insights on community-driven change and effective urban peacekeeping.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

A State Is Not a Parent - Why the Child Welfare System Fails

Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts shares her journey as a survivor of the child welfare system, advocating for change and challenging the state's role as a parent. She emphasizes community support over impersonal systems.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video