2008, CommDev
CommDev supports the implementation of projects that directly benefit communities and demonstrate good practice community development. The Information Clearinghouse brings together good practice examples, case studies and supporting tools on "what worked" as well as a process framework: practical and experience-based guidance on how to create community development programs, manage them, build support for them and communicate their efforts to partners and stakeholders.
For extractive industry companies, the Information Clearinghouse offers the following resources:
- Sample TOR's(Terms Of Reference's), CDP(Community Development Plans), practical tools, good practices, checklists, public learning goods, case studies, international standards, templates, monitoring and evaluation indicators, directory of local counterparts to implement project activities, funding criteria, virtual discussion forum and an online help desk; and
- Training for companies/practitioners in community development.
Sample Terms of References (TORs)
- Assessment of Community Outreach
- Community Outreach Coordinator Project Description
- Community Development Plan Consultant (1)
- Community Development Plan Consultant (2)
- Community Development Specialist
- Community Development Tasks
- Community Outreach Assessment
- Community Outreach Strategy
- Community Participatory Monitoring Program
- Community Strategy Consultant
- Evaluation of the Project
- Gas Project Resettlement Manager
- Gender Project Officer
- Identification and Management of Health Impact
- Influx Management and Community Development Consultant
- Infrastructure Planning and Development Consultant (1)
- Infrastructure Planning and Development Consultant (2)
- Integrated Development Action Plan Consultant
- International Consultant
- Local Supplier Development Officer
- Local Economic Development
- Project Officer
- Revenue Management Consultant
- Sample Outline Mini HIA
- Sample Outline Comprehensive HIA
- Socio-economic Assessment and Development Consultant
- Sponsored Community Development Consultant
- Stakeholder and Community Development Consultant
- Strengthening Relations with Local Communities
- Traditional Authority Capacity Building Consultant (1)
- Traditional Authority Capacity Building Consultant (2)
Sample Community Development Plans (CDPs)
- Bulyanhulu Mine (Tanzania)
- Magadi Soda (Kenya)
- Kolwezi Tailings (DRC)
- Obajana Cement (Nigeria)
- Ahafo Gold (Ghana)
- BTC Pipeline (Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey --2003)
- Bujagali Energy (Uganda)
- Framework Study Mining (Guinea)
- GAG Gold (Ghana)
- Kribi Power (Cameroon)
- Marlin Gold Indigenous Peoples Development Plan (Guatemala)



