Our aims are to
1. Release capacity to improve people’s lives and health by:
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advancing knowledge and understanding of community development
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supporting our members to plan, deliver and measure the impact of community development actions
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leading an active and engaged network with members as a key source of CDHN’s experience and expertise.
2. Influence change towards a fairer and more equal society by:
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ensuring that key stakeholders know and understand CDHN and engage with its work
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facilitating the network to use its expertise to ensure policy and decision makers understand and value the context of people’s lives
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advocating for and supporting the use of community development to change structures and processes that are unfair and unjust.