Melbourne
Local Government, City Government, Regional Government, Supranational / Intergovernmental Institutions, Private Sector, NGO / Philanthropy
Neighborhood or district
Ongoing since 2007
The Global Learning Village is a concept, which aims at establishing smarter, healthier and better connected communities
The Global Learning Village (GLV) is not a place but a model for establishing smarter, healthier, and better connected communities. Using technology as one of its main instruments, the initiative aims at reinforcing social inclusion and lifelong learning in community development, restoring a sense of pride for disadvantaged or marginalized groups. The Global Learning Village Foundation promotes the Global Learning Village’s concept and mobilizes actors to concentrate efforts on community development.
The GLV model has demonstrated positive economic, social, and environmental impacts. It represents a positive example of what partnerships between government, corporate, and philanthropic sectors can achieve to improve social services for communities. The establishment of two new community hubs in the suburb of Melbourne has concretized the model and given greater impact to it. There, people can have a computer access and benefit from mentoring and training programs. It also revealed the potential of the model to adapt to different community contexts and be replicated elsewhere.
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