LCPA -LOCAL COMMUNITY PROSPERITY ALLIANCE
ONE PERSON – ONE PROJECT – ONE COUNTRY
TOGETHER WE SHAPE OUR COMMON FUTURE WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES
The Local Community and Prosperity Alliance (LCPA) is a Geneva-based federation dedicated to fostering sustainable development through education, ethical local economy practices, sustainable community building, and holistic health & well-being at grassroots level. We offer a wide range of programs to our local champions including online courses, workshops, and conferences to enhance professional skills and financial literacy so that they can support social entrepreneurs and project owners in their own environment. Our initiatives promote innovative approaches and sets out a new mindset to ensuring a balanced approach to local and global prosperity. LCPA is motivated to transforming the life of the communities positively and to adopting healthy lifestyles and integrative healthcare. Join us in building a thriving, inclusive, and sustainable future for all communities worldwide.
ABOUT US
LCPA is a non-for-profit organisation with no business goals. Through our membership and strategic support approach of our members we shall generate revenue to fund our projects, activities and the staff in the countries with the aim to become financially sustainable in the long-run and achieve our common goal for a better future.
OUR MISSION
LCPA’s mission is to empower local communities so that they can address their basic needs and beyond leading to more prosperity and well-being. We bring a team of national coordinators, local champions and international experts to initiate impact projects and propose an economic excellence model based on ethics and sustainability principles.
OUR FOUR PILLARS
LCPA will support local communities and entrepreneurs to achieve their goals and projects by offering a set of services built on our 4 main pillars:
- Education and Training
- Ethical Local Economic Development
- Sustainable Community Building
- Holistic Health and Well-being
OUR COMMUNITY VALUES
At the heart of our local community initiative, we shall set our ethical standards as follows based on six core values:
Trust Promote a culture of confidence among the members
Honesty Hold the truth in all situations
Integrity Act in good faith and with loyalty
Respect Be attentive to others needs
Sharing Make mutual aid and the common good a priority
Transparency Be open in all the activities of the community
OUR PILLARS
EDUCATION, LEARNING & TRAINING
We provide creative approaches and resources to support our local champions to achieve our goals through :
- Self-Learning: Encourage members of Member Associations to build their skills through online courses and workshops, and professional and community development activities approved by the Federation.
- Education: Raise awareness among the business sector, authorities and various industry organizations, and community organisations on the importance of imparting financial, social, and developmental education to the local and regional communities in a comprehensive and holistic manner.
- Research: Actively participate in the study, development and introduction of new appropriate and relevant topics methods, and processes with the support of academia.
- Conference: Host an annual international forum and other events, individually and collaboratively at which qualified speakers, members and experts share their knowledge with current and future members as well as students, where possible and viable.
- Recognition: Ensure that the Federation’s approved courses, and professional activities, are continually adapted to the evolution of local development needs, recognised and are aligned to the goals of the Federation’s mission.
- Certification: Confer certification after completion of educational programs.
OUR PILLARS
ETHICAL LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
LCPA manages financial support and funding strategies to make the local economy vibrant through :
• Innovative Economy: Inform the public, the business sector, authorities and various industry bodies of the need for creating a new emerging form of society where local economies thrive on the principles of sustainability, ethics and inclusiveness, promoting financial security and well-being for all citizens, and ensuring a harmonious balance between local vitality and global prosperity.
• Financial Health: Raise public awareness on the importance of taking charge of their financial education leading to experiencing private wealth; key to their personal independence and future of their family and community.
• Standards: Actively participate in the introduction of new ethical practices and regulations concerning the services, and advisory processes that LCPA develops with its partners and members.
• Strategies and processes: Develop and implement strategies and processes to support and enhance LCPA’s objectives, operations, and projects.
• Revenue: LCPA shall seek for diverse sources of revenue to support its mission and operations with the support of all key players in the community and the society including the members.
OUR PILLARS
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY BUILDING
LCPA empowers the communities to develop their own project according to their needs and to benefit from broader support through :
- Networking: Be able to reach out to members at global and local level to become key players and support LCPA in communities.
- Promotion: Safeguard the excellent reputation of the Federation and the interests of its members through the promotion of LCPA with its stakeholders.
- Cooperation: Establish and maintain contacts with selected ethical and sustainable organizations in Switzerland and abroad with a view to create long-term collaboration and synergy.
OUR PILLARS
HOLISTIC HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
We encourage the communities to take care of their health and to enjoy well-being through :
- Behavioural Change: Encourage new mindsets and lifestyles around healthy nutrition, physical exercise, and family life and education.
- Integrative Health: Adopt holistic approaches to health and wellbeing that put the individual at the heart of the professional healthcare priority.
- Leisure and wellbeing: Initiate social, cultural and sports events and activities that encourage the development and wellbeing of the children, the youth, adult and the elderly.
We are the Co-Founders
« Driven by a common vision to make sustainable communities prosperous though financial independence, ethical standards and a healthy life. »
Ayoob, Nadia, Vida & René
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