WORD FROM THE PUBLISHER – Dr. Nathaniel Olade  

 

 

What is in a Community?

A community has something unique about it. No matter how you define it, a community is made of people who happen to have something in common. It may be values, demographic disposition, academic and ideological orientation, residential affinity or religious affiliation.

 

A community can then be described as a group of people who are resident in the same geographical area and share common goals and challenges. It can also relate to a group of people of like passion and profession.

 

Here on this platform, our main focus will be on infrastructure in a broad sense. Civilization started with the goal of building communities, either rural, urban or suburban. Citizens with like minds gather in fellowship and minds of amity to develop their environment through hard work, self-help and independent efforts. In some cases, development of a community starts as a government initiative but things have changed in the last decade due to global economic recession, weird inflationary trends and bad leadership.

 

Today, the various governments in place might not be capable enough or buoyant enough to render substantial support for communities at large. So, what then happens? The onus falls on residents and concerned stakeholders to start putting things together in collectively working concertedly on infrastructural development.

 

What is Infrastructure?

Infrastructure is a term that describes basically the environmental necessities that citizens of all territories require to live a standard life in a lawful manner. Examples of infrastructure are : Communication Networks; Sewage; Water Supply; Transportation Systems and Electricity Supply.

 

Classifying Infrastructure

• Roads, Streets and Highways.
• Bridges, Culverts, Canals, Gutter.
• Electricity Supply, Transformers.
• Environmental Sanitation, Hazardous Waste Removal.
• Security Of Gadgets and Engineering Accessories.

Today, there is a CLARION CALL to all communities, especially in developing nations, to raise the banner of “BUILD YOUR COMMUNITY”.

 

 

PUBLISHER’S PROFILE

Nathaniel Olade has been working with Community Leaders in the last ten years in Lagos, Nigeria. He is presently the Chairman of DERA CDA in Ibeju Lekki Local Government Area, Lagos. He is a member of International Association for Community Development, United Kingdom.

Nath’s background and training span four and a half decades of experience as a corporate manager, high school science teacher, adjunct professor (lecturer), computer information systems professor at Devry University, Long Beach, California, entrepreneur, and software/web consultant. He obtained secular and seminary degrees in Agriculture, Business Administration, Software Engineering and Christian Education.

He and his spouse, Nikki, presently reside in Jacksonville, Florida, having been residing in Los Angeles County, California, for 31 years.

 

                                                                                                     Dr. Nathaniel Olade (B.Sc. M.Sc. MBA. Ph.D)