The action will strengthen the capacity of ISET/OWU at the academic level and in the community based practical actions by developing and enhancing the relevance of the existing course in Community Development. The goal is to improve production and livelihoods in rural communities through developing thematic units, teaching material and through training teachers in concrete delivering research based cutting edge and long tested approaches and techniques on small-scale Renewable Energy Systems and agriculture (to improve production and livelihoods in rural communities). The project will aim to extend and institutionalise the impact of ISET/OWU by establishing a virtual and physical Knowledge Resource Centre as well as increasing the collaboration between the partner HEIs on use of evidence based solutions for sustainable development in improving the training of community developers.