CHN Flashcards
meaning of COPAR
community organizing participatory action research
COPAR aims to
transform the apathetic, individualistic and voiceless poor into dynamic, participatory and politically responsive community.
The sequence of steps whereby members of a community come together to assess
Process
Refers to a particular group of community members that work together for a common health
structure
Emphasis of COPAR
Community working
Establish direction internally and externally
Consciousness raising
Development and implementation of a specific project
Importance of COPAR
tool for community development
prepares people/clients
maximizes community participation
Principles of COPAR
should be based on the interest of the poorest sector
should lead to a self-reliant community
deprived sectors are open to change, have the capacity to change and are able to bring about change.
Phases of COPAR
Pre-Entry ,
Entry Phase,
Organization-building
sustenance
strengthening .
Is the initial phase of the organizing process where the community organizer looks for communities to serve and help
Pre-Entry
Activities of preentry phase
Preparation of the Institution
Site Selection
Identifying Potential Community
Identifying municipalities
Choosing final community
sometimes called the social preparation phase
Entry Phase
crucial in determining which strategies for organizing would suit the chosen community
Entry Phase
Activities in the Entry Phase
Integration
Core Group Formation
Entails the formation of more formal structure and the inclusion of more formal procedure
Organization-building Phase
this phase where the organized leaders or groups are being given training
Organization-building Phase
