CHN CHAPTER 3

Question 1

It is a multi-dimensional process involving major changes in social structures, population, attitudes and national institutions, as well as the acceleration of economic growth, reduction of inequality and eradication of absolute poverty.

Answer 1

Development

Question 2

It is a term used to describe an an organized effort of people to improve the conditions of community life and the capacity of the people to improve the conditions of community life and the capacity of the people for participation, self-direction and integrated efforts in community affairs.

Answer 2

Community development

Question 3

What do you mean by COPAR?

Answer 3

Community Organizing Participatory Action Research

Question 4

It ensures health in the hands of the people

Answer 4

COPAR

Question 5

It is a vital part of public health nursing

Answer 5

COPAR

Question 6

This aims ti transform the apathetic, individualistic and voiceless poor into dynamic, participatory and politically responsive community.

Answer 6

COPAR

Question 7

A collective, participatory, transformative, liberative, sustained and systematic process of building people’s organizations by mobilizing and enhancing the
capabilities and resources of the people for the resolution of their issues and concerns towards effecting change in their existing oppressive and exploitative conditions.

Answer 7

COPAR

Question 8

A process by which a community identifies its needs and objectives, develops confidence to take action in respect to them and in doing so, extends and develops cooperative and collaborative attitudes and practices in the community.

Answer 8

COPAR

Question 9

A continuous and sustained process of educating the people to understand and develop their critical awareness of their existing condition, working with
the people collectively and efficiently on their immediate and long-term problems, and mobilizing the people to develop their capability and readiness
to respond and take action on their immediate needs towards solving their long-term problems.

Answer 9

COPAR

Question 10

What are the core principles in CO?

Answer 10

1. people centered
2. participative
3. democratic
4. developmental
5. process-oriented

Question 11

Core Values

Answer 11

1. Human rights
2. Social justice
3. Social responsibility

Question 12

What are the goals of CO?

Answer 12

1. People empowerment
2. Building relatively permanent structures and people’s organizations
3. Improved quality of life

Question 13

What are the importance of COPAR?

Answer 13

1. COPAR is an important tool for community development and people empowerment as
   this helps the community workers to generate community participation in development
   activities.
2. COPAR prepares people/clients to eventually take over the management of a
   development programs in the future.
3. COPAR maximizes community participation and involvement; community resources are
   mobilized for community services.

Question 14

What are the principles of COPAR?

Answer 14

1. People especially the most oppressed, exploited and deprived sectors are open to change, have the capacity to change and are able to bring about change.
2. COPAR should be based on the interest of the poorest sector of the community.
3. COPAR should lead to a self-reliant community and society.

Question 15

What are the critical steps of COPAR?

Answer 15

Integration, Social Investigation, tentative program planning, groundwork, meeting, role play, mobilization or action, evaluation, reflection, organization

Question 16

It is a critical step where you need to live with the people

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Integration

Question 17

process of collecting, collating and analyzing data to draw a clear picture of the community

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Social Investigation

Question 18

process of identifying goals, specific activities, resources, possible hindrances, tactics, persons responsible and time table

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Tentative program planning

Question 19

going around asking people on one- on –one regarding an issue that has been chosen

Answer 19

Groundwork

Question 20

meeting with the people to discussed problems and issues

Answer 20

meeting

Question 21

dry run, to act the meeting that will take place between the leaders and the government representatives

Answer 21

Role play

Question 22

a way to train people to anticipate what will happen and prepare themselves for such eventuality

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Role play

Question 23

actual community action undertaken to resolve identified community problems and concerns

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Mobilization or action

Question 24

determining if actions were successful or not

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Evaluation

Question 25

dealing with deeper, on-going concerns; gives the people time to reflect on the reality of life compared to the ideal

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Reflection

Question 26

entails the formation of a more formal structure and the inclusion of a more formal procedures of planning, implementing and evaluation

Answer 26

Organization

Question 27

What are the phases of COPAR?

Answer 27

Pre-Entry Phase
Entry Phase
Organization-building Phase
Sustenance and Strengthening Phase

Question 28

Is the initial phase of the organizing process where the community organizer looks for communities to serve and help

Answer 28

Pre-entry Phase

Question 29

sometimes called the social preparation phase

Answer 29

Entry Phase

Question 30

This phase Is crucial in determining which strategies for organizing would suit the chosen community

Answer 30

Entry Phase

Question 31

In this phase, Success of the activities depend
on how much the community organizers has integrated with the community.

Answer 31

Entry Phase

Question 32

What phase Entails the formation of more formal structure and the inclusion of more formal procedure of planning, implementing, and evaluating community-wise activities?

Answer 32

Organization-building Phase

Question 33

It is at this phase where the organized leaders or groups are being given training (formal, informal, OJT)
to develop their style in managing their own concerns/programs.

Answer 33

Organization-building Phase

Question 34

This phase Occurs when the community organization has already been established and the community members are already actively participating in community-wide undertakings

Answer 34

Sustenance and strengthening phase

Question 35

At this point/phase, the different committees setup in the organization-building phase are already
expected to be functioning by way of planning, implementing and evaluating their own
programs, with the overall guidance from the community-wide organization.

Answer 35

Sustenance and strengthening Phase

Question 36

Activities included in Pre-Entry Phase

Answer 36

1. Preparation of the institution
2. Site Selection
3. Identifying Potential Municipalities
4. Identifying Potential Community
5. Choosing Final Community
6. Identifying Host Family

Question 37

What are the criteria for initial site selection?

Answer 37

❖ Must have a population of 100-200 families.
❖ Economically depressed. No strong resistance from the community.
❖ No serious peace and order problem.
❖ No similar group or organization holding the same program.

Question 38

Activities in the Entry Phase

Answer 38

Integration
Deepening social investigation/community study
Core group formation

Question 39

Activities in the Organization-building phase

Answer 39

1. Creation of different committees

Question 40

what are the different committees created during the activities in Organization-building phase?

Answer 40

1. Community Health Organization (CHO)
2. Research Team Committee
3. Planning Committee
4. Health Committee Organization
5. Firmation of by-laws by the CHO

Question 41

Activities in Sustenance and strengthening phase

Answer 41

❖ Training of CHO for monitoring and implementing of community health
program.
❖ Identification of secondary leaders.
❖ Linkaging and networking.
❖ Conduct of mobilization on health and development concerns.
❖ Implementation of livelihood projects.