COPAR

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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(Teodoro, 1978).

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Development

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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.

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Community development

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a process consists of steps or activities that instill and reinforce the people’s self-confidence on their own collective strengths and capabilities

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Community organizing

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COPAR meaning

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Community Organizing Participatory Action Research

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is a vital part of public health nursing. It aims to transform the apathetic, individualistic and voiceless poor into dynamic, participatory and politically responsive community.

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COPAR

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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 (1994 National Rural Conference).

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COPAR

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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 (Ross 1967).

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COPAR (Community Organizing Participatory Action Research)

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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 (CO: A manual of experience, PCPD).

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COPAR (Community Organizing Participatory Action Research)

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Core Principles in Community Organizing:

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People centered
Participative
Democratic
Developmental
Process-oriented

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Core Values:

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Human rights
Social justice
Social responsibility

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Goals of Community Organizing:

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• People empowerment
• Building relatively permanent structures and people’s organizations
• Improved quality of life

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Critical Steps:

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Integration
Social Investigation
Tentative program planning
Groundwork
Meeting
Role Play
Mobilization or action
Evaluation
Reflection
Organization

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Critical Steps:
live with the people

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Integration

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

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Social Investigation

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

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Tentative program planning

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

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Groundwork

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Critical Steps:
dry run, to act the meeting that will take place between the leaders and thegovernment representatives
- a way to train people to anticipate what will happen and prepare themselves for such
eventuality

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Role Play

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Critical Steps:
actual community action undertaken to resolve identified
community problems and concerns

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Mobilization or Action

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Critical Step:
determining if actions were successful or not

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Evaluation

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Critical Steps:
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

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

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Organization

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What are the four phases of COPAR?

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

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

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Pre-Entry Phase

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-sometimes called the social preparation phase. Is crucial in determining which strategies for organizing would suit the chosen community. Success of the activities depend on how much the community organizers has integrated with the community.

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Entry Phase

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

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Organization-building Phase

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Occurs when the community organization has already been established and the community members are already actively participating in community-wide undertakings. At this point, 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.

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Sustenance and Strengthening Phase

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meeting with the people to discussed problems and issues

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Meeting