COPAR Flashcards
an organized effort of people to improve the conditions of community life and the capacity of the people for participation, self-direction and integrated efforts in community affair
Community development
advocates principles of self-help and the voluntary participation.., with technical assistance from the government or voluntary organizations.
Community development
What are the 3 approaches to community development
Welfare
Modernization
Transformation
Causedbybadluck,natural disasters & other circumstances beyond human control.
Assumes that poverty is God give; destined
Welfare approach
Also referred as “project development approach.” Introduces whatever resources are lacking in a given community.
Adopts the western mode of technological development.
Modernization approach
Abandon traditional methods of doing things and must adopt the technology of industrial countries.
Poverty is due to: lack of education; lack of resources such as capital and technology.
Modernization approach
Process of empowering/transforming the poor and the oppressed sectors of society.
Assumes that poverty is rooted in the historical past and is maintained by the oppressed structures in society- exploitation, oppression, domination and other unjust structures.
Transformatory approach
What is the meaning of COPAR
Community organizing participatory action research
A social development approach that aims to transform the apathetic, individualistic, and voiceless poor into a dynamic, participatory, and politically responsive community.
COPAR
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
COPAR
What is the importance of COPAR
Empowerment
Taking over
Maximizes/mobilizes
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Principles of COPAR
People are open to change, have the capacity to change, and are able to bring about change.
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Principles of COPAR
Based on interests of the poorest sectors of society.
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Principles of COPAR
Lead to a self-reliant community and society
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What are the 4 process/methods used in COPAR
Progressive cycle of action reflection action (ARA)
Conscious raising
Participatory and mass-based
Group centered and not leader oriented
What are the 4 phases of COPAR
Pre entry phase
Entry phase
Organization building phase
Sustenance and strengthening phase
Phase out phase
It is the initial phase of the organizing process. Community Organizer (CO) looks for communities to serve/help.
This is the simplest phase in terms of actual outputs, activities, and strategies and time spent for it.
PRE – ENTRY PHASE
Designing a plan for community development, criteria for site selection, actual selection of site, community profiling
PRE-ENTRY PHASE
What is the area selection guide?
1.Economically depressed.
2.A relative concentration of poor families.
3.Population of 10,000 and above. 4.No hospital but with RHU and BHS. 5.Accessibility of transportation
6. No strong resistance
7.Peace and order
8.Rural community- top priority. 9.with adjacent barangays.