COPAR (Part 1) Flashcards
group of people sharing common values, interest and geographic boundaries
community
refers to grouping elements of organization
organiznig
process consists of steps or act that instill and reinforce the people’s self confidence on their own collective strength and capabilities
community organizing
need to respect each person in the community
human right
let people work with you
social justice
people are responsible with actions they are taking
social responsibility
all goals for the client
people centered
you let people participate in decision making
participative
all right to be heard
democratic
the community organizing should be growing/improving
developmental
step by step actions
process oriented
people should feel the need of cooperation
people empowerment
students are the organizing and community is the organization
building people’s organization
improve problems you encounter
improved the quality of life
- aims in promoting change among the participants
participating action research
- members of this group are being studied
participating action research
- identify problems and help community to solve problems
participating action research
social development approach that aims to transform the apathetic, individualistic and voiceless poor into dynamic, participatory and politically responsive community
COPAR
COPAR
COMMUNITY ORGANIZING PARTICIPATOR ACTION RESEARCH
group of community member that work together for common health and goals
structure
apathetic -
individualistic -
voiceless poor -
apathetic - dynamic
individualistic - participatory
voiceless poor -politically responsive
important tool for community development and people empowerment as this helps the community workers to generate community participation in development
COPAR
- provide the venue to have autonomy
- training for eventual take over
- maximize participation and mobilize resources
empowerment
a sustained community which empower capacity to be aware and learn to solve their own problem
goals of copar process
principles of copar
- self reliant community and society builder
- interest of the poorest society
- capacity for change
ways to achieve goals
- educate, organizing, mobilizing people
sequence of steps whereby member of a community come together to critically assess to evaluate condition and work together to improve their condition
process of copar
- progressive cycle of action reflection action
- experimental learning
- participatory and mass based
- group centered not leader center
process of copar
basic values in community
- human rights
- social justice
- social responsibility
core principles of community organizing
- people centered
- participative
- democratic
- developmental
- process oriented
goals of community organizing
- people empowerment
- building people’s organizing
- improved the quality of life
