COPAR REVIEWER part 1 Flashcards
a continuous process wherein the group come into direct contact and ‘become involved with the
community people’
Pakikipamuhay / Community Integration
This phase is where the
‘immersion phase gets more personal’
Integration
A process consists of steps of activities that instill and ‘reinforce the people’s self confidence on their own collective strengths and capabilties’
Community Organizing
The phase when the organizer may actually live in the community
Community Integration
What are the styles of integration
Guest
Boarder
Elitist
If provision allows, the
trainees may choose to stay and live-in the immersion area for a certain period of time ‘through renting a room or house in the village’
Boarder Style
The organizer lives with the
barangay captain/chairman in the community
Elitist Style
The organizer visits the community as per the schedule.
Guest Style / NOW YOU SEE ME, NOW YOU DON’T
Aims to transform the apathetic,
individualistic and voiceless poor into dynamic, participatory and politically responsive
community.
COPAR / COMMUNITY ORGANIZING PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH
‘Community development approach’ that allows the community (participatory) to
analyze the situation (research) plan a solution, and implement projects (action) utilizing the process of community
organizing
COPAR / COMMUNITY ORGANIZING PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH
GOALS OF COPAR
Self-reliance
Active Community Participation
Mobilization
Empowerment
The AIM: Transform PASSIVE to __________ COMMUNITY
Active
Father of community organizing
Saul Alinsky
4 METHODS IN COPAR
Action-Reflection-Action Session
Consciousness Raising
Participatory and mass based
Group centered
COPAR PHASES (maglaya)
Pre-entry
Entry
Community Study / Diagnosis Phase (research p.)
Community Organization and Capability Building Phase
Action Phase
Sustenance and Strengthening Phase
Phase Out Phase
How many months for PRE-ENTRY
1-2 months
Usually a barangay official or some other local government official.
Patron/Padrino
Easiest way to catch the attention and gain approval of the community
Bongga Entry
aka Social Preparation Phase
Entry Phase
CRITERIA FOR A POTENTIAL LEADER
Low Profile
Educated
Approachable
Develop good communication skills
Serve willfully
3 CORE GROUP FORMATION
Key Person
Opinion Leader
Isolates
Most practical data collection
Survey
Face to face data collection (Using interview guide)
Interview
Checklist type of data collection
Record Review
Most IDEAL data collection (Provides BULK OF
DATA)
Census
Type of data collection: Ocular surveys
Observation
What census: Actual Place
De Facto
What census: Residence
De Jure
MOBILIZATION PHASE
Action Phase
How many months for Sustenance and Strengthening Phase
7-8 months
