MIDTERM LEC Flashcards
social development methodology used to facilitate the process of forming self-reliant, self-determining communities which are able to sustain their development activities.
Community organizing (CO)
2 GOALS OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZING
People empowerment community organizing
Improve quality of life.
3 CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZING
Motivated by social and health issues
Based on community analysis
Community participation.
most effective in terms of development and people empowerment are
COPAR and CBPR
COPAR
(Community Organizing Participatory Action Research)
CBPR
(Community Based Participatory Research)
Phases of COPAR model
Entry phase - integration phase - potential leaders - core group - Community Organization
8 CRITICAL ACTIVITIES OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZING
CSTGMCER
Community integration-immersion
Social investigation.
Tentative program planning
Groundwork
Meeting
Community mobilization or action
Evaluation
Reflection
3 APPROACHES TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZING
ISSUE-BASED APPROACH
MICRO-PROJECT APPROACH
FAITH BASED APPROACH
an organizing approach that resolves around certain community issues and problems and mobilizes people to negotiate from a position of strength in number.
ISSUE-BASED APPROACH
Also known as socio-economic approach
MICRO-PROJECT APPROACH
an organizing approach that focuses on social or economic issues which can be resolved though the introduction of projects.
MICRO-PROJECT APPROACH
an organizing approach which is based on religious affiliation.
FAITH BASED APPROACH
5 STAGES OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZING
STAGE 1. COMMUNITY ANALYSIS
STAGE 2. DESIGN AND INITIATION OF INTERVENTIONS
STAGE 3. IMPLEMENTATION
STAGE 4. PROGRAM MAINTENANCE-CONSOLIDATION
STAGE 5. DISSEMINATION-REASSESSMENT
the process of assessing and defining needs, opportunities and resources involved in initiating community health action program.
STAGE 1. COMMUNITY ANALYSIS
Establish a core planning group and assign a local organizer who has good management, transactional and communication skills.
STAGE 2. DESIGN AND INITIATION OF INTERVENTIONS
process of upholding, continuing, merging or integrating successful programs or those that have gained acceptance in the community.
STAGE 4. PROGRAM MAINTENANCE-CONSOLIDATION
It is the process of executing or carrying out the design plans and putting these into action.
STAGE 3. IMPLEMENTATION
Update the community analysis by finding out if there is a change in leadership, degree of participation and involvement and community resources both external and internal.
STAGE 5. DISSEMINATION-REASSESSMENT
a process by which individuals, communities and organizations gain mastery over their lives.
EMPOWERMENT
affirms that” the community participation is a fundamental requirement to achieve health and sustainable development.
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
citizens are assigned to “rubberstamp committees” by the power-holders.
Manipulation (non-participation)
diverts the attention of the people from the real problems by making them engage in group therapy activities like beautification and cleanliness drives.
Therapy (non-participation)