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A Two-Days Workshop A Two-Days Workshop on “COMMUNITY on “COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION”MOBILIZATION”
Participants will be able to
understand:
Definition of Community Mobilization
Degree of Community Participation
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Session 1 Session 1
Introduction of Participants What is Community, Its
dimensions Why Mobilization
Benefits of Community Mobilization
Role of Community Mobilizers
Community Community
What comes first in your mind when you think or hear the word “COMMUNITY” ?
What is a Community What is a Community A Community is a set of
people living together with common interest”
We all live in a community. There are different things that bind us together. Let us try to identify them.
Beliefs Values Language Territory Religion Culture Occupation
Why Community Why Community Mobilization? Mobilization?
As a Mean or Strategy: Creating demand for interventions Increasing access to services Scaling up interventions Increasing effectiveness and efficiency of interventions Contributing additional resources to the response Reaching the most vulnerable Addressing the underlying causes of Education: gender
disparities, lack of awareness etc. Increasing community ownership and sustainability .
Benefits of Community Benefits of Community Mobilization in a project Mobilization in a project
Increase community, individual, and group capacity to identify and satisfy their needs
Improve program design Improve program quality Improve program results Improve program evaluation Cost effective way to achieve sustainable results Increase community ownership of the program
Key Task involved in Key Task involved in Community Mobilization Community Mobilization
Developing an on-going dialogue between community members
Creating or strengthening community organizations (Committees etc.)
Creating an environment in which individuals can empower themselves to address their own and their community’s health needs
Promoting community members’ participation
……continuedcontinued Working in partnership with community
members Identifying and supporting the creative
potential of communities to develop a variety of strategies and approaches
Assisting in linking communities with external resources
Committing enough time to work with communities, or with a partner who works with them
Group WorkGroup Work
Find out reasons why we are mobilizing our Communities under a health project.
Involving all Stakeholders Involving all Stakeholders
Let’s discuss…………
Who are stakeholders?
Why it is important to coordinate among all stakeholders?
What can be achieved when we involve all stakeholders?
What can assume if we don’t involve all stakeholders?
Identification of Identification of Deprived/Neglected Deprived/Neglected
Group Group
What do you think, who are deprived and neglected people in your community? Why are they neglected? How can you enhance their participation?
Deprived people
Why are they deprived?
How can their participation be enhanced?
Economically deprived group (Poor)
Women Tribal/indigenous
people Disable people Minority Groups Others
Examples
Identify marginalized groups in your community
Role of Community Role of Community MobilizersMobilizers
A mobilizer is a person who mobilizes, i.e. gets things moving. Social animator. A Catalyst
Bringing People Together Building Trust Encouraging Participation Facilitating Discussion and Decision-making Helping Things to Run Smoothly . Facilitation in community mobilization process
How to enhance the How to enhance the community Participation? community Participation?
Write one mean to enhance participation?
State one example you have done so far!
Community Meetings Community Meetings Gathering People at ONE Gathering People at ONE
PlatformPlatform
Village Literacy Fair Village Literacy Fair
Sports & Sports & Games Games Electronic & Print Electronic & Print
Media Media
Puppet Show & Theatre Puppet Show & Theatre
Pamphlets & Handouts Pamphlets & Handouts
Human Chain Human Chain
Message Dissemination Message Dissemination Through different means Through different means
Best Mobilizer Best Mobilizer
Please make a picture of Mobilizer
Caution !!!!!!!!!!!
H/She should be smart enough in qualities
Self Assessment SkillSelf Assessment Skill
Read the checklist and find out those qualities in yourself!!!!!!!!!
Skills needed for Skills needed for Community MobilizerCommunity Mobilizer
Attitudes include: a willingness to examine and challenge their
own assumptions, opinions and beliefs a genuine respect for all community members a non- judgmental and accepting approach an understanding that different people have
different views and perspectives a belief in community capacity to take effective
action.
……..continued..continuedSkills include: good communication skills, especially listening good facilitation skills to enable communities to
conduct their own analysis of their lives and situations PLA and other techniques to help facilitation
awareness of political, gender and cultural issues and relationships
an ability to challenge assumptions sensitively (e.g. about the role of women).
……continued continued Knowledge includes: the community mobilization process the principles of community mobilization knowledge of Education related Issues and
problems, causes and effects understanding of the ethical issues related
to community mobilization. .
…….continued .continued Other skills and knowledge that may be
needed at different stages in the community mobilization process include:
an ability to help communities form organizations an ability to identify capacity-building needs among
communities (e.g. leadership skills, networking and partnership-building skills)
an ability to help communities mobilize resources advocacy skills project planning and management skills.
Some Qualities Some Qualities Good communication skills Good facilitation skills Good listener Committed Decision maker Active Negotiation skills Honest Known to culture and values of society Well dress Catalyst Management skills
Role of CM Role of CM Getting Prepared Know Your Goals "If you do not know where you are going, then
any road will do." Know Your Target Community You must know as much
as possible about its social organization, economy, languages, layout (map), problems, politics, and ecosystem
Know The Skills You Need Know The Basic Concepts What is development?
Community development? Community participation? Poverty? Community?
Empowerment? Sustainability Outside Resources
Some Dos and Don’tsSome Dos and Don’ts
Activity
Lets talk and write about our communities what we should do and what we should not do?
Field Diaries Field Diaries
Why Field diaries are important?
Why do we need to capture the information on paper when have brain?
Why do we talk about report writing?
Contents of Daily Field Contents of Daily Field Report Report
Purpose of Visit Activities Carried out Accomplishment/Outputs of the day Observations Challenges Recommendations Follow up/Future Plan
Group Work
Each Group will write a report on the basis of given information/case study or a story.
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Session 2 Session 2
Components in Session Participation of Communities
Degrees of Participation Project Orientation/ What project is all
about ?
Community Mobilization
Community mobilization is a capacity-building process through which community individuals, groups, or organizations PLAN, CARRY OUT, and EVALUATE activities on a participatory and sustained basis to improve their health and other needs, either on their own initiative or stimulated by others.
“As an individual I could do nothing. As a group we could find a way to
solve each other’s problems”.
Degree of Community Participation
Collective Action
Co-Learning
Cooperation
Consulting
Compliance
Co-Option
Tow
ards ownership &
sustainability
Aw
ay from ow
nership & sustainability
Co-option
Token involvement of local people
Representatives are chosen, but have no real input or power
Compliance
Tasks are assigned, with INCENTIVES
Outsiders decide agenda and direct the process
Consultation
Local opinions are asked
Outsiders analyze and decide on a course of action
Cooperation
Local people work together with outsiders to determine priorities
Responsibility remains with outsiders for directing the process
Co-learning
Local people and outsiders share their knowledge to create new understanding
Local people and outsiders work together to form action plans with outsiders facilitation
Group Work
Define at which stage you are presently in your project.