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Methodologies and Approaches of Community Actions

This document outlines the key methodologies and approaches for community actions and involvement across disciplines. It discusses the characteristics of effective partnerships, including having a common aim and mutual trust and respect. It then describes 9 steps to community involvement: 1) creating a community profile, 2) conducting a needs assessment, 3) mobilizing resources, 4) assessing available resources, 5) participatory action planning, 6) developing local leadership, 7) implementing plans, 8) ongoing monitoring, and 9) final evaluation. The overall goal is to empower communities to work together to understand their needs and take collaborative action.

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Methodologies and Approaches of Community Actions

This document outlines the key methodologies and approaches for community actions and involvement across disciplines. It discusses the characteristics of effective partnerships, including having a common aim and mutual trust and respect. It then describes 9 steps to community involvement: 1) creating a community profile, 2) conducting a needs assessment, 3) mobilizing resources, 4) assessing available resources, 5) participatory action planning, 6) developing local leadership, 7) implementing plans, 8) ongoing monitoring, and 9) final evaluation. The overall goal is to empower communities to work together to understand their needs and take collaborative action.

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Methodologies and Approaches of Community Actions and

Involvements across Disciplines

PARTNERSHIP BUILDING CHARACTERISTICS


 All the parties involved have some sort of personal stake in the partnership;
 All the partners are working towards a common aim;
 The partners have a similar ethos or system of beliefs;
 The partners work together over a reasonable period of time;
 There is an agreement among the partners that such partnership is necessary;
 There is an understanding of the value of what each partner can contribute; and
 There is respect and trust between the different partners.

STEPS/METHODS

1. COMMUNITY PROFILING
A community profile is a date sheet that records information on a broad range of
factors (such as environmental/natural features and management, socio-
demographic characteristics, political and economic structures, local institutions,
economic activities and livelihoods, basic household and
community facilities, and social organization).
USES OF A COMMUNITY PROFILE
1. Providing a basic information (where little is known) before starting to work in an
area;
2. Understanding the context of a community so that specific areas, issues, and
linkages can be identified and analyzed;
3. A basic understanding of a community as a whole; and
4. Information on particular areas of interest.

2. NEEDS ASSESSMENT
A needs assessment lets the community identify the things it needs. It is used to
determine the gaps between the community’s present condition and its desired
condition. Needs assessment can be conducted through a survey for the following
purpose:
• To document or record needs which can be used in applying funding and
advocating causes;
To ensure that the action you take is related to the needs of the community.

3. RESOURCE MOBILIZATION
Is a major sociological theory in the study of social movements which emerged in the
1970s. It emphasizes the ability of a movement’s member to—
• To acquire resources; and
• To mobilize people towards accomplishing the movement’s goals
Resource mobilization encompasses the appropriate, efficient and effective use of
material support, personnel support, and knowledge support.
SOCIAL ACTION
In Sociology, social action, also known as “Weberian social action” refers to an act
which takes into
account the actions and reactions of the individuals (or agents). According to Max
Weber, “an action is ‘social’ if the acting individual reflects on the behavior of the
others and is thereby oriented to its course (Secher, 1967)

4. RESOURCE ASSESSMENT
Resource Assessment conventionally refers to money or finances. Resource
assessment helps the community be informed about resources (such as material
resources, financial equipment and
personnel) that can be accessed to address the needs of the community. Likewise, it
also identifies the resources that a community needs to acquire as to achieve its goal
5. PARTICIPATORY ACTION PLANNING (PAP)
Participatory Action Planning involves the open and inclusive engagement of groups
and individuals in a community who have decided to pursue a goal or solve a
problem. Compared to Action Planning that is initiated by those in authority (top to
bottom planning), Participatory Action Planning is a process that gathers insights and
ideas from community members. This encourages community members to
communicate with each other and identify their problems and draw solutions.

6. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Leadership Development is another important part of the community action process


that can start at the planning phase. Leadership is the most important resource, and
it requires due attention. Leaders emanate from a selected group, volunteer, or
individuals, known as the core working group. Leaders ensure that essential tasks,
goals and objectives are accomplished.

7. PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
Plan Implementation refers to the phase where actual and concrete implementation
of tasks and
activities are done. These activities and tasks are meant to comprise the specific
interventions a
community undertakes in solving a problem or addressing an issue.
8. MONITORING
Monitoring – focuses on the status and progress of tasks and activities in the course
of implementation of the community action plan. Monitoring includes procedures
that allow the tracking of the performance of project implementers and the effect of
the resources in complementing task and activities.
9. EVALUATION
Conducted in the middle and at the end of the scheduled completion of the
community action plan is to evaluate the effectiveness and success of the project

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