Training Workshop on Community Institution Development & Social Mobilization

Workshop Plan
Session 1 : Inauguration and Introduction Session 2: Individual, community and society Session 3: Social mobilization Session 4: Community Organization Development Session 5 : Need Assessment Session 6: Community participation

Inauguration and Introduction

Objectives of the session : At the end of the session participants will be able to describe the background and objectives of the course. acquainted with each other. be describe the guidelines to facilitate the course.

Objectives of workshop
To understand the concept of Community, social mobilization, Community organization development and role of social mobilizer. To understand difference of CO, VO, LSO To understand the process of CO development

Individual, community and society Social Identity

a person As a member of the family As a member of a group or clan As a member of a society As a member of the community As

Social commonalties
Language Expression Habit Religious rituals Social customs Behavior Norms

Issues to consider for analyzing community

Current norms or rules Behaviour Mutual relations Relation-based social needs Mutual communication Social structure Leadership Gender of education Rate Economic condition Occupation Attitude towards women Status of men in the society Religious faith and dogmatism Attitude towards change System for justice

Social Mobilization
Objective of the session is to: Understand the concept of Social Mobilization, its key elements, agents, stages and how we can get support from social mobilization for the implementation of community based projects

Topics:
What is social mobilization Key elements of social mobilization Agents of social mobilization Stages of social mobilization

Social Mobilization
The concept of social mobilization emerged from the recognition that a genuine participatory approach to development is essential for success and sustainability.

Social Mobilization
Social mobilization is a broad scale movement to engage peoples participation in achieving a specific development goal through self-reliant efforts. (UNICEF) Social mobilization is a dynamic, long-term process in which stakeholders use a number of strategies, such as policy advocacy and social marketing, to make sustainable changes in the community.

Social Mobilization
Social mobilization is a dynamic process, which involves all relevant segments of society in dialogue and coordinated action to promote interrelated changes from the individual to the policy level. Social mobilization should make reasonable and appropriate use of local resources and promote capacity building of local communities.

Social Mobilization
It is an approach to empower people to actively participate in development process through own local initiatives And well informed dialogue

Key Elements of Social Mobilization

Organizational Development Capital Formation for development through community savings Training for Human Resource Development Socio-economic development

Key Elements of Social Mobilization

Organizational Development * Can be created with a specific focus or as broadbased, multi purpose groups * Run on democratic principals * Building leadership capacity-to avoid dependency and capture * Ensuring an inclusive approach * Ensuring self reliance

Key Elements of Social Mobilization

Capital formation through comm. Savings * First step towards self-reliance * Accumulated saving can used for internal credit with interest * Can be used for EDP at comm. level * can be used as contribution to local development initiatives e.g. COs contribution

Key Elements of Social Mobilization

Training for HRD * Comm. members can max. their skills * Can get training, exchange visits, based on need identification * Local HRD is best when trained individual train other comm. members

Key Elements of Social Mobilization

Socio-economic development * Great incentives for comm. members to organize themselves * SM should support grants, access to credit, marketing and other tangible improvements * this leads to empower peoples and their org. * It results in increased institutional capacity, enhanced social status and give voice

Agents of mobilization
Internal
Community Local leaders Culture Norms &Values Events Environment Resources Activists

External
Media( Print & Electronic) Leaders Organization Donors Macro-environment Government Policies Social organizer etc.

Stages of Social Mobilization

Sensitization: Dialogue initiated, which generate the discussion and thinking
process about comm. problems and their causes

Realization: When comm. sensitized on any issue/problem that create a

environment for open discussion, this helps in realizing the imp.and its insight

Conceptualization: It plays a significant role in the sustainability and

effectiveness of any program. If comm. Could not conceive the philosophy that creates implementation problems and real obj. of the program could not achieved

Organization: Collective effort of masses or comm. Regarding any

issue/problem in a define frame work is conceptually called organization

Perception of Social mobilization!

Method

Tool
Social Organization

Comm. Org.

Process

Social Mobilization

Social mobilization Continuums

An Illustration of Social Groups in Partnership

Data & Information

Action & Behavior

Variables Social Political Economic Cultural Religious Geographical

Communication &
Dialogue

Education & Awareness

Session Objectives
To understand what is Community organization, how to develop it, why its needed? SWWS METHODOLOGY?

Community Institution
What is CO,s? Why COs? How To develop it? SWWS METHODOLOGY

SWWS METHODOLOGY
Step1 : Secondary information gathering, First contact, Situational Analysis, Plans Step 2: formation of COs, identification & Selection Of Board Members, Plan development for HHL,GL Opportunities, Community level Problem Identification and prioritizing, setting meeting dates & agenda Step 3: revisiting all the feasibility household level, hamlet level, village level (second dialogue)

SWWS METHODOLOGY
Step 4: Establishment of monitoring information system at the CO level (third dialogue) Step 5: Participation of poor should be insure Step 6: linkage development, monitoring and auditing, self management board development, PEW, Singing MOU

Development of VO, LSO

What is VO? Who will Be the Member of VO? Responsibility of VO? What LSO? Who will be the member LSO? LSO responsibility for development agenda?

Need assessment for community

Objectives of the session : At the end of the session the participants will be able to identify the methods of need assessment. assess the needs for basic education. identify the issues to be considered for need assessment.

Issues to be considered for Needs Assessment

Knowing the literacy rate of the community Knowing the behavior pattern or norms of the people Knowing about the language Gender aspects as applied in the community Availability of resources Characteristics of different groups Social classification Leadership trends Socio-economic condition

Community Participation
Objectives of the session : At the end of the session the participants would be able to illustrate the concept of community participation. explain the need of peoples participation in development activities. identify the areas of community participation in describe the strategies for ensuring community participation.

Ten Types of Participation

Getting informed Giving opinion Advising Participating in providing information Periodical functional relations Long term functional relations Establishing organizations with external initiative Participatory decision making Getting organized at own initiative Establishing the majority peoples control and leadership in project planning and implementation

Extent of community participation in development

Areas and ways for community participation in development

Areas of participation
Situation analysis Assessment of demands Setting of objectives Identification of activities Planning Resource mobilization Deploying manpower Implementation Evaluation