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COMMUNITY ORGANIZING

ENSURING HEALTH IN THE HANDS OF THE PEOPLE


COMMUNITY ORGANIZING

• Process of educating and mobilizing members of the community to


enable them to resolve community problems
• Teaching the community to apply the nursing process on its own,
utilizing resources that are available to it
• Thereby allowing community people to be active participants,
rather than just being passive receivers of services or care.
CO & CHN

• Same goals:
• People empowerment
• Development of a self-reliant community
• Improved quality of life
CO Emphases

• People in the community working together to solve their own


problems
• Internal organizational consolidation as a prerequisite to external
expansion
• Social movement first before technical change
• Health reforms occurring within the context of broader social
transofmration
BASIC VALUES

1. HUMAN RIGHTS
2. SOCIAL JUSTICE
3. SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
PRINCIPLES

• CO is people centered
People are the means and ends of development. The process of critical inquiry is
informed by and responds to the experiences and needs of the marginalized sectors.
• CO is participative
Community is active participant.
• CO is democratic
Their decisions must reflect the will of the common people, than that of the leaders
and the elites.
• CO is developmental
The organizer desires changes for the betterment of the community.
• CO is process-oriented
GOALS

1. People’s empowerment
2. Building relatively permanent structures and people’s
organizations
3. Improved quality of life

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT is the ultimate goal of CO


PHASES

1. Pre- entry
2. Entry
3. Community Integration
4. Social analysis
5. Identifying potential leaders
6. Core group formation
7. Community organization
8. Action phase
9. Evaluation
10.Exit and expansion phase
1. PRE-ENTRY

• Preparation on the part of organizer to choose a community


• For novice community organizers, eg students, preparation
includes the study or review of basic community concepts.
• Self examination is done to review attitudes whih may influence
effectiveness of CO
• Identification of possible threats, barriers, strengths and
opportunities.
• Initial data gathering through ocular survey, reviewing of data of a
health facility, review of barangay profile.
PRE-ENTRY

• Basic criteria in choosing a community. The following questions must be considered.

-Does the community meet the GIDA (Geographically isolated and -disadvantaged
areas) criterion of the DOH?
-Do the members of the community perceive the need for assistance?
-Does the community show signs of willingness or hostility towards the orgazniers?
-Is there obvious threat to the safety of the organizer?
-Are there other agencies working in the area? Will there be a duplication of services
for the same target group?
-is the partnership among all potential stakeholders possible and feasible?
2. ENTRY

• Formalizes the start of CO


• Organizer gets to lnow the community and vice versa
• Making of courtesy call to local leaders (mayor, captain), and
informal leaders such as elders, local health workers, traditional
healers, church leaders, and local neighbourhood association
leaders.
2. ENTRY

• CONSIDERATIONS ON THE ENTRY PHASE


A. Clear explanation of vision, mission, goals, programs, activities
must be given in all meetings
B. Traditions followed
3. COMMUNITY INTEGRATION

• “PAKIKIPAMUHAY”- Organizers live in the community, immersion in


community life
• The organizer must discard the “visitor” or “guest” image
• Respect for culture is of utmost importance
• Manner of dressing must be in accordance with the norms of
society.
3. COMMUNITY INTEGRATION

• INTEGRATION STYLES
1. “NOW YOU SEE, NOW YOU DON’T” STYLE
The organizer visits the community as per the schedule but is not able to
transcend the “guest” status, and therefore does not get the chance to better
understand the villagers’ way of life.
2. “BOARDER’ STYLE
Organizer rents a room or a house in the village, lives his own life, and does not
share the life of the community.
3. “ELITIST” STYLE
Organizer lives with the barangay chairman, or some other prominent person in
the community. Thus, making the integration of the larger community difficult.
3. COMMUNITY INTEGRATION

• PEOPLE-CENTERED APPROACH IN INTEGRATION


1. PAGBABAHAY-BAHAY or occasional home visits
2. HUNTAHAN
Informal conversations in the community eg village posp during laundry
time, basketball court, and sari sari store.
3. PARTICIPATION IN THE PRODUCTION PROCESS.
The organizer participates in livelihood activities eg farming.
4. PARTICIPATION IN SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Fiestas, wedding, baptismal celebrations, funeral wakes
4. SOCIAL ANALYSIS

• Process of gathering, collating and analysing data to gain extensive understanding of community
conditions, help n the identification of the problems, and determine the root cause of these
problems.
• Also called “Social investigation”, “Community study”, “Community analysis”, “Community
needs assessment”
• Done through obtaining
1. Demographic data
2. Sociocultural data
3. Economic data
4. Environmental data
5. Data on health patterns
6. Data on health resources
5. IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL LEADERS

• Identification prospective allies who are credible and influential members of


the community who have expressed willingness to participate in community
activities.
• Other characteristics of potential leaders:
1. They represent the target group
2. Possess leadership qualities
3. Have trust and confidence in the community
4. Expresses beliefs in the need to change the current undesirable situation
5. Willing to invest time
6. Have potential management skills
6. CORE GROUP FORMATION

• Potential leaders and members are expanded


• Between 8-12 members
• Instilling social consciousness to the members
• Development of community health leaders
7. COMMUNITY ORGANITION

• Conducts assemblies with the goal of arriving at a common


understanding of community concers and formulating a plan of
action in dealing with these concerns
• Members of the community should know that is is their community
and therefore should actively involve in the issues faced and in the
actions needed to be taken.
8. ACTION PHASE

• “MOBILIZATION PHASE”
1. Allow the community to determine the pace and scope of the
project implementation e.g Tapat Ko, Linis Ko
2. Regular monitoring and continuing community formation program
are essential
9. EVALUATION

• A systemic, critical analysis of the current state of the


organization and or projects compared to the desired or planned
goals or objectives.
• Ideally, it is done periodically during mobilization to allow revision
of strategies when needed and at the end of the prescribed
project period.
10. EXIT AND EXPANSION PHASE

• Indications of readiness for exit by the community organizer


should include:
1. Attainment of the set goals of the community organizing efforts
2. Demonstration of the capacity of the people’s organization to
lead the community in dealing with common problems
3. People empowerment is manifested by collective involvement in
decision making and community action on matters that impact
their lives.

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