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Community Organizing (CO)

Lesson Outline

1. Definition of community organizing (CO)


2. Goals,values, approaches & principles of CO
3. Tasks & Functions of a community organizer
4. Basic steps in community organizing
Definition

Community Organizing
 is the framework & methodology used by
social development agents in empowering
people’s organizations as a way of addressing
poverty and social inequality
(1994 National Rural Community Organizing Conference, Philippines).
 is a development strategy for building
peoples capabilities towards self-
determination & self reliance.

is a method and process of educating,


organizing and mobilizing people which
leads to their own development.
Goals of Community Organization
1. People empowerment
capability building among people

2. Building of People’s Organization


establishing and sustaining relatively
permanent organizational structure

3. Building alliances
linking up with other groups and sectors
Goals of Community Organization

4. Improved Standard of living


CO engaged in short and long term
improvements

5. Popular Democracy
people should be involved in making
decisions that affect their lives.
6. National Social Transformation
many people who are empowered
Values of CO
1. Human Rights
universally held principles anchored mainly on the
belief in the worth and dignity of people
2. Social Justice
equitable access to opportunities
equitable distribution of resources

3. Social Responsibility
 people should reach out to and move jointly with others
in meeting common needs and problems
Principles of CO
1. People’s Participation

2. Self-Determination
3. Experiential Learning

4. Self-Reliance
Community Organizing Approaches

1. Issue-based approach
- an approach which revolves around
issues/problems that is felt by
significant number of people in the
community

- have high probability of being resolved


if collectively acted upon
Community Organizing Approaches

2. Socio-economic-project based approach


- introduction of socio-economic projects such
as health care, IGP, enterprise development,
etc.

3. Church/Faith-based approach
- approach used by organizers with the
structures of a church or within
components of church-based programs
Tasks and Functions
of Community Organizer
 Facilitator
enhances individual and group strengths and
minimize weaknesses and conflicts as well
as heightens group unity

 Trainer
the CO plays a major role in training-related
activities
Tasks and Functions
of Community Organizer
 Advocate
Speaks for others who cannot speak
for themselves

 Researcher
 conduct social analysis
engage in participatory technology
development
Tasks and Functions
of Community Organizer
 Planner
assist local groups in planning

 Catalyst
initiate debates and actions regarding
critical problems.
Steps in Community Organizing
1. Entry to the Community
2. Integration with the People
3. Social investigation
4. Problem Identification/analysis
5. Planning & Strategizing
6. Core Group Formation
7.Organizational Development & Mobilization
8. Evaluation & Reflection
9. Turnover & Phase Out
1. Entry to the Community

 Introduce the CO
 Explain the project
& its objectives
 CO’s stay in the
community
2. Integration with the People

Building rapport
Imbibing community
life
Understanding
people problem
3. Social Investigation

 systematic gathering of
information & analysis
(secondary data, survey,
personal interviews,
observation)
 identify issues
4. Problems identification & analysis
 defining, analyzing and ranking the
identified community problems and needs.
 origin of the problem
 past efforts to solve the problem
 identification of factors to eliminate the
problem
5. Planning & Strategizing
 identifying goals & translating them into
specific activities
 identifying resources
 formulation of possible solutions
 setting plans of actions
6. Core Group Formation
 Form a small group of potentials leaders
Identification of contacts and political leaders
in the community.
Training in leadership and organizing with the
core group members and participants.
7. Organizational Development
& Mobilization
Setting up a formal organizational structure

 Action to solve community problems

 Wider participation and collective action on


issues and problems
8. Evaluation & Reflection
 Review action undertaken to solve community problems

 What has been accomplished, what has been left out and
what remains to be done
 Analyze the good and weak points of actions done
9. Turnover and Phase Out
transfer the CO roles and responsibilities
to the organization
Thank you….

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