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Students Guide to
Methods of
Community
 
Organization
 
I AM A
COMMUNITY ORGANIZER
WE ARE ONE
 
Compiled by
S.Rengasamy
See also the related materials on page no.5
 
S.Rengasamy. Methods of Community Organization
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பகவம
 
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அ௑ரகள௏ பசகவம
 
அ௑ரக௏டநகறக௏வமஅ௑ரக இடத௎ந
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அ௑ரகடன
 
ப௑ள௎ சயவம
 
அ௑ரக௏டம இளத ள௑பதகடளகவமஒ ல௎
 
தள௎௑னஇடதலசதள நதன
 
ப௑ள௎ நத்
 
தர எலப௎ம சல௑ர
 
இளத ஙகப௏
 
சயகணபடன
Go to the PeopleLive among themLove themLearn from themStart from where they areWork with themBuild on what they have.But of the best leaders,When the task is accomplished,The work completed,The people all remark:"We have done it ourselves"
Lao Tsu
 
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Contents
Fact Finding -What are the facts to be collected
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Model I .................................................................................. 12Types of Community Need & its Identification ............................................................................................... 12 Analyzing Community Problems - Model I ......................................................................................................... 13What is analyzing community problems all about? ......................................................................................... 13Why should analyze a community problem?.................................................................................................. 13When should analyze a community problem? ................................................................................................ 13How should analyze a community problem?.................................................................................................. 13Dia: Steps to analyze a community problem ................................................................................................. 14 Analysis helps to find out an effective solution. ............................................................................................. 14 Analyzing the facts / Problem identification
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Model II .................................................................................... 14What is the problem? ................................................................................................................................. 14Where does the problem exist? ................................................................................................................... 14Who is affected by the problem? ................................................................................................................. 14Why the problem occurred? ........................................................................................................................ 14To what extent the problem is felt? ............................................................................................................. 14What are the facts to be collected
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Model II ..................................................................................................... 15Information requirement to understand a community ........................................................................................ 151.Basic community characteristics ................................................................................................................ 152.How the community functions to meet its needs ........................................................................................ 153. Unmet needs ......................................................................................................................................... 154. Community resources ............................................................................................................................. 155. Capacity for disposition towards purposeful change ................................................................................... 151. Basic community characteristics ................................................................................................................... 16Population ................................................................................................................................................. 16How the community functions? ........................................................................................................................ 162.1. Physical needs ......................................................................................................................................... 162.2. Social and emotional needs ....................................................................................................................... 162.3. Political needs ......................................................................................................................................... 162.4. Economic needs ....................................................................................................................................... 162.5. Educational and communication needs ....................................................................................................... 16
3. Assessing the community‘s unmet needs
...................................................................................................... 164. Community resources.................................................................................................................................. 175. Capacity for change and disposition to change .............................................................................................. 17How to find out what we need to know? ........................................................................................................... 17Look for organizations that do at least one of the following things ...................................................................... 17Guided personal discussions ............................................................................................................................ 18Focus groups ................................................................................................................................................. 18Surveys and questionnaires ............................................................................................................................. 18Collecting list ................................................................................................................................................. 18 A check list that can be used to facilitate discussion to study/ understand a community ........................................ 18Phases/ Methods /Outcome of Community Organization..................................................................................... 19Understanding the Community by Understanding the Local Business ................................................................... 20Community Business Survey ............................................................................................................................ 20Understanding the Community by Understanding the Local Business ................................................................... 20Collection of self explanatory diagrams on Steps /Stages in Community Organization ........................................... 21Stages & Steps in Community Organization .................................................................................................. 22Stages in Guiding / Organizing Communities ................................................................................................. 23Some self explanatory diagrams on Problem Solving Process.......................................................................... 24Phases in community organization learning................................................................................................... 25Diagrams of Phases / Steps / Stages in Community Organization .................................................................... 26Tools that can be used at different stages and for different purposes .............................................................. 27PRA tools for many purposes
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to understand and organize the communities .................................................. 28Diagram: Problem Analysis Model ................................................................................................................ 30Diagrams: Models - Steps / Stages in Community Organization ...................................................................... 31Comprehensive list of Community Organization / Engagement Tools ................................................................... 32Levels of Community Engagement Its Objectives, Outcomes & Techniques used.............................................. 33
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