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ln worklng Lhrough Lhls program you wlll need Lo selecL an LW8 communlLy who you elLher
currenLly work wlLh or have some undersLandlng of Lo use Lo answer Lhe quesLlons wlLhln Lhe
program. lor LW8 Challenge scholarshlp AppllcanLs lL ls suggesLed LhaL you uLlllse Lhe communlLy
LhaL was Lhe sub[ecL of Lhe LW8 Challenge. ln some cases you wlll know Lhe answers Lo Lhe
quesLlons, ln oLher cases you mlghL need Lo make an aLLempL aL Lhe answer. lf Lhls ls a group you
plan Lo engage and you do noL know Lhe answer Lo Lhe quesLlon lL may be worLh Lrylng Lo flnd ouL lf
posslble.
1he communlLy you selecL may be on Cverseas or A1Sl organlsaLlon or a Local arLner. ?ou may also
do Lhls wlLh local engagemenL such as hlgh School ouLreach or use your LW8 communlLy (l.e. your
chapLer) as Lhe example. leel free Lo change Lhe organlsaLlon as you progress Lhrough Lhe program
lf you feel lL ls approprlaLe.
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Lxplalns Lhe dlfferenL aspecLs of a communlLy:
lnLrapersonal
lnLerpersonal lacLors and rocesses
lnsLlLuLlonal lacLors
CommunlLy lacLors
ubllc ollcy and Law
:$-;'&"%< ln your selecLed communlLy ldenLlfy one challenge and one beneflL whlch may be
encounLered ln Lhe flve aspecLs of communlLy ldenLlfled ln Lhls lecLure?




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ulscusses Lhe followlng concepLs:
1he deflnlLlon of a communlLy
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ArLlculaLes Lhe value of soclal caplLal
1hls secLlon conslders ollLlcal SysLems, CulLural SysLems, Lconomlc SysLems, Ceographlc
SysLems, ldenLlLy, lnLegraLlon, Croup CrlenLaLlon, Llnkages
Cffenslve, uefenslve and Pldden CommunlLles
:$-;'&"%< ueflne Lhe parameLers of your communlLy. WhaL makes Lhem unlque from anoLher
communlLy group?






:$-;'&"%< ln Lhe communlLy you are uslng as your case sLudy ls lL an offenslve, defenslve or hldden
communlLy? Why?




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CommunlLy Lfflcacy - percepLlon of resldence of Lhelr own communlLy's capablllLles (can Lhe
communlLy help lLself?)
o Measured by soclal conLrol, communlLy coheslon, sense of ldenLlLy - measures
communlLy wlll Lo acLlon
Agree on ways and means Lo lmplemenL
o CollaboraLe ln Lhe lmplemenLaLlon
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framework
o CollaboraLe effecLlvely
o Come Lo consensus
:$-;'&"%< ln your ldenLlfled communlLy, whaL would you say ls Lhelr level of CommunlLy Lfflcacy?
lease explaln ln Lerms of soclal conLrol, communlLy coheslon and sense of ldenLlLy?



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SysLem Change occurs Lhrough elLher Soclal ollcy (l.e. uaLa) or ConfllcL (Lhe people rlse up)
4 models of change
o Soclal ollcy lannlng - experL deslgn Lhe sysLem, Lop down low communlLy
parLlclpaLlon, problems noL people
o CommunlLy AcLlon - communlLles organlse Lhemselves
o CommunlLy uevelopmenL - local resources, arlses Lo address lmbalance. ls abouL
empowermenL
o CommunlLy MoblllsaLlon - dlsrupLlve process (self help) - LocallLy uevelopmenL and
lndlgenous knowledge based
Can use elLher a process approach or a conLenL approach
o rocess approach - boLLom up, bulld capaclLy, lnvolves communlLy - sLrengLhs
based
o ConLenL approach - Lop down, communlcaLe and educaLe (Lell Lhem whaL Lo do)
:$-;'&"%< Whlch model of change ls mosL appllcable ln your selecLed communlLy? lease explaln
why.





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3 levels - lndlvldual, organlsaLlonal and Lhe ollLlcal Lconomy
1hls ls abouL a power based allocaLlon of resources. ueLermlnaLlon of allocaLlon ls by:
o Class - Land, lamlly, Money, CccupaLlon
o LLhnlclLy - ower 8elaLlons
o Cender
lL ls overcome Lhrough ollLlcal arLlclpaLlon
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ower 8ases
o lndlvldual - SlLuaLlonal ower - Lhey can declde
o CrganlsaLlonal - people who deflne Lhe crlLerla
o SysLemlc (SLrucLural) ower - people who can change Lhe sysLem
:$-;'&"%< WhaL ls an example of a ollLlcal Lconomy ln and LW8 conLexL? Whlch power base ls mosL
appllcable Lo LW8 as an organlsaLlon and why?







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ueflnlng parLlclpaLlon - acLlve lnvolvemenL ln declslon maklng and carrylng ouL acLlvlLles
o 1hls ls beneflclal because:
! lL achleves accepLance and ownershlp
! lL achleves local ouLcomes
! lL ls efflclenL and low cosL
o resenLaLlon has some greaL communlLy healLh examples
Agencles need Lo faclllLaLe Lhe hlgher levels of lnvolvemenL
1hls ls achleved by llsLenlng, glvlng Lhe communlLy conLrol, uslng local knowledge and
adopLlng new roles
:$-;'&"%< ln your selecLed communlLy, whaL would you say ls Lhe level of lnvolvemenL ln Lhe
communlLy? Why?





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ueflne CommunlLy CoallLlons - represenLs a dlverse group LhaL works Loward a common
goal, enables Lhem Lo achleve someLhlng an lndlvldual cannoL
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o lormed Lo address lssues ln Lhe communlLy
o locus on local acLlon or lobbylng
o CoallLlons are formed around a speclflc lssue whlch all organlsaLlons allgn behlnd
and wlll progress (lssue needs Lo be speclflc)
o Can be professlonal, grassrooLs or communlLy based coallLlons
o CoallLlon needs qulck wlns Lo demonsLraLe progress
:$-;'&"%< WlLh your selecLed communlLy parLner or LW8 ChapLer ldenLlfy any parLlclpanLs ln a
communlLy coallLlon. Why ls Lhls program a success?







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ulfference beLween communlLy based and communlLy drlven programs
o CommunlLy based means lL ls locaLed ln Lhe communlLy buL Lhey do noL makes Lhe
declslons
o CommunlLy ulrecLed ls declded based on communlLy knowledge. 1he communlLy
has power over declslon maklng.
o SLakeholder meeLlngs can be used as a way Lo enhance communlcaLlon and Lo share
ldeas. 1hls wlll supporL CommunlLy dlrecLed programs.
:$-;'&"%< WhaL role should LW8 volunLeers play ln achlevlng CommunlLy dlrecLed programs? uo
you play Lhls role and lf noL whaL could you do Lo achleve Lhls?




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CommunlLy ulrecLed lnLervenLlon
8eLLer Lhan agency drlven programs
uoes Lhe communlLy have capaclLy Lo do more beyond Lhe lnlLlal scope? ?es.
8eneflL ls because volunLeers are ln Lhe communlLy year round.
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More acLlvlLles lncrease engagemenL wlLh exlsLlng communlLy programs. CommunlLles have
confldence ln Lhelr capaclLy.
need an empowered communlLy, need supplles and supervlslon aL Lhe rlghL Llme.
:$-;'&"%< ln your chosen example would you say lL ls a CommunlLy ulrecLed lnLervenLlon? Why /
why noL?