Community Organizing in Health

• Social Investigation

- Preliminary

Baseline information from Secondary data sources

Deepening

- Continuous appraisal of community situation through Primary data sources

• Entry

Low profile or low key approach

Upon ENTRY, start the ff:

1. DSI

2. Social Preparation

3. Community Integration

• Social Preparation

Tempering the grounds for setting up health program

Target: community leaders

Establish rapport, develop trust, clarify intentions and expectations

Methods: courtesy calls and attendance to meetings

• Community Integration

Imbibing community way of life

Target: community

Deepen rapport, develop mutual trust, draw objectives

Methods: house-to-house, going to places and events where people are, direct participation in
production process

Spot map

Clusters of 8-15 households

 • Small-group formation

• Election of CHWs

• Launching

• Community Diagnosis

• Training and Services

Advanced CHWS

• Core-group formation

• Phase out

CO Process:

Pre Entry Phase

1. Site selection

2. PSI

Entry Phase

1. Social preparation

2. Community integration

3. DSI

Organizational formation Phase

1. Small group formation

2. Election of CHWs

3. Organizational meetings

Training Phase

1. Training needs Assessment

2. Curriculum development
3. Actual training

4. Training evaluation

Services Phase

1. Community clinics

2. Other services

Leadership formation Phase

1. Core-group formation

2. Advanced training

Consolidation Phase

1. Evaluation sessions

2. Staff development

Sustenance and Maintenance Phase

1. Endorsement to sectoral organizing

2. Formation of regional coordinating bodies

Phase out