GOAL OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZING

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Community organizing aims at achieving the following broad goals:

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Building Organization

Process that brings permanent structures that can better serve the needs and aspirations of the community through formal and informal set-ups

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Social Transformation

Change the life of a community and the whole society into democratic, nationalistic, self-reliant and self-governing entity

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Peoples Empowerment

Helps the community to become equipped with appropriate skills and ethics towards social equity, fairness and human dignity

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Development of local leaders

Identify local leaders and equip them with necessary skills to better serve their people

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Building alliances

Give the people skills in intra and inter organizational management and process through group linkage and various groups

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Popular Democracy

Consensus -building in decision making , planning and participation in community projects Gives rise to one-man one vote system

GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZING

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GUIDING PRINCIPLES

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Learn, plan and People are highly work with them knowledgeable about the local situation

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GUIDING PRINCIPLES

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blend between topthey know down and bottomup technologies

Teach by learning Realize that local or first indigenous knowledge is not inferior

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GUIDING PRINCIPLES

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interdependency holistic approach and the interrelatedness

Cumulative and Not one time but continuous grows gradually without breaks

BASIC COMMUNITY ORGANIZING

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1. ENTRY TO THE COMMUNITY

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Clarity of purpose of the relationship between the CO ( Community Organizer) and the people Identification of Social Problem Desire of community to work and desire for a change

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Guidelines in entering a community

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Recognize the role and position of local authorities Adopt a lifestyle that keeps us with that of the community Choose a modest dwelling ( host family) Avoid raising expectations

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2. Integration with the people

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Participate in direct Establishing rapport Suggested activities INTEGRATION production with the MEANS:people Conduct house-to-house Sharing hopes, visit aspiration and Seek out towards hardship and converse with building trust and Lend a hand cooperation Avoid gambling and too much drinking

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5/4/12 3. Social Investigation 4. Problem/Issue Identification and Analysis 5. Problem Prioritization 6. Planning and strategizing 7. Core group formation 8. Organizational Development 9. Mobilization 10. Reflection and Evaluation 11. Turn over and phase-out