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Community development is guided by key principles that emphasize starting with the people's existing concerns, fostering local ownership and involvement, and encouraging inclusiveness and participation. The process involves stages such as community preparedness, issue identification, and planning, which may not occur linearly. Success is defined not only by material outcomes but also by changed attitudes, community engagement, and the celebration of small victories.

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COMMUNITY-DEVELOPMENT-WORK-PROCESS

Community development is guided by key principles that emphasize starting with the people's existing concerns, fostering local ownership and involvement, and encouraging inclusiveness and participation. The process involves stages such as community preparedness, issue identification, and planning, which may not occur linearly. Success is defined not only by material outcomes but also by changed attitudes, community engagement, and the celebration of small victories.

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There is no “recipe” for the process of community development.

Rather, a set of key principles guide a flexible


process of engagement and action as follows:

1. Start where the people are – the


existing concerns and the situation of
people is the starting point of
community
development.
2. Community development creates a
vehicle for people to act on existing
concerns.

3. The passion and enthusiasm of local


people drives action. Belief, motivation
and commitment are the “fuel in the
tank” of community development.
3. The passion and enthusiasm of local people
drives action. Belief, motivation and
commitment are the “fuel in the
tank” of community development.
4. Community ownership/involvement – the
community makes and implements decision
and the community’s
initiative and leadership is the source of
change.
5. People build motivation and
community capacity through
participation and active involvement in
decision –
making and implementation.
6. Inclusiveness – all citizens should be
given an equal opportunity to be
involved.
7. Effort is required to encourage diverse sector of
the community to participate.

8. External facilitators and resource people are


“invited in” to work with rural people, rather than
working for them, or
delivering services to them. They have a
responsibility to challenge and suggest, but not
make or influence
community decision-making.
9. Development activities foster leadership, entrepreneurship
and altruism.

10. The existing capacity of people and their community


needs to be recognized and appreciated as well as creating
opportunities for them to build their capacity.

11. A holistic approach is used building economic, human,


social and environmental aspects of community as an
interrelated whole.
12. “Reframing” – community development helps people
redefine problems and opportunities and discover new
options.
13. Changed attitudes and networks are as important as
material outcomes.
14. A diversity of opinion and perspective is welcomed.
15. Success, no matter how small, needs to be recognized and
celebrated.
16. Activities should be fun and social.
17. Not all communities are suited to, or prepared for,
development activities.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

These steps are not perspective, but they rather describe the
usual stages that most communities go through during a
versatile process of community development. Communities
may not progress through all steps and some may occur
concurrently.
1. Community Preparedness
- Communities need to have
some of the key ingredients
for a development process –
motivation, local leadership,
a sense of ownership. Not all
communities are interested
in, or prepared for
undertaking a process of
community development.
2. “Bubbling” Concerns –
Community development
processes develop from a
situation where issues and
concern share “bubbling”
around. People are concerned,
enthusiastic, motivated,
frustrated. Private “troubles”
become public concerns as
people share issues that matter to
the individually.
3. Stimulus – Often, a
stimulus bring the
“bubbling” situation to a
head. A local crisis, such as
famine or business leaving
town sparks community
action. A local leader, a
local community group or
several concerned citizens
may galvanize community
action.
4. Initial Organization
and Involvement –
After a stimulus, often
the first step is an event
that brings the
community together –
usually at a public
meeting of forum.
5. Engagement and
Issues Identification –
After some initial
organization, a key step
is activities to engage
local people and give as
diverse range of citizens
the opportunity to be
involved
6. Initial Consideration –
As a community begins to
organize, some questions
are crucial for the
community to
answer:
a. Where are we at?
b. How do we want our
community to be?
c. How do we get there?
d. Who can help us?
7. Purpose and Goals –
From initial
engagement and
considerations,
communities need to
develop a purpose and
goals for a development
effort. It is best if these
are achievable, clearly
defined and articulated
8. Self – Examination –
A period of self –
examination and
community analysis helps
people to appreciate their
community’s situation and
existing capacity, to
rethink problems and
issues, and to identify new
involvement and
“reframing.
9. Exploration – A period
of exploration often
accompanies or follows
self – examination. This
involves gathering new
information and ideas.
Again there are several
ways of exploring
issues
10. Interpretation and
Prioritization – Data
gathered and ideas
developed during the
engagement, self –
examination and
exploration phases need to
be “analysed” and
debated. This leads to
clear priorities for action
11. Planning and Action
on Priorities –
Plenty of action have
occurred so far. Local
people examined their
community, explored
ideas and options and
selected some key issues
to work on.
12. Reinvestment –
Community development
never ends. Particular
development initiatives have
a life cycle of initiation,
expansion, maturity and
conclusion. However, the
close of a particular effort
doesn’t mean that the job of
community vitality is “done”

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