Methodologies and Approaches in Community Action

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What is the purpose of Community Profiling in community action?

  • To conduct social action initiatives
  • To promote resource mobilization
  • To evaluate the effectiveness of community programs
  • To identify the needs and characteristics of the community (correct)

Which phase in Methodologies and Approaches focuses on identifying resources for community development?

  • Evaluation
  • Needs Assessment (correct)
  • Working with a Core Group of Leaders
  • Social Action

What is the main focus of Partnership Building with Local Groups in community action?

  • Conducting social action initiatives
  • Enhancing relationships and pooling resources for common goals (correct)
  • Developing leadership skills within the community
  • Evaluating community programs

What does Resource Mobilization in Methodologies and Approaches involve?

<p>Pooling financial capacities and other resources through partnerships (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which aspect is central to the concept of Partnership Building with Local Groups?

<p>Mobilizing resources and competencies through collaboration (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of Needs Assessment in community action?

<p>Identifying the requirements and necessities of the community (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key characteristic of partnership building with local groups?

<p>Partners have a similar ethos or system of beliefs. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In partnership building with local groups, why is it important for partners to work together over a reasonable period of time?

<p>To allow for trust and understanding to develop among partners. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of partnership involves the alliance between parties drawn from government, business, and civil society to address specific locality challenges?

<p>Public-private partnership (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do federations represent in the context of partnership building with local groups?

<p>Organizations convened by different independent organizations for unification. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do church-based organizations, religious organizations, and faith-based organizations represent in local group partnerships?

<p>Specific types of organizations forming partnerships. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of establishing formal structures in associations within local group partnerships?

<p>To establish a framework for achieving common goals. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

Community-Action Initiatives

  • Community-action initiatives involve residents, local groups, and organizations working together towards common goals, guided by core values and principles of community engagement, solidarity, and citizenship.

Methodologies and Approaches

  • 7 methodologies and approaches to community action:
    • Partnership Building with Local Groups
    • Community Profiling
    • Needs Assessment
    • Working with a Core Group of Leaders/Leadership Development (Participatory Action Planning)
    • Resource Mobilization
    • Social Action
    • Evaluation

Partnership Building with Local Groups

  • Definition: partnership is the state or condition of being with a partner or being in participation association and joint interest
  • Characteristics:
    • Personal stake in the partnership
    • Common aim
    • Similar ethos or system of beliefs
    • Working together over a reasonable period
    • Agreement on partnership necessity
    • Understanding of each partner's contribution
    • Respect and trust among partners
  • Types of Partnership:
    • Public-private partnership (government and private/business groups)
    • Government organizations with NGOs (GO-NGO)
    • NGOs with NGOs (NGO-NGO)
    • Government organizations with People's Organization (GO-PO)
    • NGO with POs
    • POs with POs
    • Academic Institutions with communities and sectors
    • Partnerships among community organizations, groups, and support groups
    • Association (organizations of individuals, peoples, and sectors with common goals)
    • Alliances (acts of coming-up of common actions and initiatives of different organizations)
    • Federations (organizations convened and organized by different independent and smaller organizations)
    • Church-based Organizations, Religious Organizations, and faith-based organizations

Multistakeholder Partnership and Participatory Local Governance

  • Multistakeholder Partnership: an alliance between parties from government, business, and civil society that strategically aggregate resources and competencies to resolve key challenges of a specific locality.

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