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</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</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</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.</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.</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</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.</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.</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.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    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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    Learn about the various methodologies and approaches used in community action initiatives to involve residents, local groups, and organizations in pursuing common goals. Understand the core values of community engagement, solidarity, and citizenship and their implications for society.

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