Description

Background

Frequent practices of involvement are essential for relief and development companies offering their services in communities. Communities need to participate and provide input in order for projects to have the greatest impact on community development. Sadly, community assistance is still seen as a gift and not necessity, and we need to, therefore, challenge these views so that it does not deter potential beneficiary contributions.

This extensive Course addresses the needs of workers in the relief and development sphere to boost community participation in projects. These skills, established by proven ‘research-based’ principles, will make sure that community projects are successfully conducted.

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Benefits

This Course will provide you with:

• An understanding of the importance of participation in community development
• A definition of community
• Tools to plan participation
• The ability to assess community resources
• The ability to manage community forums for longevity
• An understanding of Volunteer and Common Interest principles within community projects
• Tools needed to get adequate support needed for a forum to perform public duties as a CBO
• Urban community development notions

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Who Should Attend

All members involved in community projects or development programs will gain real knowledge by taking this Course. NGO and NPO management, CEOs, business owners and project managers all stand to improve their existing skills to make sure their projects within communities are a success.

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Curriculum

Day One

• Principles of Community Assessment
• Stakeholder management
• Biases of rural development
• Principles of Community Development

Day Two

• Types of community forums
• Community mobilization techniques
• Define Common problems and common interest
• Community leadership, roles and responsibilities

Day Three

• Leadership election and forum establishment
• Registration with authorities and operational mechanisms
• Training community leadership
• The best use of community scorecards

Day Four

• Executive role of community forums
• Community volunteerism
• Community resource planning
• Fundraising for community development

Day Five

• Conflict management at community level
• Gender and minority inclusion
• Project management and community based procurement
• Participatory monitoring
• Grand scale contribution