Manual on Community Based Approach to Local Development Project – Phase 2 (стр. 29 )

Community Information

To be collected during first visit to the selected community with help of key informants

General Information

Name of Community: VC/CC: Rayon: Oblast:

Demographic Information

Name of associated minor settlements/micro-rayons (if more than one):

Total households/apartments by settlements (micro-rayons)

Total population:

·  by minor settlements (micro-rayons)

·  by gender

·  by age (children, pensioners)

Social situation (including key opportunities and challenges)

Number of households/apartments (or population) belonging to special category (such as low income, disability etc.)

Ethnic distribution (if any) and situation of tolerance and cohesion

Health related issues such as drug-addiction, HIV/AIDS

Name and address/contact number of the (non-political) active persons who are trusted by the people

...... .... ... ...

Economic situation (including key opportunities and challenges)

Key economic infrastructures and investments contributing to employment

Issue of unemployment

Ecological situation (including key opportunities and challenges)

General ecological situation

Specific ecological problems e. g. effect of Chernobyl disaster

Accessibility of basic services (related with CBA Project) by settlement/micro-rayons – as necessary, detail about (a) specific type of service infrastructure and service category, (b) % of population affected by the problem or level of severity of the problem e. g. low, medium, severe etc.

·  Health service

·  Energy related

·  Environment related

·  Water supply

Other agencies working in the community for the same priority area

Crude map of the community indicating key features

Annex – 12

Sample Profile of the Target Communities

1. Basic Data

Name of Settlement: ____________________ Village/City Council: ____________________

Rayon:____________________ Oblast:____________________

Total Population:__________ (a) Men:_________ (b) Women:___________

(c) Children:________ (d) Pensioners:________ (e) Disabled: ­­_________

Total Households/Apartments:_______________

Number of households/apartments with: (a) one or more pensioner: _____ (b) belonging to low income category: _______ (c) one or more disable: ____________

Contact person (if any) address: ____________________ Contact address: ____________

2. Economic Data

What is the primary industry/employment provider in the village?

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Number of officially unemployed community member: _______

3. Social Services

What is the status of following services in the community?

Service Type	Functioning well?	Remarks
Yes	No
FAP/Ambulatoria
School
Water Supply System
Kindergarten
Gas Supply
Sewerage system
Waste collection
……..
……….

4. Local Development Priorities

1. ____________________________________

2. ____________________________________

3. ____________________________________

5. About other NGOs/INGOs working in the community

Community Development Officer ___________________________ Date of Submission __________________

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Some Dos and Don’ts in Community Mobilisation

For rapport building, one must keep in mind that this is an issue of interpersonal relationship and hence, demands meticulous attention to the cultural and traditional sensitivities of the communities and the peoples. All the good wishes and supports of later stages could become of little use if effective rapports can not be built during this initial phase. The point is about not to hurt the community members even inadvertently by one’s attitude and behaviour, for which one needs to constantly remain careful and show due respect to their sensitivities. In this context some do’s and don’ts are given hereunder:

Dos

Don’ts

·  Greet them whatever is appropriate to the community to greet or to be greeted while meeting ·  Take seat or keep standing as the community members wish to see you conveniently. Never show any physical or emotional inconvenience while selecting a seat or standing ·  Be appreciative of and respectful (but not overtly curious and intrusive) to their traditional lifestyle, customs and practices ·  Always keep in mind that you are there to support them, and not to impose your views/ideas/projects. ·  Take them as your equal (with body languages like hugging, laughing, smiling, or bowing as and when necessary). ·  Be inquisitive in your approach to know their real problems and sufferings ·  Sympathize with their situation ·  Always present your points positively when you are to point out alternatives (e. g. tell them there are these XX alternatives as solution to the XX problems rather than discounting outright of what they have been practicing and explain them why your alternatives might be better). ·  Be appreciative of and inquisitive about their traditional wisdom, skills and coping mechanisms ·  Appreciate, as much as possible, their views (even if they are on the wrong track) ·  Never disclose any of their wrongs or weak points to others in their presence ·  Honour the food/tea offered by the community (first time) with request not to offer such hospitality again ·  As far as possible, talk in open and in audible to all. It will create trust among the people ·  Go to the community with open mind. Appreciate the solutions (e. munity project) found by them rather than prescribing one to them.

·  Don’t go there with an attitude of civilizing people (considering them ignorant). Always keep in mind that you are there to empower them, not to civilize ·  Do not think and show in your behaviour/expressions that they are, in any way, inferior to you ·  Do not show in your behaviour/expressions that (some of) their practices/habits are bad ·  Do not bring or let anyone bring agenda on politics, religion etc. for discussion. ·  Never take side while gathering information on or while the members are discussing on internal matters ·  Never think and show in your behaviour/expressions that you know more than them ·  Do not commit or express in your gesture what you can not do i. e. do not raise their expectations ·  Never make comments that may incite communal violence and destroy the fragile co-existence and peace among the communities ·  Do not take photographs of the community members without their permission. And always share the photographs whenever you meet them next or ensure to send them copy(ies) of the photos taken, by post or by other appropriate means ·  Avoid hospitalities from the communities as it costs their time and resources and cause deviation of both parties from fruitful learning from each other. Accepting frequent hospitality weakens moral strength of the Project team. ·  Avoid talking in person or whispering with the person whom you think to be very important in the community you visit or very important for success of your work. It will create suspicion among the people as they will take you aligned with that person or the ideology that person bears. ·  Do not go the community with a blue print approach i. e. do not prescribe the community the project they must undertake rather encourage them to find the solution of their problem

Annex – 14 (A)

Grafting of Community Organisation

Grafting is a method of plant propagation widely used in horticulture, where the tissues of one plant are encouraged to fuse with those of another. Grafting is also done in animals and human beings e. g. skin grafting, bone grafting. Grafting can only be done between reasonably closely related plants/animals. However, it is also done in community mobilisation:

When two similar organisations are mixed into one to serve the same purpose; When an existing organisation is fine-tuned to suit the requirement of another supporting organisation to serve the similar purpose If the community is already organized as CO, then effort is made to graft the same rather than forming a new one.

Following elements should be considered while grafting an organisation:

1.  Amend the statute and operational procedures of the CO to meet the key principles of participatory governance/good governance;

2.  Ensure Equity in Participation by involving 80% or more of the apartments/houses in the CO;

3.  Institute Participative Decision-making by making room for frequent (fortnightly/monthly) General Assembly meeting to make all key decisions approved by 80% or more members

Ensure that the genuine leaderships are given chance to lead the CO Make executive board to function on the participatory decisions Ensure women and vulnerable sections are not excluded from participation in decision-making and benefits. If necessary, make special provision for them Adopt principles for consensus-based decision-making. Voting should be followed if consensus does not occur. Standard clause for electing/re-electing officials of the executive body should be there with provision for expelling an officials anytime he/she is found guilty or he/she is found not performing satisfactorily Provide room to ensure that decisions made are known to all members; Institute transparent accounting system and the provide room for the members to regularly/frequently know about income-expenditure and whereabouts of the balance cash/kind owned by the CO; Incorporate a system of public audit and participatory assessment of the activities of the CO; Institute mandatory membership/commitment fee - to be collected from the members to ensure ownership and sustainability of the CO; Make members and executive body accountable to the decisions made and loss occurred The General Assembly of the CO must ratify the amendments and commit for observance of the norms/principles of good governance If necessary, re-register the statute of CO with the concerned agency

Annex – 14 (B)