8. CONTACT MAKING
IS THE PROCESS OF INITIATING, NURTURING,
AND SUSTAINING A DESIRABLE RELATIONSHIP
WITH COMMUNITY WITH THE PURPOSE OF
SECURING AND SUSTAINING THE COMMUNITY’S
INTEREST, GAIN SUPPORT FROM COMMUNITY
LEADERS AND ENSURE ESTABLISHMENT OF
GOOD WORKING RELATIONS IN ALL ASPECT OF
A PROGRAMME
10. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
THE UNITED NATIONS DEFINES
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AS A
PROCESS WHERE COMMUNITY MEMBERS
COME TOGETHER TO TAKE COLLECTIVE
ACTION AND GENERATE SOLUTIONS TO
COMMON PROBLEMS
11. INTERNATIONA ASSOCIATION
FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DEFINES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AS A
FIELD THAT PROMOTES PARTICIPATIVE
DEMOCRACY, RIGHTS, ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY,EQUAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE,
EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT OF PEOPLE
WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES WHETHER
THESE BE OF LOCALITY, IDENTITY OR
INTEREST IN URBAN AND RURAL SETTINGS
13. STAGES IN CONTACT MAKING
ENTRY INTO THE COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY IMMERSION
CORE GROUP FORMATION
FORMATION OF THE CBO
COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING
PARTICIPATORY COMMUNITY RESEARCH
COMMUNITY PLANNING FOR PROBLEM
SOLVING
COMMUNITY RESOURCE MOBILIZATION
14. ENTRY INTO THE COMMUNITY
THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS OFFICIALY
ENTER THE COMMUNITY AND ARE
INTRODUCED TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES
AND OTHER KEY PEOPLE IN THE
COMMUNITY
15. COMMUNITY IMMERSION
IT IS THE PROCESS OF STAYING AND
LIVING TOGETHER WITH THE PEOPLE IN
THE COMMUNITY AND EXPERIENCE THEIR
WAY OF LIFE
THROUGH THIS PROCESS, THE
COMMUNITY ORGANIZER GAINS BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF THE PEOPLE AND
THEIR SITUATION
16. THE PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO KNOW THE
COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS BETTER AND
MUTUALLY DEVELOP GOOD
RELATIONSHIPS WITH EACH OTHER
17. CORE GROUP FORMATION
POTENTIAL INDIVIDUALS ARE SELECTED
FROM WITHIN THE COMMUNITY TO
REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY
THESE INDIVIDUALS DISCUSS MATTERS
WITH THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS
AND GIVE FEEDBACK TO THE REST OF
THE COMMUNITY
18. FORMATION OF THE CBO
ORIENTATION MEETING WITH ALL CORE
GROUP MEMBERS TO EXPLAIN AND
CLARIFY RESPONSIBILITIES
19. COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING
THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING AND
STRENTHENING KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS
AND EXPERIENCE TO CBO LEADERS AND
MEMBERS
DEVELOPING THE CAPACITY OF THE CBO
LEADERS AND MEMBERS WILL ENSURE
GREATER COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
AND SELF RELIANCE
20. PARTICIPATORY COMMUNITY
RESEARCH
THE PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING,
ANALYZING AND PRIORITIZING
COMMUNITY PROBLEMS AND THEIR
POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
THE PCR ENABLES COMMUNITY MEMBERS
TO IDENTIFY COMMUNITY NEEDS,
RESOURCES AND PRIORITIES TOWARDS
PROBLEM SOLVING
21. COMMUNITY PLANNING FOR
PROBLEM SOLVING
PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A COMMUNITY ACTION
PLAN BASED ON PRIORITIES, OBJECTIVES AND
RESOURCES TOWARDS COMMUNITY PROBLEM
SOLVING
CP PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY
MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN DECISION MAKING,
THUS ENSURING OWNERSHIP OF THE PROBLEM
SOLVING PROCESS
IT ALSO ENABLES THEM TO IDENTIFY AND
FORMULATE SOLUTIONS TO THEIR COMMON
PROBLEMS TOGETHER
22. COMMUNITY RESOURCE
MOBILIZATION
PROCESS OF UTILIZING PEOPLE AND THEIR
RESOURCES TOWARDS ACCOMPLISHING
DESIRED CHANGES IN THE COMMUNITY
THE COMMUNITY NEEDS RESOURCES IN ORDER
TO IMPLEMENT PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES
CRM ENABLES THE COMMUNITY TO MAXIMISE
THE USE OF AVAILABLE LOCAL RESOURCES
TOWARDS ACHIEVING PROBLEM SOLVING
OBJECTIVES
23. ESSENCE OF CONTACT MAKING IN
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
IT ENSURES ESTABLISHMENT
OF GOOD RELATIONS WITH THE
COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITY
LEADERS
24. ESSENCE OF CONTACT MAKING IN
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
HELPS IN GAINIG SUPPORT
FROM THE COMMUNITY AND
COMMUNITY LEADERS
25. ESSENCE OF CONTACT MAKING IN
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
IT HELPS IN PLANNING FOR WORK
CONCERNING DEVELOPMENT IN THE
COMMUNITY
26. ESSENCE OF CONTACT MAKING IN
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
HELPS ESTABLISHING CREDIBILITY AND
CAPTURING OF INTERESTS OF PEOPLE IN
THE COMMUNITY
27. ESSENCE OF CONTACT MAKING IN
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
IT HELPS TO OBSERVE
PROTOCOLS IN THE COMMUNITY
28. ESSENCE OF CONTACT MAKING IN
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CONTACT MAKING PAVES
WAY FOR PEOPLE CENTRED
DEVELOPMENT
29. KORTEN (1991)
PEOPLE CENTERED DEVELOPMENT IS A PROCESS
THROGH WHICH COMMUNITY MEMBERS
INCREASE THEIR PERSONAL AND
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES TO MOBILIZE AND
MANAGE RESOURCES TO PRODUCE
SUSTAINABLE AND JUSTLY DISTRIBUTED
IMPROVEMENTS IN THEIR QUALITY OF LIVES
CONSISTANT WITH THEIR OWN ASPRIRATIONS