The document discusses a community assessment in Haiti to address barriers to political and citizen engagement, especially among youth. It aims to establish a Popular Democratic Center to facilitate greater grassroots participation through organizations like women's groups, political parties, churches, and youth organizations. The center would use discussion groups on social media, TV/radio shows, meetings, and surveys to engage citizens across Haiti, recognizing challenges in reaching remote areas and potential opposition from political parties threatened by increased civic participation. Opportunities include willingness from social professionals to support the social movement and ability to communicate the goals through social networks.

1. Crisis in political citizenship participation in
Haiti
A community assessment towards Popular Democratic Center for citizen engagement
Rachelle Elien
April 18, 2017

2. What are you trying
to achieve?
Breaking barriers that prevent effective
political and citizen engagement in Haiti,
with a focus on the youth, which will lead to
a Popular Democratic Center

3. Who are the key
players?
Grassroots women’s organizations
Political parties
Community leaders
Media
Churches
Youth based organizations
Community based organization
Scouts of Haiti
Grassroots
organizations
: Youth/
Women/CBO
Churches
Political parties
Scouts of
Haiti
Media Community
Leaders

4. How does it work?
Group discussion on social media,
blog, show on TV and Radio, face to
face group, discussion, meetings,
focus group, survey.
Using both tech and nontech tool will
help us to graps everything and reach
a mass critic of people

5. What are the risks and
opportunities?
Risks
• Possibility for other to steal the project concept
• Difficulty to reach hard accessible areas
• Political parties can see that like a threat for them
Opportunities
• Willingness for socio professional to be part of a serious
social movement
• Capacity of social networks mobilization
• Capacity to communicate the project and convince
friends