Operation Updates for Disaster Response on Going Projects

2. welcome
+
thank you
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looking forward to future partnership

3. Is grassroots governance
the solution
for
resilient
communities?

4. “YESTERDAY QUOTES:
cooperative
people-driven
collective
entire-community
community-managed
demand-driven
community data as an anchor
connected people
not about houses, about homes and communities
decentralized
development
consultation support localized solutions
meeting the needs of today but
also thinking of the needs of
tomorrow
bridging social
divides
we say we listen…but do we?
high-trust resilient society
Ensure people-
centric, clean,
efficient
governance
Malasakit “enhancing
the social fabric”
”
cities that work
for all

5. Few reasons why we may agree that… grassroots
governance is the solution for resilient
communities?
Ownership Over Decisions
Prioritization of Actions
Impact of Resources
Access to Information
Organized Communities
Local Safety Net

6. Grassroots
Governance
 How is local grassroots governance validated? And what level of
formality is enough, before it becomes bureaucracy?
 How can we ensure that grassroots governance is truly inclusive?
(e.g. gender, people with disabilities, minority groups, political
orientation, etc.)
 If there is a role of a ‘facilitator’ to take a community through a
community organizing process, for how long should this be invested
in, as not to create dependence?
Resilience  How much ‘resilience investment’ should a community engage in,
versus, holding other structures accountable, or ‘outsourcing’ the
return after a shock (e.g. insurance)?
 Are donors / actors, willing to invest time and money in grassroots
governance structures, BEFORE there is a tangible action, which may
result in ‘something’ not happening!
Community  What is the definition of ‘community’, when we talk about grassroots
governance?
 How do the rural and urban differences change the definition of
community and does this then affect governance structures?

7. THANK YOU!