Week 5 Community Development

COMMUNITYDEVELOPMENT
LEONARDO C.
MATUNDING,RNMN
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITYDEVELOPMENT
CD refers to creation of social services, human development,

community education program and other welfare programs.
The term ‘CD’ used to describe a goal of bringing about social and
economic devt in areas which are underdeveloped.
CD can be considered as a goal and community organization as the
process or the method by which CD can be achieved.
 CD produces self-reliant, self-sustaining and empowered communities.
 CD also known as COMMUNITY BUILDING.
DEFINITION OF CD
“Community Devt is an attempt to bring about a social and economic
transformation of village life through the efforts of the people
themselves”
“Community Devt is the process of assisting ordinary people to

improve their own communities by undertaking collective action”
(Twelvetrees, 1991)
BACKGROUNDOFCD
The term CD was first officially used in 1948 at British Colonial Office Cambridge
Conference on Devt of American Initiative.
The then CDP aimed at helping British colonies in Africa prepare for independence by
improving local govt and developing their economies.
it was initiated on 2nd Oct, 1952 with the aim of promoting better living for the whole
community in rural areas.
The CDP was also a result of the conclusion drawn from the ‘Grow More Food’ enquiry
report
COREOFCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Educating
Enabling
Empowering
CHARACTERISTICSOFCD
Focuses on the whole community.

Emphasizes public participation as self-help.
Uses participatory democracy as a model for
decision making.
ELEMENTSOF CD
VALUESOFCD
 All people have basic dignity

People have the right to help make decisions on issues that
impact their well-being
People have the right to strive to create the environment they
want
People have the right to reject an externally imposed
environment
PRINCIPLESOFCD
 Self-help and Self-responsibility are required for successful devt.

 Participation in public decision-making should be free and open to all citizens.
 Trust is essential for effective working relationship.
Methods that produce accurate information about the community are vital to the
process.
 Understanding and general agreement are the basis for community change.
 All individuals have the right to be heard in open discussion, and the responsibility
to respect opposing viewpoints.
PILLARSOF CD
Objectives People Strategy Technology

CD V/S CO
CD CO
1) Govt sponsored program 1) Govt sponsorship is not important
2) Aims to provide services to the people2) Services are organized and planned by
mainly economic for improvement the people themselves under the guidance
of organizer
3) Practiced mainly in underdeveloped or 3) Develop cooperative and collaborative
developing communities for economic attitude among people in the community
devt
4) Workers are a govt functionary and 4) Not necessarily a govt functionary, he is
e x p e r t i n r e m o v i n g e c o n o m i c skilled in community planning
backwardness
PROCESSOFCD
Getting Knowing Identifying Stimulating

knowledge community local leaders community
Discussing Fostering self- Deciding Recognizing

problem confidence program resources
Identifying Increasing Solving

pressing self-help problem
problem
BRANCHESOFCD
1. RURAL DEVELOPMENT
2. URBAN DEVELOPMENT
I. RURALCOMMUNITYDEVELOPMENT
The term ‘Rural development’ means all round devt of rural areas with
a view to betterment of lifestyle and standard of living in all spheres of
their life.
RCD aims at improving the welfare of rural people and their

livelihoods on a sustainable and equitable basis.
 People’s participation is the Centre-piece in RCD.

FUNDAMENTALOBJECTIVESOFRCD
 To teach farmers how to determine their own problems
 To help them acquire knowledge about the problems
 To motivate them to solve their problem
To help them build up social and economic infrastructure
To train rural unemployed youth
To empower farmers/ laboures to discourage migration to urban

Infant
Welfare
Sanitati
on RCD Hygiene
Public
Health
1. Confirm suspread
problem by
gathering more
information
6. Monitor
2. Examine data
improvements for
from step one
sustainability
5. Assess progress 3. Set goals and

and refine actors for formulate actions
improvement for improvement
4. Implement
actions for
improvement
METHODS INVOLVED IN RCD
 PRA is the major and important method in RCD.
 It is intended to enable local communities to conduct their own analysis and to plan
and take action.
 The aim of PRA is to help strengthen the capacity of villagers to plan, make
decisions, take action towards improving their own situations.
 PLA (Participatory Learning and Action) is often used interchangeably with PRA.
II. URBANCOMMUNITYDEVELOPMENT
Urban Community Devt in India drives its origin from the Rural
Community Devt Program which commenced on 2nd Oct. 1952.
It requires the urban citizen’s efforts like financial support and technical
assistance in areas like sanitation, public health, education and recreation.
URBAN BODIES
There several types of urban bodies in India such as Municipality, Notified
Area Committee, Town Area Committee, Special Purpose Agency, Township,
Port Trust, Cantonment Board, etc.
 Nagarpalika Act came into force on 1st June,1993.
The 74th amendment made the provisions relating to Urban Local Govts
(Nagarpalika).
Three-tier structure of Nagarpalika :- Municipal Corporations, Municipal

Council, and Nagar Panchayat.
group development stages
a) Interventions to Facilitate Group Growth
1
are agreements
and actions made by consenting
organizations to share resources to
accomplish a mutual goal. Collaborative
partnerships rely on participation by at
least two parties who agree to share
resources, such as finances, knowledge,
and people
Collaboration and Partnership
VII.Information Technology and Community Health
b)Power of data in Information
c)E-Health Situation in the Philippines
d)Using e-Health in the Community
e)Roles of the Community Health Nurse in e-Health
Electronic Health Management Information
Systems (eHMIS) is a facility based data
aggregation system that is used for public
health-related decision making. ... Despite these
challenges though, electronic systems are being
adapted and implemented in countries around
the world
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COMMUNITYDEVELOPMENT

CD refers to creation of social services, human development,

“Community Devt is the process of assisting ordinary people to

Focuses on the whole community.

 All people have basic dignity

 Self-help and Self-responsibility are required for successful devt.

Objectives People Strategy Technology

Getting Knowing Identifying Stimulating

Discussing Fostering self- Deciding Recognizing

Identifying Increasing Solving

RCD aims at improving the welfare of rural people and their

 People’s participation is the Centre-piece in RCD.

 To teach farmers how to determine their own problems

 To help them acquire knowledge about the problems

 To motivate them to solve their problem

To help them build up social and economic infrastructure

To train rural unemployed youth

To empower farmers/ laboures to discourage migration to urban

5. Assess progress 3. Set goals and

 PRA is the major and important method in RCD.

 Nagarpalika Act came into force on 1st June,1993.

Three-tier structure of Nagarpalika :- Municipal Corporations, Municipal

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