APPROACHES
IN
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPME
Self-Help Approach
Emphasizes processes that
encourage community members to
work together, collaborate and
formulate decisions and actions to
improve the conditions in the
community.
Conflict approach
The deliberation and
confrontation of those occupying
positions of authority and
professional officials who are
charged with the responsibility of
decision-making for the
community.
Result of confrontation
Fatigue in maintaining community
efforts
Loss of leaders and organizers
Sustainability of financing actions.
Methods and
Strategies for
Community
Development
Community Organizing
The process of building power by
involving a constituency or
community members is
identifying the problems that they
share or experience and selecting
solutions to problem.
Community resource
management
A participatory process that enables
communities to manage their own
resources for their benefit.
This process takes into account the
participation of local people, local
knowledge and values.
Community education and
learning
Refers to the conscious efforts of
members of the community –of
different ages, gender, and other
attributes.
It can also refer to the extent by which
community members learn from their
past lessons and local experiences.
Phases of Community
Action
Community action planning
Plays an important role in
addresing community issues.
Phases of Community
Action
Establishing links and partnership with
local groups
Community profiling
Needs and resource assessment
Participatory action planning.
Resource mobilization.
Plan implemetation
Monitoring and evaluation.
Four pillars of Community
engagement
Information
Consultation
Involvement
Empowerment.
