Recruitment and Motivation
Recruitment…
Projects
Good project – – –
good subject well planned good reputation
Good publicity
How can we recruit people…?
Posters Presentations Meetings Word of mouth Friends Promise of pizza…
Our own projects…
What are the strengths of the project?
Who are we trying to attract?
What is the best way to do this?
Recruitment and Motivation
Timothy Rittman
Motivation…
Personal encouragement
Speech
Body language
Recruitment and Motivation
Timothy Rittman
Empowerment: patient-centred medicine
Empowerment: facilitating learning
Empowerment: peer education
Empowerment: primary health care
COMPREHENSIVE RURAL HEALTH PROJECT www.jamkhed.org
Empowerment…bad points
It’s too hard
It’s too dangerous
People are lazy, stupid, corrupt, selfish
You can’t really change things
Empowerment…good points
Correction inequality
Sustainable change
Efficient use of few resources
Maximising human potential
How to empower a group…
Facilitate the group to… – –
say what their problems are say what their strengths are
Make them feel good!
What makes a good group facilitator…?
Be yourself
Love and trust your group
Empathise with your group and tell them you do
Strategy…
Changeover before recruitment Define committee roles Delegate to committee Meeting Leave with something to do
Strategy…Amnesty international
Changeover Elections before before summer recruitment holiday Define Committee committee roles redefined roles Delegate Members to of committee the committee given specific tasks Meeting Weekly meetings Leave Campaign with every something week,toeg dowrite to an MP
Plans for yourself…
Am I… – –
a member of a group? a leader of a group?
Members: how can I participate more?
Leaders: how can I be more empowering?
Conclusion…
Recruitment
Personal motivation
Empowerment/motivating groups
Strategies