Road to Community Development:
MOBILIZATION & DEVELOPMENT
APPLICATION Criteria for selecting partnering communities:
20% 50%
YEARS
4
Community members develop capacities that enable them to go forward solving problems independently.
The process empowers beneficiaries to organize & affect change that is participatory & sustainable.
• Political WIll • Transparency • Willingness towards partnership
COMMITMENT
BUILD CAPACITY
COMMUNITIES
TOTAL POPULATION REACH
4 3
3 8 3,3 6 6
GRANTS INVESTMENT TO DATE
$ 2 , 3 4 1 , 1 7 0 .0 0 awareness participationsustainability urban democracy determination ownership change mobilization youth
engagement local government skills grassroots development citizenship action volunteerism learn friends voice collaboration empower neighbors communities my community partnership cooperation families rural influence tomorrow problem solving teaching
today
The process:
1
Community Mobilization: Meaningful Participation Local Partners
⚑ 344 town hall meetings
10
Public Awareness Campaign: - Grassroots - TV - Radio - Print
ISSUES RAISED
Regional Coordinators
43 611
25,000 voices
members
2
616
Working groups
Community Decision Making: Active Involvement
172 project management
215
trainings
Action Plan: Community Proposals - Project ideas - Grant opportunities - Potential internal & external resources
Problem Prioritization
2500 trained
3
Implementation: Sense of Influence Types of projects Community Development Grants
- Supporting transparency & accountability - Renovating Infrastructure - Increasing quality of services - Strengthening intercommunity links
COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION:
41%
41%
COST
SHARE
160
⚑ NGO
31
Civil Society & Government Collaboration Grants
59%
TOTALING OVER
2,250
$1.6 MILLION
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS
RESULTING IN
COMMITMENT & OWNERSHIP