COMMUNITY LED EFFORTS FOR LIVELIHOOD RECOVERY

By PATRICIA DE GUZMAN

A people-centered approach is meant to be holistic in the sense that people affected by crisis are engaged in every step of the way. They are heard through active participation in identifying the issues at hand and thinking collaboratively with them on how these key issues should be resolved through concerted efforts of the community members and partner NGOs. Through this, micro-finance interventions designed with community partners are ensured of sustainability because of the community’s ownership of the projects for livelihood recovery designed and implemented with them. Partnerships like this in humanitarian work also enrich local capacities that enable them to be the front-liners in emergency response whenever it is needed in their locality.