STEPS IN COMMUNITY

ORGANIZING
PREPARATION
ACTIVITIES PURPOSE GUIDELINES
Preliminary To be able to • gather as much
social analysis plan the most information as you can
(way of life, effective way of • a contact person in the
customs, entering the community may serve as
religion, sources community information and facilitator
livelihood and in the entry and
primary integration of the CO in
problems the community

Obtain proper For Security

permits
1. ENTRY INTO THE
COMMUNITY
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Entrance into To prevent •No abuse of
the
 community giving false people’s mentality
through dole-out
with simplicity hopes and
mentality
misconception
• maintain a low
that the profile
Community • use simple
Organizer is a clothing
“savior” • try to adapt into
the people’s way of
life
2. INTEGRATION
(IMMERSION)
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Staying in one To better know • help in the

house of the the situation of household
community for 2 the community chores making
or more days through the him part of the
host family family already
• avoid “guest”,
“border” or
“elitist” image
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Home Visitation To have a • visits must be

deeper planned not done
knowledge of haphazardly
the situation of • knowledge of the
availability of the
every family
people for visits is
necessary
• knowledge of
what to do
(mission)
• awareness of the
reasonable
duration for every
visit
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Informal talks To acquire • Informal

with the people more discussions are
knowledge of normally done in
public places
the community
• the organizer
and to increase
must identify and
their confidence note the unwritten
in the Organizer rules of the
community
• organizer must
also be prepared
for informal
discussions on the
issues
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Participation in To win the trust • To assist in

the community of the people the community
activities and strengthen activities even
his knowledge in the
of the production
community
3. SOCIAL ANALYSIS
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Helping the To make social • Letting the

people make analysis people take the
the process of become a tool lead role in
analysis for social analysis
collective and conscientization • Helping the
continuing for action people to be
more
systematic in
their analysis
4. SPOTTING AND
DEVELOPMENT OF
INDIGENOUS
LEADERS
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Spotting of To identify a • Know the

potential leader out of a people who
leaders community so have these
that the characteristics:
community firm grasp of
organizing the community
becomes truly situation and
people- problems and
centered committed to
the cause of
their community
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• Avoid attaching to
unpopular elite
individuals to
prevent diminishing
the sentiments of
the majority
• People who
manifest their
strong conviction
must be given
particular attention
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• Informal
discussions,
conducting
trainings, economic
production, social
gathering, and
social analysis
sessions are
activities where
potential leaders
can be identifies
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• Critical thinking and
strong conviction to
principles are two
important leadership
qualities which are easy
to spot among the poor
• Critical consciousness
of a person is reflected
in his questions and
expressed views
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Informal To raise their • Strengthen the
education of the level of bonding with the
potential consciousness prospect leaders
leaders and enrich their • Put more time
skills for in discussing
leadership and with them
community • Reinforce their
organizing confidence in
their own ability
to lead
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• They should be given
opportunities to
participate in situation
analysis and decision
making
• They should be
provided with more
opportunities for
continuing education
such as exposure in
other communities to
develop a broader
perspective
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•The collective
endeavors of the
people provide them
with rich opportunities
to develop a collective
and shared leadership
pattern in the
community
• The people and not
the organizer who
picks out their leaders
5. CORE GROUP
FORMATION
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Assisting in the To facilitate the • Each member

formation of a formation of a of the core group
core group community wide represents the
through regular organization concern of the
study and community
discussion • The core group
are the ones who
have internalized
the need for the
people to be
united
6. RECRUITMENT OF
MEMBERS
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Division into To make other • Make the core
sectors and members of the group members
recruitment of community recruit their own
members become member for their
correspondingly involved sector

Development of To better • Make the

Leaders for manage the sector leaders
their sub- sub-sectors of train and
sectors the organization develop their
sub-sectors
leaders
7. SETTING-UP AN
ORGANIZATION
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General To lay down • Members have

Assembly and commit full confidence in
themselves to their organization
the bases of the • Observance of
members’ unity democratic
procedures

Election of • Tasking is
leaders based on the
capacity of
everyone
8. STRENGTHENING
THE ORGANIZATION
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Planning their To strengthen • The initiative
activities and unity of the and collective
confronting their organization efforts of the
issues and members as well people should be
problems as their stimulated
collective • The organizer
management should have a
capabilities false notion that
the people always
need his attention
• Avoid organizer-
depended
management
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Continuous • The programs of
internalization action must spell out
by the members the long and short
concerning the term objectives of
bases of their the organizations,
unity, the the activities needed
principles they to pursue them, who
adhere to and will pursue them,
the goals and what are needed to
objectives they carry them out, and
intend to pursue when, where and
how they will be
carried out
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Collective To strengthen
implementation the collective
of the program and shared
patterns of
leadership and
management
Collective
monitoring,
evaluation and
documentation
of the programs
of action
 9. WORKING WITH
OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS FOR
DEVELOPMENT