PHA-Exchange> R: Towards a New Theory for Community Development

[sunil.deepak at aifo.it]

Dear Claudio,

I feel that in delivery of services, empowering should also mean involvement
of clients (target groups) and not just of community representatives. Some
times, community representatives are peole belonging to powerful groups, so
involvement of client groups or representatives of target groups (vulnerable
or poor persons, disabled persons, women..) is also needed.

Regards,

Sunil

> -----Messaggio originale-----
> Da: claudio [mailto:aviva at netnam.vn]
> Inviato: venerdì 13 giugno 2003 8.13
> A: pha-exch
> Oggetto: PHA-Exchange> Towards a New Theory for Community Development 
> >
> > IN THE DELIVERY OF SERVICES, EMPOWERING MEANS, OR IS, OR ARE ACTIONS
> > THAT TEND TOWARDS:
> >
> > * Providing services in a gender sensitive + culture sensitive way.
> > * Using existing local human resources.
> > * Community representatives participate in making decisions 
> about the
> >   services being delivered.
> > * Training of staff is mostly competence-based, in-service, aimed at
> >   behavioral change and followed by regular support supervision.
> > * People cease to be passive recipients of services; they demand re-
> >   sponsibility for themselves; they take part in the decision making
> >   process and in the delivery mechanisms.

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> Claudio Schuftan
> aviva at netnam.vn
> 
> 
>