To Be a Mobilizer

Course Navigation: Introduction to Community Empowerment What the Community Needs to Do Introduction to the Empowerment Methodology  |  Why Empower a Community?  |  Factors of Poverty  |  The Problem with Charity  |  The Dependency Syndrome  |  Hidden Resources  |  The Mobilization Cycle Mobilizing community To Be a Mobiliser  |  Getting Prepared  |  Getting Started  |  Organizing the Community  |  Implementing the Community's Chosen Action  |  Sustaining the Process  |  Community Empowerment and National Development WikiEducator Community Empowerment Node Intrinsic Personal Characteristics Trainable Personal Characteristics Reputation Knowing When to Fold ‘Em Key points The mobilizer must have some skills and characteristics, some intrinsic and some that can be acquired through training. Among these, reputation is the most important. One overlooked characteristic is the ability to walk away from a community that is not ready to be mobilized. Reading To Be a Mobiliser Discussion Handout Intrinsic Personal Characteristics Skills Discussion Handout Trainable Personal Characteristics Skills Discussion Handout Reputation Your Reputation is Your Most Valuable Asset Integrity not only must be done, Integrity Key Words Entry It must be seen to have been done Requirements Job Description Not every community is ready to be mobilised Knowing When to Fold ‘Em Discussion Handout Outcomes The student will be able to self assess to see if she or he can become a mobilizer The student will be able to distinguish between intrinsic and learnable characteristics of a mobilizer The student will recognize that reputation is the most important asset of the mobilizer The student will recognize that integrity is not only important in itself, but that the community members must see it in their mobilizer and in their leaders The student will be able to recognize communities that are not ready to be mobilized The student will recognize that the mobilizer must be able to walk away from communities that are not ready to be mobilized.