What the Community Needs to Do

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 WikiEducator Community Empowerment Node  |  Mobilizing community  |  Glossary Part A: What the Community Needs to Do This first half of the course looks at community empowerment from the point of view of the community. How does a community become more empowered? It complements the second half of the course which shows what the mobiliser must do to stimulate this process of empowerment. Key points We want to be able to make communities stronger, more self reliant, less dependent upon handouts. We want them to improve their power, their ability, their strength. This course shows you how, first by explaining the process from the point of view of the community, second by explaining it from the point of view of an individual, the mobilizer who stimulates, guides and encourages the community to undergo that social process. Outcomes The student will become aware of community empowerment as a social process. The student will be able to identify what contributes to the empowerment process The student will be able to identify the eight elements of the empowerment methodology, the six dimensions of culture, the sixteen elements of strength, and how each of these contributes to the process