Community Self Management, Empowerment and Development
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Initials and Acronyms
Phil Bartle
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In community empowerment work, several initials and acronyms are used. This page lists the commonly used ones. See Key Words for notes on many of these
AGM Annual General Meeting.  (Français: RGA, Español: AGA).
 
AR Annual Review (Français: RA, Español: RA).
 
AWP Annual Work Plan.  (Français: PTA, Español: PTA).
 
CAP Community Action Plan.  (Français: PAC, Español: PAC).
 
CBM&E Community Based Monitoring and Evaluation.  (Français: SEBC, Español: ESBC).
 
CBO Community Based Organisation.  One that is formed in and by the community, not by an outside agency.  The CIC should be a CBO. See CBO.  (Français: OBC, Español: OBC).
 
CBR Community Based Rehabilitation. See CBR.  (Français: RBC, Español: RBC).
 
CBSW Community Based Social Work.  (Français: TSBC, Español: TSBC).
 
CDA Community Development Assistant.  (Français: ADC, Español: ADC).
 
CDO Community Development Officer.  (Français: ODC, Español: ODC).
CEC Community Empowerment Collective. The NGO formed to produce and develop this web site for training community workers.
 
CIC Community Implementing CommitteeDevelopment Committee. This is the executive organisation at village level that carries out construction or maintenance of a communal facility or service. Community Project Executive. Community Project Committee. Community Implementation Executive. Development Committee. Project Executive.  (Français: CEC, Español: CIC).
CIDA Canadian International Development Agency. Government of Canada's aid agency.  (Français: ACDI)
 
CMP Community Management Programme (Français: PGC, Español: PGC).
 
CSMED Community Self Management, Empowerment and Development. This Site.  (Français: GCAD, Español: MPFC).
 
CTA Chief Technical Adviser. See CTA. Phil Bartle (Français: CTP, Español: CTJ).
 
DRA Demand Responsive Approach.  A methodology of choosing to work with communities based on the different amounts they each are willing to sacrifice.  (Français: ASD, Español: ERD).
 
FGM Female Genital Mutilation.  (Français: MGF, Español: MGF).
 
ICT Internet Communication Technology.  (Français: TCI, Español: TCI).
 
IG Income Generation. (These modules prefer "Wealth Generation" because "IG" tends to presuppose money instead of wealth).  (Français: GR, Español: GI).
 
IMF International Monetary Fund. (Français: FMI, Español: FMI).
 
KISS Keep It Simple, Sweetheart. K.I.S.S.  (Français: FSMC, Español: Kiss).Guárdelo simple, el novio.
 
MOU Memorandum of Understanding.  A document that lays out shared principles and aims of two or more organizations, signed by representatives of each. (Français: PA, Español: ME).
 
MT Management Training.  (Français: FG, Español: AG).
 
NGO Non Governmental Organisation.  A not-for-profit agency that may have a membership in the country (local NGO) or in another country (international NGO). Volag. See NGO.  (Français: ONG, Español: ONG).
 
PHC Primary Health Care.  A policy of health care promoted by WHO which emphasizes (1) prevention over cure, and (2) low level services for the majority of the population instead of costly, sophisticated care only for the rich elite.  (Français: SP, Español: ASP).
 
PRA Participatory Rapid Appraisal or Participatory Rural Assessment. See: PAR.  (Français: ÉRP, Español: EPR/ERP).
 
RRA Rapid Rural Appraisal.  (Français: ERR, Español: VRR).
 
SA Situation Analysis.  (Français: AS, Español: IS).
 
SMART Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time-bound.  An acronym describing the characteristics of a good objective. See: Smart.  (Français: SMART, Español: SMART).
 
SWOT Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats. See SWOT (Français: ROFF, Español: FDOR).
 
TOR Terms of Reference.  (Français: TDR, Español: TR).
 
UN United Nations.  (Français: NU, Español: ONU).
 
UNCHS United Nations Centre for Human Settlements. A UN agency founded at the Habitat Convention, 1976, in Vancouver. Headquarters in Nairobi.  (Français: CNUEH, Español: CNUAH).
 
UNDP United Nations Development Programme.  (Français: PNUD, Español: PNUD).
 
UNHCR United Nations High Commission for Refugees.  (Français: HCNUR, Español: ACNUR).
 
Volag Voluntary Agency. See NGO.  (Français: AV, Español: AV).
 
WB World Bank. The Bank.  (Français: BM, Español: BM).
 
WHO UNWHO. United Nations World Health Organisation, a UN agency. (Français: OMS, Español: OMS).
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