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| Decentralization
takes some power from the centre and puts it into the surrounding locations. |
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It is not the
same as democratization (it can be the decentralizing of tyranny) but can
assist in democratization. |
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| Demand
Responsive Approach: |
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| A
methodology of choosing to work with different communities based on the
different amounts they each are willing to sacrifice. |
. |
DRA
is based upon the idea that communities differ in the amount or resources
they are willing to sacrifice in order to invest in their own development. |
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| The
word, "democracy," comes from ancient classical languages, where "demo"
means the people (as in demography) and "cracy" means power (as in bureaucracy
or aristocracy). |
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The word democracy,
then,
means power to the people. Ironically, ancient Greece was not very
democratic in that the economy was based upon the labour of slaves. |
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| There
are different kinds of democracy: eg representational democracy
where the people elect representatives (eg Members of Parliament) to
make decisions for them, and participatory democracy where the people
are involved in making decisions. |
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As
a mobilizer, you are urged to promote democracy, ie in the community project,
but you are not obligated to imitate the British parliamentary system.
Look for what is socially appropriate. |
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| (العربيّة:الديمقراطية,
Bahasa Indonesia: demokrasi,
Deutsch: demokratie,
English: democracy,
Español: democracia,
Filipino/Tagalog:
demokrasya,
Français: démocratie,
Galego: democracia,
Ελληνικά: Δημοκρατία,
हिन्दी (Hindi): लोकतन्त्र, Italiano: democrazia,
日本語:
民主主義,
Malay: demokrasi,
Nederlands:
democratie,
Português:
democracia,
Romãnã: democratie,
ردو (Urdu): جمہوریت) |
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| A process of
social change towards increased political decision making power for all
people. |
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| The
dependency syndrome is an attitude and belief that a group can not solve
its own problems without outside help. |
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It is a weakness
that is made worse by charity. See: The
Dependency Syndrome. |
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(العربيّة
(Arabic): التبعي,
Bahasa Indonesia: dependensi,
Deutsch: Abhängigkeit,
English: dependency
syndrome, Español: síndrome
de dependencia, Filipino/Tagalog: pagtatangkilik,
Français: syndrome
de dépendance, Galego: dependencia,
Ελληνικά: Εξάρτησης,
日本語:
依存,
Malay: kebergantungan,
Nederlands:
afhankelijkheid,
Português:
dependencia,
Romãnã: dependenta,
Somali: ku
tiirsanaanta, ردو (Urdu): محتاجی
کی لت, Tiên Việt: phụ
thuộc)
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| Many
people assume that development means quantitative growth, whereas its main
characteristic is qualitative change. |
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|
To develop
is to grow, and to grow means more than to get bigger; it also means to
become more complex and stronger. |
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| See
"Culture." An
economist may see development as only an increase in wealth or income (absolute
or per capita); and an engineer may see development as a greater control
over energy, or more sophisticated and powerful tools. |
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To a mobilizer,
however, those are only two of the six cultural dimensions of a communitythat
change. Development means social change in all six cultural dimensions:
technological, economic, political, interactive, ideological and world
view. |
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.
| Community development
means growing in complexity in all six dimensions of culture. It
differs from community empowerment which means growing stronger. Although
the two are different by definition, they are intricately linked to each
other. |
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|
(Deutsch:
Entwicklung,
English:
development,
Español:
desarrollo,
Filipino/Tagalog:
kalinangan
, Français:
développement,
Galego:
desenvolvemento,
日本語:
発展,
Malay:
pembangunan,
Português:
desenvolvimento,
Romãnã: dezvoltare,
Somali:
horumarka,
Tiên Việt: sự
phát triển)
|
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| The
Development Committee is the Executive, Project Committee or CIC
(Community
Implementing Committee) of the community, chosen by the community
as a whole, responsible for carrying out the wishes of the whole community. |
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It is the product
of your organizing efforts; see "Organize." |
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| A
dialogue is communication which is two-way. (The syllable "di" means "two"). |
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|
It is contrast
with the word "monologue" ("mono" meaning "one") which is one-way communication. |
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| A
speech is a monologue (one-way); so is a lecture or a training presentation. |
... |
In contrast,
training should be participatory, where the participants (trainees) engage
in two-way communication with the trainer. |
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| Communication
with a community should be two-way, but often in the past has been one-way
(dictation to the community, nothing heard from the community). |
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|
A mobilizer
should work towards a community being heard, and for communication (with
authorities, with assistance organizations) to be two-way. |
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| A community
is a cultural entity, so the dimensions also apply to communities. See:
Dimensions. |
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| (Deutsch:
kulturdimensionen,
English:
dimensions
of culture, Español:
dimensiones
de la cultura, Filipino/Tagalog: dimensyon
ng kultura, Français: dimensions
de culture, 日本語: 文化の側面,
Galego:
dimensións
da cultura, Malay: dimensi
budaya, Romãnã: dimensiunile
culturii, Somali: geybaha,
Tiên Việt: những
yếu tố văn hoá) |
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| These are costs
which your business pays to employees who work to make the products or
services you sell. |
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| This is what
your enterprise pays for the raw materials to make the products or services
you sell. |
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|
Illness is one
of the five major factors of poverty.
|
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| It
is cheaper, more humane, and more productive for a society or community
to prevent than to cure disease and to direct limited resources towards
the treatment of a few common diseases affecting the majority of the population,
rather than towards sophisticated equipment and skills for the treatment
of a few wealthy people (thus the reasons for WHO promoting and supporting
the principles of primary health care). |
. |
Knowing this,
you the mobilizer may challenge a community's first and lightly considered
choice of a clinic, and perhaps let them see the logic and reasoning for
first choosing effective water and sanitation systems to prevent water
borne diseases. |
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|
(Deutsch:
Krankheit,
English:
disease,
Español:
enfermedad,
Filipino/Tagalog: sakit,
Français:
maladie,
Galego:
enfermidade,
日本語: 病気,
Malay:
penyakit, Português:
doença,
Romãnã:
boala,
Somali:
cudur,
Tiên Việt: dịch bệnh)
|
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| Lack
of integrity and lack of honesty. |
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|
Dishonesty
is one of the five major factors of poverty. |
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| Comes
with various labels, including corruption, embezzlement, extortion and
theft. It happens when wealth intended for development of the whole society
is illegally, and usually secretly, diverted to benefit individuals who
betray their positions of trust as servants of society as a whole. |
. |
The resulting
lack of trust contributes in turn to apathy and poverty. That is
why you, as mobilizer and organizer of community organizations, promote
transparency, integrity and honesty in the groups you organize. |
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|
(Deutsch:
korruption,
unehrlichkeit,
English: corruption,
dishonesty,
Español:
falta de
honradez, Filipino/Tagalog: di-matapat,
Français: malhonnêteté,
Galego: deshonestidade,
Kiswahili:
rushwa,
Malay:
ketidakjujuran,
Português:
desonestidade,
Romãnã: necinste,
Somali:
daacaddarro,
Tiên Việt: tính
không thành thật)
|
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| Of
all the ways of learning (reading, listening, watching), the most effective
is by "doing." See Training
Methods. |
. |
Learning by
doing can include doing directly such as doing a task in the field under
supervision by a trainer, or doing indirectly such as participating in
a role playing session or simulation game. |
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| (العربيّة:القيام
بالأمر,
Bahasa Indonesia: bekerja,
Deutsch: handeln,
English: doing,
Español: practicar,
Filipino/Tagalog:
paggawa,
Français:
faire,
Galego:
facer,
Ελληνικά: Πράξη,
हिन्दी (Hindi): लोकतन्त्र, 日本語:
実技,
Malay:
membuat,
Nederlands:
doen,
Português:
agir,
fazendo,
Romãnã:
a practica,
اردو (Urdu):عمل,
Tiên Việt: làm) |
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| The
phrase "due to" means some amount of cash or other resource is expected
to be paid in the future. |
. |
In a micro-enterprise
scheme, you can speak of money owed to the bank as being "due to" the
bank. |
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