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Describe the steps used in Community entry to and exit when initiating community development program

Describe the steps used in Community entry to and exit when initiating community development program

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1. Familiarization
This is where change agent introduces her / his self to the community.
This process involves consultation, role identification and getting to k now the community visiting both formal and informal organization or group so as to know more about them.
2. Negotiation
The change agent begins to explain the various potential stakeholders, their aims, the process involve their target group or groups and condition underlying their partnership with stakeholders mentioned.
3. Creation of awareness / situation analysis / community diagnosis
This involves participatory process of identification of local resources opportunities, constraints and their underlying causes.
4. Target group selection
This is done to avoid possibility of hijacking resources meant for poor b y those in power.
5. Deciding on action to be taken
This is deciding on felt needs that require agent action
6. Training on sustainability and maintenance
Here capacity building is done as per plan. The content of training includes communication skills, competence and technical skills; monitoring and evaluation and attitude change.

7. Participatory, monitory and evaluation
The community members are expected to monitor and evaluate their effort to learn more out of the process.
They learn to share labor as well as the outcome of their labor.
8. Organization formation / strengthening exit ones and networking
The role of external agency represented here is to ensure the sustainability of NGOs, CBOs or groups in the community.
9. Withdrawal
The external agency support is faced out gradually to allow the community members take full control of their developmental activities.
10. Documentation
The project experiences are documented for further reference.
chirujoy answered the question on March 21, 2019 at 11:00

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