Copar 2018
Copar 2018
Copar 2018
COMMUNITY ORGANIZING
1. A social development approach that aims to transform the apathetic, individualistic, and
voiceless poor into dynamic, participatory & politically responsive community.
3. A process by which a community identifies its needs and objective, develops confidence to
take action and develops cooperative and collaborative attitudes and practices in the
community. - Ross (1967)
4. A process consists of steps or activities that instill and reinforce the people’s self-confidence
on their own collective strengths and capabilities - Manalili (1990)
5. A continuous and sustained process of educating the people to understand and develop their
critical awareness of their existing conditions, working with the people collectively & efficiently
on their immediate and long-term problems, and mobilizing the people to develop their
capability and readiness to respond & take action on their immediate needs towards solving
their long-term problems -CO: A Manual of Experience; PCPD
6. A process whereby the community members develop the capability to assess their health
needs and problems, plan and implement actions to solve these problems, put up and sustain
organizational structures which will support and monitor implementation of health initiatives
by the people. - Maglaya, Aracelli (2007)
COMMUNITY ORGANIZING
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
- organized effort of people to improve the conditions of the community life.
IMPORTANCE OF COPAR
1. Tool for community development & people empowerment.
2. Prepares peoples for the management of a development programs in the future.
3. Maximize community participation and involvement; and community resources are mobilized for
community services
PRINCIPLES OF COPAR
1. Change
2. Poor
3. People-centered
4. Participative
5. Democratic
6. Developmental
7. Process-Oriented
8. Self-Reliance
I. PRE-ENTRY/PREPARATORY PHASE
1. Community/Site/Area Selection
Criteria for Selecting a Site
• Socio-economically depressed
• Inaccessible health services
• Poor community health status
• Relative peace and order situation
• Acceptance of the program by the community
COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
Prepared by: Ritzmond Loa
COMMUNITY ORGANIZING
• Not currently served by similar agencies/ organizations
• Must have at least 100-200 families
2. Courtesy Call to LGU/Barangay level
3. Community consultations/dialogue/Preliminary Social Investigations
COMMUNITY ORGANIZING
b. Observations
Pure Observations
Participant Observation
c. Examination of Secondary Data
3. Community Diagnosis/Research/Analysis
- process of organizing, synthesizing, analyzing and interpreting data to determine
interrelationship of factors gathered and their implications in community life.
4. Formation of Organization
5. Planning – process that entails formulation of steps to be undertaken in the future in order
to achieve a desired end. It takes place in order to efficiently allocate available resources. In
planning, the community organizer set goals and objectives that
a. Tentative Program Planning
b. Groundwork/Agitation
c. The Meeting
d. Role Play
6. Mobilization/Implementation/Action
1. Evaluation
COMMUNITY ORGANIZING
2. Linkaging/Networking/Intersectoral Collaboration
V. PHASE OUT/EXIT
1. Documentation
2. Follow- Up
References:
Maglaya, Araceli (2004). Nursing Practice in the Community (4th Edition). Argonauta Corporation.
Cuevas, et al (2007). Public Health Nursing in the Philippines (10th Edition).
Sr. Carmen Jimenez, DC. Community Organizing Participatory Action Research for Community
Health Development.
Famorca, Nies, McEwen (2013). Nursing Care of the Community