Community Operationalization PDF
Community Operationalization PDF
Community Operationalization PDF
"Investing in science education and curiosity driven research is investing in the future."
- Ahmed Zewail
Learning Objectives:
To show how community action is implemented and
evaluated
Fundamental Queries:
What are the processes involved in implementing
community action?
How can community scholars evaluate projects?
Learning Competencies:
Analyze strategies of empowerment and advocacy
through community action.
Develop commitment and conviction to participatory
development for community well-being.
Introduction
Capping off our unit dedicated to research, we will now
get to understand the other half, which is about
implementation and review. After the planning and
engagement steps, we now move toward execution and
development and sustainability. We will get to know the
necessity of mapping out the plan for operationalization.
Without implementation and review, a project will be
without direction and momentum, when a project loses its
purpose, the essence of the initiative loses, thus short-
changing its stakeholders. Primarily, projects should always
put their stakeholders in front. This model for social
inclusion is the model from which a lot of projects are
patterned. Knowing the patterns of how these projects are
made is our next agenda in this book.
Resource Mobilization and Social Action
A community is composed of a lot of variables and it
may seem too complex and hard to understand for a
student studying the community. Taking notes from
social involvements, resource mobilization is one of the
pillars of community understanding.
Mobilization, as what we have previously discussed
from several lessons back, has two major components
that support and create movements: people and
resources. Simply put, resource mobilization is the
ability of the movement and its supporters to mobilize
people and resources.
Specific Plan of Action (SPOA) Template
Projects - Specific programs or initiatives that you are
going to implement. It can be one specific project or a
series of activities toward one goal of solving a major
problem.
Time Frame- How long will you be implementing the
project? Cite specific timelines.
Specific Budget Breakdown - Allocate a budget for
your project or how much you will need and have a
specific breakdown with justification on cost.
Networks - Who will you tap to make your project a
reality?
Project Impact Evaluation
Mapping Guide:
Input- These are the resources used and tapped to carry
out the community project (e.g., money, time).
Output - These are the projects implemented with the use
of the resources tapped.
Outcome - These are the benefits your stakeholders have
gained from the project.
Impact - These are the long-term benefits of the initiative.
Recommendations -After assessing the project,
recommend what specific action can be taken to ensure
that it will reach its full impact for its stakeholders. You may
use an existing project or create your own.