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Human Value and Community Outreach v1

This document discusses human values and community outreach. It identifies the five main human values as love, peace, truth, right conduct, and non-violence. Two approaches for teaching human values are described: direct methods using techniques like thought for the day and stories, and inter-curriculum methods integrating values into various subjects. The document also outlines the goals and lifecycle of community outreach, including enhancing awareness, increasing support, and improving knowledge, attitudes and behaviors. Effective outreach requires building trust and rapport within communities through consistent participation in local events.

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Human Value and Community Outreach v1

This document discusses human values and community outreach. It identifies the five main human values as love, peace, truth, right conduct, and non-violence. Two approaches for teaching human values are described: direct methods using techniques like thought for the day and stories, and inter-curriculum methods integrating values into various subjects. The document also outlines the goals and lifecycle of community outreach, including enhancing awareness, increasing support, and improving knowledge, attitudes and behaviors. Effective outreach requires building trust and rapport within communities through consistent participation in local events.

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Human Value and

Community
Outreach
Prof. (Dr.) Nirupama Prakash
Director, Amity Institute of Social
Sciences
Amity University UP

What are Human


Values?
Thereare five stem valuesand many subvalues or virtues that come from the
mainvalues. Together they make up
thetapestry that forms an individual of
character, containing all that makes
ahuman of character, containing all that
makes ahuman noble, caring andkind.

Human Values

Love
Peace-Usingthe toolof themind
Truth -Using the powerof intellect
Right Conduct -Using the toolof the
body
Non-violence-Awakening the spirit
within

How Are The Human


Values Taught?
There are two main approaches:
The Direct method
The Inter-curriculum and extracurriculum method

The Direct Method


The direct method uses five proven teaching
techniques, they are:
Thought for the day
Stories
Values based songs
Activities
Silent sitting

The Inter-curriculum
and extra-curriculum
method
Let right conduct dominate wealth and
liberation dominate desire, then you life
will be a success.
Let us progress together, let us move
abouttogether, let us live together
without enmity.

Community Outreach
-Key Learning
Broader understanding and definition of
Outreach
Scope and Advantages of Outreach
Community Portfolio - Effective
Outreach

Outreach Goals

Enhance Community Awareness


Increase the visibility of program
Broaden community support
Engage new partners/ stakeholders
Improve knowledge and attitudes and behaviours

Building
Rapport/Trust With
The Community
Building rapport/trust within the community is a critical
prerequisite to conducting community outreach.

Building rapport is helpful and contributes to the overall safety of


the outreach worker during the field visits.

This is a time consuming task and an on-going process.


The following basic strategies should be applied in order to build
trust and deliver services:

remain consistent, sensible, visible, sincere, respectful, genuine,


nonjudgmental.

Active participation and presence of an outreach worker at the


following local activities/events can also contribute to the process
of building rapport/trust:

block level parties, fairs, holiday festivities, community board


meetings, public hearings

Outreach Lifecycle

Community Outreach Portfolio


Key tools for engaging communities and increasing awareness of
your project

Community Outreach kits according to the audience


Community forums/ workshops--designed for specific target
groups

Presentation proof to various businesses, agencies, partners


Stakeholder Partnership DevelopmentCollaboration based
Approach to planning

Communications Plan Oral and Written messages


Displays at locations where the community gather Photographs
Secondary Research

Community Barriers

Stigmas, myths and misconceptions


Behaviors and Perception
Politics
Lack of support
Lack of trust
Lack of funds

Community barriers to effective outreach will always exist.


However, outreach workers should take every opportunity to
explain in clear, culturally appropriate terms the goals of their
outreach efforts.

Dos during community


outreach
Do conduct needs assessments and evaluate areas where your

target populations hangs out and there is intense activity.


Do be flexible in scheduling.
Do accommodate target populations.
Do carry identification at all times.
Do let someone know where you are at all times.
Do have contingency plans for emergencies and dangerous
situations.
Do accept offers of help from community residents.
Do learn to recognize some of the characteristics and behaviors
of the target populations

Do Not's during
community outreach

Do not wear expensive clothes jewelry or uncomfortable shoes.


Do not carry valuables or large amounts of money, or take your wallet out.
Do not carry weapons.
Do not make promises in the community that you can not deliver.

References

Community Outreach Strategies 101 -Presented by: Pallavi


Kashyap

(
http://www.idocc.ca/documents/Kashyap_CommunityOutreachStrategies
101_000.ppt
)

Outreach Strategies Training (


www.cdc.gov/outreach/resources/OutreachOverviewPresentation.ppt)

Human Values
(www.issenz.org.nz/human%20values.html)

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