The Process Of Community Development Somalia

By Kevin Brooks


The procedures for carrying out any process are clear to many developers. There are several challenges requiring urgent attention before commencing developments. Initially, understanding the existing regulatory framework, departments and clearing with the relevant sectors is helpful. It reduces barriers and fastens the implementation. Assess the following procedure of an effective Community Development Somalia.

Know and listen to the members. Whether you want to be among the members, know their issues or articulate the available concerns, familiarizing with issues is not optional. Look keenly to know the available resources, how the decision making procedure is handled and the responsible personnel. The reason for doing so is to know what affects a region and trying to help establish progress in the long run.

Gather people and develop a vision. This step follows after identifying the common interests of the people to be addressed. The far-reaching effects ought to be marked and addressed. You may find it worth inviting heads of organizations or sectors within the focused region. Gathering such meetings will help spread the information to grassroots and foster a good understanding of all affected persons.

Assessment of available features and assets. It involves looking around and identification of all assets within the neighborhood. The selected team can establish the existence of these assets and resources through the use of integrated approaches and assessment processes. It will essentially help collect data for use in decision making. There are some challenges involved such as knowing whether time and finances to facilitate the initiative are enough.

Bring change and driving force. The chief aim of such initiatives is to develop an area and benefit users positively. The economic and social gain is what will make members embrace the project and submit proposals that will be put forward. Steps involved including meeting up with local leaders, discussing critical issues and problems of the residents and coming up with a way forward. The heads will assist in raising the concerns for articulation.

Develop and implement an action plan. The role is catered for with involvement of selected steering committee. Depending on the complexity of a project and the sample size of committee members selected, it is possible to define and set shared goals and objectives. Plans to set up ways of raising resources in terms of human, financial and capacity building is possible at this level. Time frame and targets are set at this level.

Evaluate actions. The evaluation stage is carried out by a group of experts who are skilled in diverse areas. These professionals are called upon to bring in their opinions and ideas on how a specific project should be executed. Aim at gathering important comments from such specialists to develop an initiative important and benefiting to communities targeted. Ensure the results anticipated for will impact positively on lives of recipients.

Reflect and regrouping. This is the last stage involving allowing the group members regroup and take a break. Then thanking everyone for the participation is vital at this level. Ensure there is a consistent communication afterward to address any issues likely to arise. In a collaborative manner, discuss the organizational success and the effectiveness of the regulatory framework alluded. This will help solve potential problems.




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