Basic Steps To Community Development Somalia

By Kevin Brooks


It is good to follow the right procedure when undertaking any form of a scheme. Ensure you are aware of all the zoning ordinances of a region, the legal framework and authorities governing an area. Also, clear with all departments as these will reduce the potential barriers to ongoing and proposed projects. Keenly follow the following process of 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 around and socialize with people. Gathering important meetings aimed at orienting the affected persons concerning a particular project is worth it. You get to create opportunities for questions on a one on one basis. Articulation of issues is also fostered in such a forum. This is the best way to know the views of the public, evaluating needs and recommending a way forward in the end. Involve the available seniors to spread the information to others.

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.

Assist in bringing change and solutions. The working team has an obligation to identify issues of concern, find how to articulate them and know the root cause. This is the objective of any process that lifts the status of an area from one level to another. Members consulted will help define the real causes to be addressed and offer potential solutions. These people are knowledgeable and aware of the area than any other external expert.

Define action plans. It is a critical phase in carrying out developments. It basically involves defining a plan of actions, knowing what to integrate and benefit final beneficiaries of a project. Through this phase, it is crucial to enhance better actions such as knowing where resources will come from to support the process. Set an appropriate time frame and delegate duties to workers in efforts to implement the objectives and achieve targets.

Oversight and evaluating actions. This is more of a supervisory role and it is normally a mandate of the selected committee. You realize that all the phases at this stage are almost done and the remaining role is to ascertain whether there are any controversies with the law of the land. Note that the impacts of developments should be of positive impact and bring positive change to members.

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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