Grassroots Community Organising

Malawi

Grassroots Community Organising
Grassroots Community Organising

Poverty is not so much a lack of ‘things’ but a lack of ‘power’ – the liberating power of self-determination and opportunity. It starts with belief in the people. Without first building the base of an empowered people, the whole edifice of community development and meaningful social change is top-heavy and unsustainable.

This project will work with people residing in shantytowns to build a base of action for development. They will engage, inspire, enable and equip people stuck in poverty to work together to challenge and change the conditions that constitute their powerlessness.

The basic framework involves:

  1. Community needs’ assessment and contextual research
  2. Relationship building
  3. Issue-groups formation
  4. Leadership development
  5. Action, implementation and reflection
  6. Birth of community-based organisations
  7. Exit implementation

Key Areas of Expenditure:

  • Scoping and networking
  • Creation of strategy models and materials
  • Forming issue-based groups
  • Enabling action and reflection
  • Leadership development 
  • Monitoring and evaluation
  • Website development and fundraising
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