Practice: INCLUSION AND REPRESENTATION

[Indumathi Ravi Shankar]

Dear All,

Posted below is the discussion topic on Inclusion by SIAAP team.  We invite your feedback.

Prabakar & Indu.

Practice:  INCLUSION AND REPRESENTATION

Description:

Level 1:         We understand the Importance of involving others and representing others but don’t necessarily involve other CSOs.

Level 2 :         We have some times included activities where we work with other community members and CSOs.

Level  3:          We have the experience of involving other communities and CSOs on specific   agendas we work on.

Level 4:           We consciously ensure that we build in components of involving communities      and other CSOs in almost all our areas of work we do.

Level 5 :          We practically identify areas for improvement within and outside the community and  implement in our own programs

Result:

Level 1:            Lack of inclusion and poor representation. Communities feel left out and do not       participate and feel a part of the process

Level 2 :           A sense of involvement in activities found in communities and sometimes also a      feeling of being used.

 Level  3:          Alliances in addressing specific issues and relationships are  built between us and the community and other CSOs

 Level 4:          The communities and CSOs participate and partner with us and we together we        express solidarity.
 

Level 5 :         There is ownership and sustainability.