Introduction:

Transparency has different definitions linguistically, literally, dictionary wise, socially, traditionally, and sometimes based on a specific context say like in Community Life Competence Process (CLCP). Herein we attempt to give all these definitions; acknowledging that the list is incomplete, as other definitions could be present. Further, we attempt to explain how the meaning of Transparency in a CLCP team, is quite different from the meaning it has in…

Alternative Title:  How good are our Icons?

Many are the stars in The…

Alternative Title: How varied are we?

The Membership types are of a broad category including various stakeholders who interact with the CoP, to influence its outcomes directly or indirectly. This Incomplete list of members for a Community of Practice (CoP) that practices Life Competence, with a brief definition each could be:

1. Community Member:…

Abstract:

This paper argues that The Constellation, as a network of Communities of Practice (CoPs) guided by the Community Life Competence Process (CLCP), can only achieve its full potential when true community ownership is realized. This necessitates a paradigm shift where communities, as the fundamental building blocks of The Constellation, have the ultimate decision-making authority over all aspects of their engagement and development. By recognizing and empowering…

Hook, Line, and Sinker: Ever since Rev. Fr. Macedo, a Jesuit priest,  who was my teacher for more than a decade in my school, asked me to define a student, and etched in my brain that the student was someone who studies or is studying; and as the word studying is the present continous form of the verb study, and so, should I not be continuously learning, revising, studying, without ever stopping?; I was gone, hooked for life, as a student of life for life!…

Authors: Every member of the WhatsApp group of the Competence Community at https://tinyurl.com/3myn6rx4  

Abstract

This paper argues that in Community-Led Development (CLD) programs like the Community Life Competence Process (CLCP) and within Communities of Practice (CoPs), experiential knowledge residing within community members constitutes the true source of power. By prioritizing community ownership…

For earlier or 2011 thoughts on this article on Why CLCP is far better than Targeted Interventions (TI) see Part II and Part I



The following table made in Nov 2024 was created to provide a…

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Core Concepts:

1. The Constellation: A global network of individuals and communities working together to promote community-led development using a set Way of Thinking, SALT as Way of Working and the Community Life Competence Process (CLCP) principles.
2. Community Life Competence Process (CLCP): A cyclical…

SALT ignites experiential learning:

Punam by applying SALT as  Support, Appreciate, Learn, and Transfer, as the Way of Working or WoW, among school children has listed the gamut of emotions the children experience in their interactions within their Community of Practice (CoP). Accordingly, the children drew an apple tree to depict this list of emotions with each apple bearing the name of an…