Defining key terms in the context of CLCP

[Dr. E. Mohamed Rafique]

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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 process for community led development that emphasizes local ownership, empowerment, and sustainability.
3. Way of Thinking (WoT): A set of underlying beliefs and assumptions that guide SALT as the Way of Working, and the CLC process. Key aspects include:
        a) Building on Commonalities: Recognizing and valuing shared experiences, values, and aspirations within and between communities.
        b) Our Common Humanity: Acknowledging the interconnectedness of all people and the shared responsibility for creating a just and equitable world.
        c) Learning from Differences: Valuing diversity and learning from the unique perspectives and experiences of others.
        d) Unlearning of the Expert: Recognizing that true knowledge and wisdom reside within the community itself.
4. Experiential Knowledge: refers to the practical, intuitive, and context-specific understanding that community members develop through their daily experiences, challenges, and successes. This type of knowledge is often tacit, meaning it is difficult to articulate or transfer through written or verbal means.
5. Bookish Knowledge, on the other hand, refers to the theoretical, abstract, and formal knowledge acquired through education, training, and reading. While bookish knowledge provides a foundation for understanding concepts and principles, it may not always translate to practical, real-world applications.
6. "Valuing Experiential Knowledge over Bookish Knowledge" in the context of Community Life Competence Process refers to the recognition and prioritization of knowledge and skills acquired through direct experience, practice, and participation in community life over knowledge gained solely through formal education, textbooks, and theoretical frameworks.
7. Empowering community members: Recognize and build on the strengths and expertise that community members have developed through their experiences.
8. Fostering practical problem-solving: Encourage community members to apply their experiential knowledge to address real-world challenges and develop innovative solutions.
9. Promoting collaborative learning: Create opportunities for community members to share their experiential knowledge with one another, facilitating a collaborative and reciprocal learning process.
10. Developing context-specific solutions: Encourage community members to develop solutions that are tailored to their specific context, rather than relying solely on generic, bookish knowledge.
11. Community Led Development: An approach to development that prioritizes community ownership, participation, and decision-making.
12. Local Response: The unique and creative solutions that communities develop to address their own challenges.
13. Hopes of the Community: The aspirations and dreams that community members have for themselves and their future.
14. Concerns of the Community: The challenges, issues, and problems that the community faces.
15. Vulnerabilities: The social, economic, and environmental factors that make communities vulnerable to shocks and stresses.
16. Believing in people’s strength: Recognizing and valuing the inherent strengths, skills, and knowledge of community members.
17. Facilitating local responses: Supporting and guiding communities in developing and implementing their own solutions.
18. Revealing Strengths: Helping community members to identify and recognize their own strengths and potential.
19. "Peer Assist" in the context of Community Life Competence Process refers to a collaborative and reciprocal process where community members with similar experiences, challenges, or interests come together to share their knowledge, expertise, and perspectives to assist one another in achieving their personal and collective goals.
20. Together with the Community we have solutions: A core belief that by working together, communities can find effective and sustainable solutions to their challenges.
21. Act from their own strengths to address their own vulnerabilities: Empowering communities to use their inherent strengths to overcome challenges and build resilience.
22. After Event Retrospection (AER): A process of reflecting on past experiences, learning from successes and failures, and identifying areas for improvement.
23. Avoiding the Paternalistic View of the World: Recognizing the importance of community ownership and avoiding approaches that treat communities as passive recipients.
24. Resonance in CLCP: The sense of connection and shared purpose that develops within the community or between individuals through the CLC process.
25. Connection in CLCP: The relationships and networks that are built within and between communities due to feelings of resonance through the CLC process.
26. Self Assessment or communities measuring their own change: The process of communities evaluating their own progress and impact.
27. River of Life as in showing iterative Self Assessments: A graph showing the different results of serial self-assessments and learning within the CLCP cycle, with each iteration building upon the previous one.
28. All have something to Share and Learn as in Staircase Diagram: Recognizing that everyone has valuable knowledge and experiences to share, creating a collaborative and inclusive learning environment, often depicted in a graph that resembles a stair case.
29. Learning Festival to share their knowledge and lessons learnt: A platform for communities to share their knowledge, experiences, and best practices with each other.
30. Knowledge Management in CLCP: The systematic process of identifying, creating, capturing, sharing, and utilizing knowledge within the CLCP framework.
31. Ownership of CLCP: The sense of responsibility and control that communities have over the CLC process and its outcomes.
32. Volunteering in CLCP: The voluntary participation of community members in all aspects of the CLC process.
33. Motivation in CLCP: The intrinsic and extrinsic factors that drive community members to participate in the CLC process.
34. "Knowledge Management Strategy in Community Life Competence Process (CLCP)" refers to a systematic and intentional approach to identifying, acquiring, organizing, sharing, and utilizing knowledge and experiences within a community to enhance its collective competence and improve its overall well-being.
35. CLCP Wiki: An online platform for sharing and accessing information, resources, and best practices related to CLCP.
36. College of CLCP studies: A platform for advanced learning, training, and mentorship related to CLCP principles and methodologies.
37. Blended Learning: A combination of face-to-face and online learning methods, incorporating technology and interactive tools.

 

SALT Components:

38. Support: Providing encouragement, assistance, and resources to community members.
39. Appreciate: Recognizing and valuing the contributions and achievements of community members.
40. Learn: Continuously learning from experiences, adapting, and improving.
41. Transfer: Sharing knowledge, skills, and best practices with other communities.
42. Stimulate: Encouraging creativity, innovation, and new ideas.
43. Analyze: Critically examining information and data to understand underlying issues as in AER and data analysis with a motive for innovation or problem solving.
44. Listen: Actively listening to and understanding the perspectives of others.
45. Team: Working collaboratively towards shared goals.
46. Share: Sharing knowledge, resources, and experiences with others.
47. Act: Taking action to address community challenges and achieve desired outcomes.
48. Link: Connecting with other communities and organizations to learn from their experiences and build partnerships.
49. Trust: Building trust and relationships within the community and with external partners.
50. Strength: Recognizing and leveraging the strengths of community members.
51. Assess: Evaluating progress, identifying areas for improvement, and making adjustments.
52. Lifestyle: The highest level in Self Assessment attainable by individuals or communities where the individual or community does the assessed activity unconsciously for it has become part and parcel of their daily lives.
53. Think: Encouraging critical thinking, reflection, and problem-solving.
54. Solutions: Developing creative and effective solutions to community challenges.
55. Ardent: Demonstrating passion and commitment to the CLCP process.
56. Love our new Lifestyle: Embracing both the changes and improvements that result from adapting to challenges as we experienced during Lockdowns and travel bans during COVID-19
57. Technology: Utilizing technology to enhance communication, collaboration, innovation and knowledge sharing for problem solving, an example of which was communities advocating use of vaccines in COVID-19.

Hopefully, these definitions will help communities to create a supportive, collaborative, and empowering environment that enables members to learn, grow, and thrive together.