Community Health Volunteer's Training Manual - Population Council
Community Health Volunteer's Training Manual - Population Council
Community Health Volunteer's Training Manual - Population Council
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Module 2 <strong>Community</strong> Mobilisation and Tools<br />
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for community mobilisation. So we mobilise for different reasons. We mobilise communities<br />
to achieve a goal such as preventing pregnant women from dying during child birth or the<br />
spread of malaria in our community.<br />
Do you have a clinic or CHPS Compound in your community? How did you get it? Let us<br />
use your experience to explain community mobilisation and participation.<br />
Probably it took the efforts of many individuals and organisations to get the CHPS<br />
compound going. Perhaps, the District Assembly and the Ghana government provided the<br />
money, the community provided labour, the contractor built the physical structures, and<br />
the health staff agreed to work there. Together, all these processes bring the community<br />
together to achieve a common purpose. This is called “mobilising the community”.<br />
Topic 2 Stages of community mobilisation<br />
Let us describe the stages of planting in our villages. What do you do first, second, etc.<br />
until the planting season is over? Just as we have stages in planting so do we have stages in<br />
mobilising a community for health action. Figure 2.3.1 and Box 2.3.2 illustrate the stages in<br />
mobilising a community.<br />
Exercise 2.3.2<br />
Objective<br />
1. To identify various stages of<br />
community mobilisation.<br />
Time: 30 Minutes<br />
Questions<br />
1. Discuss the stages of community<br />
mobilisation<br />
2. How will you this knowledge in your<br />
volunteer work.<br />
Evaluation<br />
Implementation<br />
Planning<br />
<strong>Community</strong><br />
mobilization<br />
cycle<br />
Assessment<br />
Figure 2.3.1: The <strong>Community</strong> Mobilisation Cycle<br />
Fig 2.3.1: The <strong>Community</strong> Mobilization Cycle<br />
Instruction to the Facilitator<br />
1. Guide participants through a<br />
discussion to understand the<br />
various stages of community<br />
mobilisation.<br />
2. Ask them to recap the process<br />
followed till the CHC was built<br />
and used. Help them see what<br />
each stage involves.<br />
<strong>Community</strong><br />
entry<br />
Readiness