Community Health Volunteer's Training Manual - Population Council

Community participatory tools
The above exercises demonstrate that Community COPE takes into consideration the rights
of the community members and the needs of the health staff. This will be clearer later on
when action plans are prepared to address community health problems.
Exercise 2.4.3
Objective
1. To discuss community based health activities
that volunteers have been involved in
Time: 5 minutes
Question
1. What are some of the community based
health activities that you have been involved
in?
Box 2.4.5: Community Based Health Activities
Responses might include:
a. Focused group discussion
b. Journey of Hope
c. Community COPE
d. Organising of child welfare clinic
e. Organisation of NIDS
f. Weeding and clean-up of CHC compound
g. Clean up campaigns
h. Outreach clinics
i. Durbars.
j. Community Decision System
Facilitator’s Instructions
1. Lead discussions on
community based health
activities.
2. List responses on a flip
chart.
3. Compare responses to Box
2.4.5.
Exercise 2.4.4 below is an activity that that helps you identity the health issues in your
communities and later find solutions to them.
Exercise 2.4.4
Objective
1. To discuss major health problems in the
communities
Time: 5 minutes
Questions
1. What are some of the major health problems
that you have in your communities?
2. List responses on a flip chart.
3. Compare with examples in Box 2.2.6.
Instruction to the Facilitator
Let us share some experiences
in the above list.
1. Let participants discuss their
experiences in conducting
the activities mentioned and
link them to C-COPE.
2. Guide them to understand
that the C-COPE tool can
be used to address some of
these health problems.
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