Community Health Volunteer's Training Manual - Population Council

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Development of action plan
Implementation
Follow up and evaluation
Follow up and
Evaluate
Information Gathering
and Analysis
Implementation
Figure 2.4.1: Community COPE Process Flow Chart
Development of
Action Plan
Community participatory tools
C-COPE is a two way process that depends on participation from both health care workers
and community Fig 2.3.1: members. The Community It uses participatory COPE Process methods Flow to Chart help communities identify and
define their problems. It further enables them to decide on the quality of care they want and
expect to receive. These four steps have been further explained below.
Information gathering
Information gathering is a form of data collection. Before one takes any action one has
to have solid grounds for taking that action. You can only do that if you have the correct
information.
Exercise 2.4.6
Objective
1. To demonstrate how
to conduct a C-COPE
exercise
Time: 10 minutes
Questions
1. Who are the leaders
in this community?
2. Why must you meet
with them?
3. List responses on a
flip chart.
Instruction to the Facilitator
1. Materials required: Flip chart paper, felt pens,
exercise books, pens
Advance Preparation
1. Organise initial dialogue with opinion leaders
2. Explain that -COPE is a participatory tool and it is
used with the consent of community members.
3. The health team (including the health committee
and volunteers) must first meet with local
community leaders and representatives of
community groups. This is to gain their support
and get buy in. This is necessary to enable health
workers get assistance from community members
in planning and scheduling activities.
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