Community Health Volunteer's Training Manual - Population Council

Module 2 Community Mobilisation and Tools
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Box 2.4.8: Potential sources of information
1. Local Community Leaders
a. Chiefs, elders and opinion leaders
b. Local government officials, assembly members, unit committee members
c. Religious leaders
e. Health officials – CHO, sub district health teams, district health administration
f. Members of local organisations – women’s groups, youth groups, NGOs
g. Other health care providers – herbalists, TBAs, chemicals sellers
2. Why deal with local community leaders
a. Get background information about the community - history, population, culture,
health practices
b. Know the proper way to enter the community
c. To sustain the process after health workers have set it in motion
d. To know the main stakeholders of health in the community
e. To identify locally available resources for solving problems.
In conducting C-COPE the above members of the community must be included. Every
community member has something valuable to bring on board. Sidelining any group of
members in the community causes misunderstandings and they will disassociate themselves
from community activities.
A cross section of the community of about 40-50 members are involved. This includes chiefs,
elders, men, women, community members, youth, and group representatives. These people
are put into four groups, Box 2.4.9.
Box 2.4.9 Grouping for C-COPE activities
Group and composition Activity
Male Meet and discuss issues
Female Meet and discuss issues
Mixed (male and female) Site walk (community)
Mixed (male and female) Site walk (facility - CHC)
Poor Diet
Worms
KWASHIOKOR
Figure 2.4.2: Problem Tree to analyse ‘Kwashiorkor’
Fig. 2.4.2. Problem Tree to analyze ‘Kwashiorkor
EFFECTS CONSEQUENCES
PROBLEM
CAUSES