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COALITION OF GEORGIAN ORGANIZATIONS WORKING ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
2010-2012
CoDeCo
Community Development Coalition”CoDeCo”
Biological Farming Association “Elkana”
Community Development Center- CDC
Centre for Training and Consultancy
Adult Education Association of Georgia - AEAG
Center for Strategic Research and Development of Georgia- CSRDG
“Rhea” Union
IDP Women Association “Tankhmoba”
Caucasus Environmental NGO Network
Civil Society Institute- CSI
Presentation Issues
History of the Coalition - 2010-2012Shared Definitions - 2010Joint Publication/working process,
structure and content, main findingsCoDeCo Mission and Priorities
Prehistory
The birth of the idea
Sighnagi Meeting and its outputs
- Shared Vision- Development of Meeting Materials- Initiation of the project on joint
publication
What is “Community”
Shared DefinitionCommunity is a group of people living in a defined geographical area; sharing the same socio-economic and cultural conditions; having similar interests, problems and needs
Community Development
The basic indicators of a Developed Community:
Existence of Civic Group
Community has a vision oriented to development and innovation
Community is able to define problems and to respond to them effectively
Community realizes its own rights and needs and advocates them
Preparation of the Publication
Internal Working Meetings
Regional Conference in Batumi
Development of the Conclusion
Publication Structure
Introduction- Organizational Profile- History of community workVision, Approaches, Target GroupsExperience- Positive- NegativeConclusion
Main Obstacles of Community Work
Nihilism and Mistrust of the Population
The complexity of Group Forming/Sustaining Process
Out Flow of Human Resources
Dependency Syndrome
Basic Findings• Work with communities is a very time
consuming and intensive process• Community Education is an essential
prerequisite for Community Development• Identification and capacity building of
informal leaders is vital• The success greatly depends on adequacy of
specific methods to a specific environment, rather than selection of a certain method for community development.
• Community development projects require very intensive monitoring and careful observation
• The main principle is - work together with communities and not instead of them
• Transparency is essential accompanying element of community work
• Active use of local media ensures effective advocacy of community problems
• The main challenge of Community Development is still Sustainability of achieved results
Mission of ”CoDeCo” Coalition- Voluntary, non formal Union, with aim to
promote supportive environment for Community Initiatives and its Sustainability in Georgia
- The main purpose is to share existing competencies and experience in the field of community development in the country, to coordinate community work countrywide and to advocate/lobby issues of community development on local and International levels
Strategic Directions 1. To Advocate and Lobby Community needs and- Analytical researches- Development and provision of relevant Recommendations- Cooperation with Government- Preparation of Legislation Initiatives - Business Communication campaigns
2. To strengthen capacity of community development and coordinated work- Regular meetings- Development of mailing list of interested parties- Development of date base- Study tours- Joint Publications- Experience sharing between target groups
3. Institutional Strengthening of Coalition- Short and Long term Plans- Fundraising- Pilot Projects- Membership in International Networks- Study of International Practices/ its popularization- Organizing and attending Regional and International Events