Community Mobilization Training
EWB-PSU
When: April 3-4 (Sat/Sun)
Cost: $20 for students, $35 for professionals
Location: David Evans & Associates, 2100 SW River Pkwy, Portland, OR
97201-8009
Community Mobilization Workshop:
What is it about a project that makes it successful and sustainable?
What structural, social, or even psychological barriers inhibit or
prevent individuals and groups from getting involved and working
together for change? In this training we focus on a model for how EWB
chapters can fit into the overall process of community change,
focusing on the relationship between local partner organizations, EWB
Chapter organizations, and communities. We will explore the concept of
appropriate technology as both the "hard" physical technologies, but
also the "soft" social-organizational technology that ensures
equitable distribution and long-term sustainability. This training
draws on the theories and methods of Brazilian educator Paulo Friere,
whose work has guided some of the most successful development and
education programs around the globe, including the Orangi Pilot
Project in Bangladesh, The NAAM movement in Burkina Faso, and the
Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement in Sri Lanka, among others.
Upon completion of this course participants will be able to:
* Understand the role of community mobilization in the context of
human rights-based approaches to community development.
* Better understand the causes and psychological affects of
poverty oppression.
* Better communicate with individuals and communities to enhance
trust and solidarity.
* Facilitate communities in the analysis and planning required to
ensure appropriateness and create genuine ownership over the process
and outcomes.
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PLEASE REGISTER BY MARCH 13