Download - September 2014
Research on:Community mobilization and participation in community
development projects, Kauma,
September 2014
What are the factors which influence participation in community development projects?
How mobilization process can at best enhance participation in community development processes?
Presentation of the research
Objectives
1) to determine factors which facilitate or impede inclusive communities’ mobilization in informal settlements in Lilongwe
2) to identify individual characteristics which influence participation in community development projects.
Research process: 60 questionnaires
Born in KAUMA
1-10 000 MKW
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Main findingsCommunity cohesion and wellbeing
Social capital and sense of solidarity
Perception of difference and exclusion
Knowledge, participation and benefits of community development projects
Cohesion and wellbeingOverall sense of wellbeingIndividual problems such as lack of money,lack of job opportunities, etc
Social capital and sense of solidarityCommunity organization and groups’ membership in Kauma
Ability to voice community needs
- What channels people use to voice community needs?
- What could prevent people to do so?
Perception of differences and exclusionExclusionDo some kind of differences divide people in the community?
Difference in education, wealth, landholding, time spent in Kauma, religion, tribes?
Access to services
Community development projectsKnowlegdeParticipation1) Lack of collective action and
preference for individual interests2) Lack of information and
awareness about community development projects
3) Lack of inclusionSense of benefits