1. Community Mobilization
1. What is community mobilization?
Answer: Community mobilization aims to mobilize and engage community members to
address a particular cause. Community mobilization is the process of bringing together as many
stakeholders as possible to raise people's awareness of and demand for a particular
programme, to assist in the delivery of resources and services, and to strengthen community
participation for sustainability and self-reliance.
A lot can be achieved when people from different parts of the community share a common
goal and actively participate in both identifying needs and being part of the solution.
Community mobilization helps to empower communities and enable them to initiate and
control their own development.
Community mobilization forges a connection to local stakeholders and beneficiaries, generates
demand, and most importantly educates the community with accurate information on family
planning and the services CHWs can and cannot provide.
2. What are the types of mobilization?
Answer:
Social mobilization
Military mobilization
Corporate mobilization
Government mobilization
Beneficiary mobilization
2. 3. What is the importance of community mobilization before the start of the project
implementation?
Answer:
Community mobilizationrecognizesthatthe problemswhichthe refugee populationmayface
cannot alwaysbe solvedonanindividualbasis - especiallyinthe long-run.
It helps community understand the overall goals of the project.
It will improve community participation in the project.
Avoid conflict among the project beneficiaries and other non-beneficiaries.
It will also improve accountability and transparency both the community and
organization level.
The smooth implementation of project deliverables and communities awareness on the
progress of the project.
It promotes community participation
4. What are the processes you need to follow when mobilizing communities?
Answer:
Meeting government level, regional, district and village and share information
Work norms and beneficiary entitlement.
First give Orientation/Introduction of the implementing agency to the beneficiary
Explanation of donor and project objectives to beneficiaries
Lifetime of the project (Duration)
Activity of project, and types of activities
Goals objectives and target beneficiary
Type of payments or method of payments
Daily monitoring or supervision.
attendance sheet registration)
3. 5. What are the roles and responsibilities Community Mobilizer?
Answer:
Assist in the community mobilization Project activities in a manner that promotes gender
equality, democratic decision-making and is all-inclusive.
Participate in the design of the community mobilization methodologies and come up with
a workable implementation plan within the project time frames.
Assist in the community mobilization Project activities in a manner that promotes gender
equality, democratic decision-making and is all-inclusive.
Participate in the design of the community mobilization methodologies and come up with
a workable implementation plan within the project time frames.
Assist in implementing the activity plans identified and agreed by the communities for
Cash for Work (CfW) projects according to the guidelines and schedules.
Assist in Food Security assessments /surveys that may be required to be undertaken
Monitor and evaluate effectiveness of community groups ‘ progress and make
recommendation for the improvements;
Monitor community groups and project to ensure accountability and best use of the
project resources;
Provide regular weekly activity reports to the respective Field supervisors.
Assist in collecting community groups information relevant to project activities
Engage women in community participation in a way that promotes gender equality
respecting the local environment and adapts to the local cultural values
6. What are the steps of mobilizing communities?
Forming an Action Group Step
Understanding the Situation
Consulting the Community Together Step
4. Finding the Information We Need
Developing Action Plans Step
Present the Action Plan to the Community
Using the Toolkit to Implement the Action Plan
Reflecting on Your Community’s Actions Step
