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close this bookParticipatory Methods in Community-based Coastal Resource Management - Volume 1 - Introductory Papers (IIRR, 1998)
close this folderCommunity organizing and development process
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Definition

Community organizing and development is a process by which a community empowers itself by working to identify its needs and to resolve its problems in a collective manner. This process develops the confidence and capability of community members to organize themselves. The processes involved in CBCRM are best facilitated through effective community organizing work.


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