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Volume : III, Issue : X, November - 2013

Locality Development Through Community Organization

V. V. Kulkarni And Niyati Vaishnav

Published By : Laxmi Book Publication

Abstract :

The term Community Organization and locality development are interrelated and inter dependent. Unless community is organized community development is not possible. Locality development is the part and parcel of community development. In this paper conceptual clarity about locality development and its relationship with community organization is explained. The need of locality development its various stages, processes and implications to the social development is explained in detail. How the professional social worker gets participation of community people and the process of sharing the responsibility is discussed in detail. Various factors responsible for locality development are also explained in view of social change and social development. Various steps of engaging local people in locality development are explained along with the situation analysis of prevalent conditions. Identifying the reasons for community engagement, identifying various leaders, developing communication system, encouraging indigenous leadership, developing strategic plan and evaluation of the community engagement process is explained in detail. The tools and checklist of locality development is also given.

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V. V. Kulkarni And Niyati Vaishnav, (2013). Locality Development Through Community Organization. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. III, Issue. X, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/3312.pdf

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