Strategic shift
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Strategic shift• The VDP is a strategic shift by FIOH from
sectoral to an integrated approach• Sectoral objectives to a common objective,
thus the slogan; “Education for All through Village
Development”• Focus is still on education, But it is now…Linked to wider development for greater
impact and sustainability
Community Problems
• Problems coming out from the communities are many and interlinked
• They fall mainly within the following; a. weak community institutions, b. low literacy and awareness levels c. degrading environment,
d. low household income, e. inadequate food in communities, f. inadequate water, g. poor health • These problems can directly or
indirectly impact negatively on education
Integrated Approach
• The above manifestations of poverty in the communities shows the predicament of the rural communities
• Our approach therefore requires an integrated approach where all units have a role to play
• The communities have a leading role to play in the process
• Bottom-top/participatory approach
Challenges of Development work
• Past failures in development work• Ineffective approaches e.g. Top-down • Tendency of creating a dependency
syndrome instead of independence• continuous search for effective approaches• One conclusion is ‘there is the need for
Participatory planning with communities; use of participatory tools’
• Communities taking the lead in the process
VDP, Planning to Implementation
• PRA• A Participatory analyses and Planning
Process• Collection of demographic data• Problem Analyses and develop Action
Plan• Action plan, basis for VDP intervention• Instills community ownership and
enhances sustainable development
Way Forward
• Ultimate direction is to hand over the development process to the communities; to take charge or control their own development process
• Strengthening and empowering community institutions through capacity building and support is key in the process