Community Engagement Research

Prepared and Presented by Kerry Girvan

Purpose of StudyPurpose of Study

Community engagement is essential for the implementation of watershed policyimplementation of watershed policy

Defining Community Engagement CEDefining Community Engagement CE

Voter TurnoutParticipation in Political Meeting or ProcessParticipation in Political Meeting or ProcessInvolvement in PO’s or community groups

P f CE i f f h t d t Process of CE is focus of research, not product

CapacityCapacity

"Capacity development refers to the Capacity development refers to the approaches, strategies and methodologies used to improve performance at the individual to improve performance at the individual, organizational, network/sector or broader system level " Adapted from Bolger (2010)system level. Adapted from Bolger, (2010).

Six Elements of Community EngagementSix Elements of Community Engagement

Planning

OrganizingSustainability

Resource Mobilization

Monitoring and Evaluation

Implementation

PlanningPlanning

Barangay AssembliesBarangay Assemblies

BDP: Barangay Development Plans BDP: Barangay Development Plans

Simultaneous evaluatingSimultaneous evaluating

Priorities

OrganizingOrganizing

Often word of mouth

Notices posted of meetings

Monthly ‘do-days’

Implementation Implementation

coordination between different levels of government increase coordination between different levels of government increase odds of getting funding for barangyproject

need more funding, align with grants

capacity development on writing proposals

business sponsors and donations- public infrastructure, community events

Monitoring and Evaluation Monitoring and Evaluation Formal evaluation of barangay projects during national assembly meeting.assembly meeting.

Informal monitoring by community, for example to provide ongoing care for trees or community gardens.

Issue: 3 year terms for barangay captains can lead to a change in priorities/ political will

Sustainability Sustainability

Closely linked with capacity building

Need to create projects that don’t end with changes in leadership

Awareness of announcements for Brgy. Assembly MeetingAssembly Meeting

100.0

120.0

D.1. Awareness on announcements for Brgy. Assembly

80.0

40.0

60.0Percent

0.0

20.0

Y N N Yes No No response

Attendance to Brgy. AssemblyAttendance to Brgy. Assembly

120.0

D.2. Attendance to Brgy. Assembly

100.0

60.0

80.0

Percent

40.0

0.0

20.0

Yes No No response Total

Frequency of Attendance to Brgy. Assembly MeetingMeeting

100

D.2a. Frequency of attendance to Brgy. Assembly

80

90

50

60

70

Percent

30

40

Percent

0

10

20

1 - 5 meetings 6 - 10 meetings 11 - 15 meetings No response

Level of Participation in Brgy. AssemblyLevel of Participation in Brgy. Assembly

50.0

D.2b. Level of Participation in Brgy. Assebly

35.0

40.0

45.0

25.0

30.0

Percent

10.0

15.0

20.0

0.0

5.0

10.0

I ATTENDED the meeting, but I DID I PARTICIPATED SOME in the meeting. I PARTICIPATED TO A LARGE No responseI ATTENDED the meeting, but I DID NOT ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE.

I PARTICIPATED SOME in the meeting. I PARTICIPATED TO A LARGE EXTENT.

No response

Thank-You!Thank You!

Th E d O th b i i ?The End- Or the beginning?

Q ?Questions?