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What is “community” and
27. “community organization”?
What is the role of
“community”? According to JICA (2016) , The community
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plays the role of the subject of all activities
in their locality or in the field they operate.
The subject’s position is that members of
A community is a social group of the community are active and decisive in
individuals living together in the same community activities because they: (i) Best
environment, related to each other, sharing understand their community and know their
a common background (culture, religion, difficulties, challenges and desires; (ii)
race, etc.), often with similar concerns on Understand the potentials and advantages
specific issues (agricultural production, of the community; (iii) Know how to mobilize
poverty, disease, etc.). Depending on the and connect community members together.
approach, there may be spatial community The community is responsible for the results
groups (village, commune) or ethnicity (Kinh of its activities. Practices in many localities
community or ethnic minorities’ communities, show that community work, such as activities
etc.), or occupational (fisherman or business related to family beliefs, villages, etc., have
communities). been well implemented by local people.
A community organization comprises The concept of “Community development”
people with common interests, such as promotes equal opportunities, social
producer organizations, groups of similar participation, human rights, respect for
benefits, village development boards, etc. diversity, and democracy. Approach the
Community organization is a process by community development to target: Strengthen
which a group of people organize and take community cohesion; Build social network;
measures to influence the policies or culture Establish one’s organization; Create long-
around them. This term is often used but term capacity for problem-solving. These
not always referred to a local community goals are all aimed at changing society in a
organization. more positive direction. This concept refers
19 JICA, 2016. A guide to community development. Youth Publishing House.
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