Definition of Community Organizing

1. List down at least 5 definitions of CO based on your literature search
a. Community organizing is the process of building power that includes people with a problem in defining their community, defining the problems that they wish to address, the solutions they wish to pursue, and the methods they will use to accomplish their solutions (Susan, Stall & Stoecker, 1997).
b. Community organizing is social work concentrating upon the organized development of community social welfare through coordination of public and private agencies(Merriem-Webster, 2013)
c. Community organizing is a process by which people are brought together to act in common self-interest (Community Organizing, 2007).
d. Community organizing is a systematic problem-identification, problem-solving process whereby the community is enabled to: analyze its problems and set priorities, identify needs and prioritize them, identify ways and resources to solve these problems and act collectively to sovle these problems (DOH).
e.Community Organizing is a social development approach that aims to transform the apathetic, individualistic and voiceless poor into a dynamic, participatory and politically responsive community (Community Organizing, 2008).

2. Which of the definitions do you find most appropriate to your course (i.e. CHN)? Why? I think the most appropriate defition of community organizing to my course, community nutrition, is the definition given by the department of health. Letting the community engage and participate in the identification of their own nutritional problems is basis of nutritionist in making programs for the community. The nutritionist is simple the facilitator to the community as they identify problems and eventually solve them collectively.

Reference:
Community Organization. 2013. In Merriam-Webster.com.Retrieved from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/community%20organizing Accessed on 26 November 2013
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