« Union
makes strength » : building a peasant organization in
rural Haiti / [World Neighbors]. - Oklhoma city : World Neighbors,
2002. - 52 p. - (Lessons from the field).
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NOTE DE L'ÉDITEUR : This report details the growth of the grassroots
peasant association OPD-8, supported by World Neighbors - Haiti.
The program and resulting organization were intentionally designed
to encourage broad-based participation and democratic decision-making,
and to test the theory that strong local organizations are essential
to the effectiveness and sustainability of any development program.
This case study shares :
- methods used to improve members' overall
well-being by providing tangible benefits in the areas of sustainable
agricuture and food production, income and asset building, and
comunity and reproductive health.
- valuable lessons in how to help marginalized
people begin to develop the skills they need to participate in
decision-making processes through their involvement in a democratically
run local organization.
Natalie Elwell
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TABLE OF CONTENTS |
Executive Summary
- Background
- Lessons Learned
Context
- Haiti : Historical Overview
- Development in Haiti
- Haiti and Relief
Program History
- World Neighbors in Haiti
- Developing a Capacity Building Strategy
- Initiating a Pilot Project
- Tangible benefits
Forming an Organization
- Ivwa Pilot Project-Group Formation
- Economic Activities
- Program Activities
- Growth of the Organization
- Inauguration of OPD-8
- Organizational Structure of OPD-8
- OPD-8 Membership
- Vwazen Mondyal's Initial Role
- Challenges as OPD-8 Grew
Tangible Benefits
- Assessing Benefits
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Agricultural Changes and Impact
- Economic Asset Building
- Economic Changes and Impact
- Health
- Health Changes and Impact
- Overall Benefits
Leadership
- Leadership Trends
- Conflict with Local Leadership
- Holding Leaders Accountable
- Shared Decision-making and Responsability
- Broader Leadership Structures
- Women's Leadership
Organizational Capacity Building
- Capacity Building Focus
- Measuring Capacity
- In Depth Capacity Assessment
Sustainability
- Phasing Out
- Motivating New and Current Members
- Self-Financing Strategy
- Transferring Responsibility
- Collaboration with Others
Lessons Learned
- Motivation
- Structure
- Leadership
- Respect for Internal Norms
- Capacity Strengthening
- External Factors Affecting Organizational Development
Wider Implications Bibliography
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mise-à-jour : 14 novembre 2007 |

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