Nantes, Maria Josefa

POBLACION COMMUNITY DIAGNOSIS

Background •Poblacion or the city center has a land area of 36.13

hectares and houses a population of 4,273.

• It has 10 sitios

•There are 70 registered persons with disabilities residing in Poblacion

•At present there is no KMK organization

Barangay Poblacion

•Brgy. Cpt.: Delmar Balagtas

•Councillor for Health: Jessica Caig

•Midwife: Luzviminda Bundac

•BHW Supervisory: Herminia Magtibay

Kap Brgy. Sec

Kgd. For health

Sociogram

Mayor MHO

Barangay Captain Midwife

Councillor for health

BHW’s

BHW supervisor

Residents UP Interns

Tita Tess/PDAO

Brgy Secretary

FOCUS PROJECT

PDAO Tita Tess and the

UP Interns

SJBPA •San Juan, Batangas Persons With Disability

Association

•An endeavor headed by Tita Tess Odarbe to unite and empower the 600+ people with disabilities and their families in San Juan, Batangas.

• It aims to provide support and attend to the needs of the people with disability in San Juan, Batangas.

Determination and hard-work of the officers

Use the example of Pinagbayanan as a success story

PDAO

Poor attendance by the officers

Poor attendance by the members

Medical disposition of the officers

First time to try and form an organization

Low morale

Lack of financial support from the LGU

Lack of KMK organizations in most barangays

Pinagbayanan as a success story

Public scrutiny

Strengths Opportunities

Threats Weaknesses

Objectives 1. To assist in the formation of a non-profit, non-

government organization of/for people with disabilities in San Juan, Batangas.

2. To assist in the formation of the said organization’s mission, vision, roles and responsibilities of the officers, and constitution/guiding principles.

3. To continuously empower and motivate Tita Tess to get by her illness and her responsibilities as president and founder of the said organization.

4. To help in encouraging the different barangays to form their own KMK’s organizations

OBJECTIVES ACTIVITIES RESOURCES DURATION TOOL FOR EVALUATION

MANPOWER MATERIAL

1. To assist in the formation of a non-profit, non-government organization of/for people with disabilities in San Juan, Batangas.

SJBPA officers

meeting to be followed by a general assembly of

PWD

Officers Members

Interns

Paper Pen

Laptop Handbook

Unquantifiable at the moment

Being recognized by the national

PDAO and by the LGU

OBJECTIVES ACTIVITIES RESOURCES DURATION TOOL FOR EVALUATION

MANPOWER MATERIAL

2. To assist in the formation of the said organization’s mission, vision, roles and responsibilities of the officers, and constitution/guiding principles.

SJBPA officers meeting /general

assembly of PWD’s for

brainstorming and

formulation of documents

Officers Members

Interns Notary Public

Paper Pen

Laptop

Either 2 half day

sessions or 1 whole

day activity

Seek legal counsel

OBJECTIVES ACTIVITIES RESOURCES DURATION TOOL FOR EVALUATION

MANPOWER MATERIAL

3. To continuously empower and motivate Tita Tess to get by her illness and her responsibilities as president and founder of the said organization.

Going over goals and

accomplishments

Reviewing already

established organizations

Officers Members

Interns

Paper Pen

Laptop Handbooks

Manuals Internet

connection

Either 2 half day

sessions or 1 whole

day activity

Asking how Tita Tess feels

or seeing if there is an

improvement in her morale

OBJECTIVES ACTIVITIES RESOURCES DURATION TOOL FOR EVALUATION

MANPOWER MATERIAL

4. To help in encouraging the different barangays to form their own KMK’s organizations

Barangay visits

Focused group

discussions KMK

meetings

Officers Members

Interns PWD from different

barangays BHW’s

Paper Pen

Laptop Handbooks

Manuals Internet

connection

1 week

Assessing the status of

formed and forming KMK organizations

in the barangays

JOURNAL REPORT

Objectives 1. To assist in the formation of a non-profit, non-

government organization of/for people with disabilities in San Juan, Batangas.

2. To assist in the formation of the said organization’s mission, vision, roles and responsibilities of the officers, and constitution/guiding principles.

3. To continuously empower and motivate Tita Tess to get by her illness and her responsibilities as president and founder of the said organization.

4. To help in encouraging the different barangays to form their own KMK’s organizations

Self-help/advocacy groups •A self help group is a voluntary association of people,

which functions democratically and accountably, to attain the collective goals of the group. (Ramachandran)

Self-help/advocacy groups •SHGs may be formed for any purpose. Some

examples are: savings and credit groups, empowerment groups, rights groups, learning groups, mutual support groups and so on.

•The size of the SHG can vary from group to group depending on the context, though homogenous, democratic and accountable groups are better sustained.

•An external facilitator may facilitate the formation of the group. But the group is controlled by its members.

•The goals of the SHG need to be clear, to arise out of the aspirations of its members and should be known to all members.

•The SHG is better sustained if all its members have contributed to its formation in some way.

•SHGs are dynamic. Hence their composition may change, and their life span is as long as the members' `felt needs' persist.

• Intra-group conflicts may reduce the cohesion of the group, resulting in its dissolution.

Self-help/advocacy groups

Background •This is a handbook from the office of the Governor of

Indiana, a state in the USA.

• It serves as a guide for the people with disabilities in their state who are desirous of forming a local organization or local committee.

• It also has tips on the necessary steps needed to make the organization legitimate to the government.

Characteristics of a self-help/advocacy group

•Action oriented -- focus on achieving the mission and goals of the organization.

•Empower members of the group by giving them meaningful roles.

•Act as a catalyst.

•Be competitive.

•Remember to always be customer-driven.

•Be proactive rather than reactive.

•Be "market-oriented" -- evaluate your community and initiate change with regard to the environment.

Significant points • It discusses the initial steps needed in forming a self-

help/advocacy group.

• It discusses how to build strong ties and point-person identification.

•The mission/vision and other components of a committee should be formulated in the presence and participation of the members.

• It gives tips on writing and formulating the mission/vision and other components of the committee.

Significant points •There is a section that tackles how to approach and

deal with government officials.

• It also has a section that explains briefly how to lobby or advocate a bill/code to the local government.

•Relations with the media and ways of promoting publicity of the organization was also discussed.

• It gives information on possible sources of funds and resources.

Significant points • It emphasizes, reitirates, stresses, etc on motivation

and continuous motivation towards the members and the officers.

• "a quality organization results from people working within systems, not individual efforts. When quality slips, it is almost always the system that is wrong, not the people.“ (Carr and Littmann, 1990)

Significant points • Engage people you sense will be committed to your

advocacy group.

• Continually network to recruit new committed members.

•Ask members where their interests lie, and assign them to committees accordingly.

•Never pressure a volunteer to complete a task. Be thankful for the time that they give.

• Show appreciation. Create certificates and hold a ceremony for volunteers. Coordinate a dinner for your members, and verbally express your appreciation for their hard work often and in front of other people.

•Delegate responsibility to willing group members