Operation Updates for Disaster Response on Going Projects
- 2. welcome + thank you + looking forward to future partnership
- 3. Is grassroots governance the solution for resilient communities?
- 4. “YESTERDAY QUOTES: cooperative people-driven collective entire-community community-managed demand-driven community data as an anchor connected people not about houses, about homes and communities decentralized development consultation support localized solutions meeting the needs of today but also thinking of the needs of tomorrow bridging social divides we say we listen…but do we? high-trust resilient society Ensure people- centric, clean, efficient governance Malasakit “enhancing the social fabric” ” cities that work for all
- 5. Few reasons why we may agree that… grassroots governance is the solution for resilient communities? Ownership Over Decisions Prioritization of Actions Impact of Resources Access to Information Organized Communities Local Safety Net
- 6. Grassroots Governance How is local grassroots governance validated? And what level of formality is enough, before it becomes bureaucracy? How can we ensure that grassroots governance is truly inclusive? (e.g. gender, people with disabilities, minority groups, political orientation, etc.) If there is a role of a ‘facilitator’ to take a community through a community organizing process, for how long should this be invested in, as not to create dependence? Resilience How much ‘resilience investment’ should a community engage in, versus, holding other structures accountable, or ‘outsourcing’ the return after a shock (e.g. insurance)? Are donors / actors, willing to invest time and money in grassroots governance structures, BEFORE there is a tangible action, which may result in ‘something’ not happening! Community What is the definition of ‘community’, when we talk about grassroots governance? How do the rural and urban differences change the definition of community and does this then affect governance structures?
- 7. THANK YOU!