Saturday, 13 August 2016

SHIFT OF FOCUS; FROM MATERIAL AID TO ATTITUDE CHANGE!



Amidst all these, many have picked pieces and seen a chance for new and better life after efforts by government and humanitarian agencies. There are programmes like peace and recovery programme, education support programmes and various community support projects being channelled to the grassroots.  However, these interventions face problems of sustainability, lack of ownership and inadequacy. Most of the efforts are still similar to experience in the war time; they maintain the attitude of dependency.

There is need therefore to stimulate and strengthen community initiated interventions, programmes aimed at changing attitude and solutions to problems which are locally devised. Community involvement and active participation should be emphasized and encouraged. Approaches that encourage and empower the community to start and own interventions/takes care of contextual needs and issues in the community should be promoted, advocated for and adopted.

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