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Written constitution and a board of directors (also known as committee), while Within community based organizations, there are many variations in terms of Like other non- profits, they are often run on a voluntary basis and Membership may change and they are specifically based within a single localĬommunity. Theses are social agencies that consist of a collection of individuals formed intoĪ coordinated system of specialized activities for the purpose of achievingĬertain goals over some extended period of time even though individual Of achieving certain goals over some extended period of timeĮven tough individual membership may change. Into a coordinated system of specialized activities for the purpose Organizations are also viewed as a collection of individuals formed Situation who usually agree to work together for attainment of Wiledon (1970) views an organization as individuals in a given Warren (1955) points out that organizations are resources whichĮnables members of a community to work together to meet their Processes in which individuals find the satisfactions that are not supplied Wilson (1912) he saw communities as a complex of economic and social Kayman (1972) indicates that a community refers to the local To refer to a number of persons who have similar interest e. Jensen (1939) mentions that a community is used in everyday language It refers to a geographical locality and its residents This model unit is intended to equip the trainee with the knowledge, skills andĪttitudes that will enable him/her to indicate and manage community based CHAIRMAN& MANAGING DIRECTOR CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONīy the end of this module unit, the trainee should be able to:Ī) Understand the role of Community Based Organization in the society.ī) Appreciate the importance of organization in community developmentĬ) Appreciates the importance of partnerships in community developmentĭ) Manage community development organizations in the society Noah Chepkech, Bpharm (UON), Dphil (SA), MPSK, Rh. We shall Endeavour to continuously improve these manuscripts with the final intention of reaching international standard based on your feedback. Positive and negative feedback are most welcome. Students who have used standard lecture notes in the past have shown remarkable performance in the internal and national examinations I wish to urge all the lecturers and students to make maximal use of these lecture notes. We anticipate that the standard lecture notes will enhance the delivery of service by the lecturers. The standard lecture notes are part of our bigger efforts to ensure total quality management in our delivery of service. I would like to take this chance to express my sincere gratitude to all the staffs who have been involved in developing these standard lecture notes to be used in all our campuses.

STANDARD LECTURE NOTES COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION FOR DIPLOMA IN SOCIAL WORK&COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR.
