The mobilization of grassroots communities: The experience of Servol
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Feb. 1984
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UNESCO
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This report is a brief personal account of various experiences of the founder of Servol (Service Volunteered for All) working with grassroots communities in Trinidad and Tobago. It presents examples of paradigmatic situations in which a community worker might find himself, and puts forward proposals on how to deal with community problems such as: initial suspicion; workers' cultural arrogance; how to carry out projects effectively; how to involve the community in projects from the earliest stages. According to this experience, all constructive changes have to come about through the mobilization of grassroots communities