Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.970729072755.880B-100000@rccsun> Date: Tue, 29 Jul 1997 07:29:53 +0700 From: Richard Tinsley <mailto:tinsley@AIT.AC.TH> Subject: Re: Mesg from Dick Tinsley To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
I have apparently been asked to post the following which I am happy to do, but would appreciate the Vita list administrator checking what is happening to Dr. Mayfields postings.Thank you,
Dick
On Mon, 28 Jul 1997, James B. Mayfield wrote:
> Richard Tinsley
>
> I noticed that you sent a message to the mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU and I
> received a note that I am not authorized to sent an email. Since I
> receive a number of messages from the address, I am wondering I can sent
> the following message to people in general.
> I appreceiate you willingness to give me some advice.
>
> General Announcement
> Twenty Points of Progress Program
>
> To: All NGOs, Government Agencies, International Donors and others who
> are presently implementing
> village-level projects in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and East Europe.
>
> From: CHOICE (Center for Humanitarian Outreach and InterCultural
> Exchange)
> 643 East 400 South, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84102
> Telephone: (801) 3637970 FAX: (801) 363-7980
> Email: mailto:CHOICE@Burgoyne.com
> mailto:james.mayfield@m.cc.utah.edu
>
> CHOICE is pleased to announce the establishment of the Twenty
> Points of Progress Program
> which has been field tested in Bolivia, Mexico, Kenya and Egypt. The
> purpose of the program is to provide
> a very simple technology for measuring and assessing the impact of
> village development programs being
> implemented throughout the world. While billions of dollars have been
> allocated for village development
> programming over the past fifty years, there is no central data base
> available by which such efforts might be
> evaluated and assessed. CHOICE would like to work with all NGOs,
> government agencies and other donor
> organizations that are presently implementing village development
> programs and who would like to
> participate in this data collection activity. Each organization
> participating would be encouraged to use the
> CHOICE Twenty Points of Progress Worksheet (enclosed), first inviting
> the villagers themselves to
> participate in a general meeting to determine what they think their
> score for each of the indicators might be,
> and then to send to results to the CHOICE office. CHOICE will prepare
> an annual report, summarizing the
> data collected, noting any areas where great success has been achieved
> and what specific strategies or
> programs have proven to be especially successful and then sharing a
> summary of this information with all
> participating organizations.
> Please note that the purpose of this Twenty Points of Progress
> Program is first to develop some
> base-line indicators that will help determine the status of villages
> throughout the world and then to allow us
> to monitor in a more systematic way, how and why progress is being made
> in these indicators of village
> development. While there have been other efforts to create a system of
> monitoring, many have been so
> complex and have required data collection on so many indicators that few
> organizations can afford and have
> the commitment to collect such data over a long period of time. The
> CHOICE Twenty Points of Progress
> Program is a simple technology, utilizing a limited number of indicators
> that any community could use, but
> which gives a fairly diverse set of program options that suggest areas
> of emphasis and prioritization for
> communities desiring to take more responsibility for their own
> development.
> CHOICE is encouraging all participating organizations to
> identify perhaps a cluster of 10-15 villages
> in one or two rural districts, then to visit each village: (1) have a
> group of villagers (formal and informal
> leaders) in an open meeting determine what they feel would be their
> score for each of the twenty indicators.
> In the initial stage, it is not crucial that the score be absolutely
> accurate, what is more important is that
> villagers have a discussion about each of the twenty points of progress
> and reflect what they think their
> score would be; (2) have the villages identify the 3-4 indicators they
> would like to emphasize in the coming
> 6-12 months as a means of stimulating the villagers to develop some type
> of self-help program through
> which they might in time improve their scores from the twenty points of
> progress; and (3) have the villagers
> also determine additional indicators (4-5) that they themselves would
> like to emphasize. This third activity is
> not necessary but does allow the villagers to determine additional areas
> of emphasis that might not be
> covered by the twenty points of progress program.
> As a way of establishing some historical perspective on how
> these villages might have improved
> over time, CHOICE encourages the participating organizations to
> "guesstimate" what the scores for each
> village might have been ( for example in 1980 or 1990 and perhaps in
> 1995) for comparison purposes.
> For people interested in reviewing various strategies,
> interventions and approaches that have been
> successful in helping rural villages to improve their quality of life in
> the twenty points of progress in the
> areas of health, education, income generation, environment, and local
> culture enhancement, might wish to
> read a new book: James B. Mayfield, One Can Make A Difference: The
> Role of Rural Development
> Facilitators (RDFs) in the Process of Rural Development (New York:
> University Press of America, Inc.,
> 1997).
>
> I am enclosing a copy of the twenty points of progress work
> sheet which you are free to use. If
> you are interested in participating in this CHOICE program, please let
> me know and I will send you a detailed
> packet of material, outlining the process and procedures for
> implementing the Twenty Points of Progress
> Program.
>
> Sincerely,
> James B. Mayfield, PhD
> Chairman of CHOICE
>
>
> Twenty Points of Progress Work Sheet
>
> Country:______________, Province______________, District______________
> Village______________________________, Population_________________
>
> I. Basic Education/Literacy
> 1. Attendance in Village School (children 5-15. including both boys and
> girls)
> (1) Less than 20%, (3) Roughly half (5) nearly all of the
> children.
> 2. Adult Literacy (18 years and above) (able to read and write and
> simple calculations)
> (1) Less than 20% (3) roughly 50% (5) Nearly all adults are
> literate.
> 3. Diversification of Curriculum and Effectiveness of Teachers
> (1) only basic 3Rs (emphasizes memorization), (3) 3Rs plus
> some additional curriculum (some use
> of discussions and multimedia) (5) a wide variety of classes,
> including agriculture, health, local culture,
> geography, music etc. (use of effective teaching methods and wide use of
> discussions, multimedia).
> 4. Parent-Teacher Collaboration (existence of an effective PTA
> organization)
> (1) very little collaboration (3) some collaboration (5) a
> great deal of collaboration
> Education/Literacy Score
> ________
> II. Primary Health Care
> 5. Vaccination of children
> (1) very few (3) maybe half (5) nearly all
> 6. Health Awareness of Parents (Use of ORT, children's weight and good
> nutrition) (1) very few (3)
> maybe half (5) nearly all
> 7. Availability and Use of Family Latrines (water sealed, flushed)
> (1) very few (3) one-third to one half (5) over 80% use latrines
> 8. Permanent Village Health Worker (VHW)(with some outside formal
> training)
> (1) Still mostly traditional health workers (3) Village health
> committee with Non sustainable VHW
> (5) Fully functioning Village health committee and sustainable VHWs
> Health
> Score ________
>
> III. Income/Alleviation of Poverty
> 9. Food Security/Existence of Family Vegetable Gardens
> (1) very few have (3) maybe half (5) nearly all families
> have
> 10. Existence of Savings and Loan-Giving groups in the village
> (1) Very few families (3) one-third to one half (5) majority
> of all families belong
> 11. Existence of Non farming sources of income (micro-enterprises)
> (1) very few families(3) roughly half of the families (5)
> nearly all the families
> 12. Family Income Status (percentage of families near or at subsistence
> level)
> (1) Over 80% (3) roughly half (5) less than 20% at
> subsistence level
> Income/Poverty
> Score________
>
>
> IV. Community Environment
> 13. Quality of Homes, metal or tiled roofs, enclosed stoves (Lorenzo)
> (1) only few have (3) one-third to half (5) Majority have
> quality homes
> 14. Quality of Sanitation in community (stagnant ponds, garbage, animal
> waste)
> (1) very little sanitation (3) some efforts at sanitation
> (5) much effort
> 15. Existence of a Functioning Village Health/Sanitation Committee
> (1)non existent or very ineffective (3) somewhat effective
> (5) very effective
> 16. Availability of Public Utilities (potable water, electricity, good
> access roads)
> (1) very few families have access, (3) nearly half of families
> (5) Nearly all families
>
> Environment
> Score ________
>
> V. Local Leadership/Social Cultural Enhancement
> 17. Quality and Distribution of Local Leadership
> (1) not too well developed (3) somewhat developed (5) very well
> developed
> 18. Community/Culture (dancing groups, singing groups, traditional
> festivals)
> (1) not too well developed (3) somewhat developed (5) very well
> developed
> 19. Youth Activities (Sports, Job training, income generating projects,
> other group activities, etc.) (1) not
> too well developed (3) somewhat developed (5) very well developed
> 20. Community Participation in 20 Points of Progress Program
> (1)very few families participate (3) roughly half of the
> families (5) nearly all the families participate
> in community activities.
>
> Local Culture
> Score________
>
>
> Total Score________
>
> Score Class Category
> 0-20 Class Five Village (Very Undeveloped Village
> Community)
> 21-40 Class Four Village (Somewhat Developed Village
> Community)
> 41-60 Class Three Village (Fairly Well Developed Village
> Community
> 61-80 Class Two Village (Very Well Developed Village
> Community)
> 81-100 Class One Village (Extremely Well Developed Village
> Community)
>
>
> James B. Mayfield
>
> Chairman of CHOICE
>
> Twenty Points of Progress Program
> District Level Summary Report
> (one for each district)
>
> Sponsoring Organization______________________________________________
> Address__________________________________________________________
> telephone and/or email________________________________________________
>
> Country_________________, Province _________________, District
> ________________
> List of villages
>
> Village Twenty Points of Progress Scores (100 points
> possible)
> Name 1980 1990 1995 1997 1998 1999
> 2000 2001 2002
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> Twenty Points of Progress Program
> Five Dimensions Progress Report
> (one for each district)
>
> Sponsoring Organization______________________________________________
> Address__________________________________________________________
> Date that data was collected __________________________
> telephone and/or email________________________________________________
> Country_________________, Province _________________, District
> ________________
>
> Village Scores for each of the five dimensions (20 points
> possible in each one)
> Names Education Health Income
> Environment Culture/CD
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> --
> --Jim Mayfield
> ==================================================
> mailto:james.mayfield@m.cc.utah.edu
> CHOICE Homepage: http://burgoyne.com/pages/choice
>