Message-ID: <199707291211.UAA17659@sequoia.compass.com.ph> Date: Tue, 29 Jul 1997 20:11:32 +0800 From: Microfinance Coalition <mailto:microfi@COMPASS.COM.PH> Subject: Village Development To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
Please note the following proposal and disseminate to all interested people and organizations in village development. If you have any questions please let me know.From: Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
Relayed by Mr. Carlos P. Ani of the Philippine Coalition for Microfinance Standards
Obtained from: mailing list <mailto:ENTER-L@DEVCAN.CA> Original sender: mailto:james.mayfield@m.cc.utah.edu Original send date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 16:33:00 -0400
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Subject: 20 Points of Progress
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
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--- for each yearTwenty 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 ________________
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-- --Jim Mayfield ================================================== mailto:james.mayfield@m.cc.utah.edu CHOICE Homepage: http://burgoyne.com/pages/choice
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