Background
to social
Nepal has a long tradition of social mobilization. It has
become an integral part of many development programmes and it has been
recognized in the 10th Five-year Plan and the 3-year Interim Plan as a means for
contributing to the national poverty reduction goal.
The aim of social mobilization is empowerment and social
transformation to improve people’s lives through livelihoods enhancing
activities and through better service delivery. Social mobilization makes people
more aware of their rights and responsibilities in society, and helps to break
down social barriers especially for disadvantaged groups (DAGs). Is helps DAGs
to develop linkages with local bodes and other service providers that can
provide them with access to programmes, services and funds that addresses their
specific issues, concerns and rights across all sectors.
Poor and socially marginalised people have not always
benefited from the transactional approach to social mobilisation. Specific
barriers to their involvement in group activities and sharing of benefits have
sometimes not been addressed. Now, since the Government of Nepal specifically
aims to transform power structures and develop economic policies that favour
disadvantaged groups (DAGs), including the poor, women, Dalits, Madhesis and
Janajatis, citizens rights have become a major focus of all development
programmes. Consequently a different approach to social mobilization is needed.
The new focus for social mobilization is on empowering all
citizens to engage with the state, building their capacity to voice their
views, to influence policy and development programmes according to their own
priorities, to claim assets and services from government and to make local
government and service providers accountable to them
THE SOCIAL MOBILISATION PROCESS
This chapter deals with the process of social mobilization
which has been divided into 4 phases (Figure 3).
1. Start-up phase
2. Situation analysis phase
3. Building capacity and voice phase
4. Accountability, coordination and review phase
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