Development Of Community Services Research Articles

The right to be rural: Farm community development and social services in Zimbabwe’s resettlement areas

ABSTRACT At a time when practitioners and scholars are crystallized around reconnoitering the outcomes of Zimbabwe’s fast track land reform, focus on farm community development and social services in the resettlements is paltry. These communities were envisaged to be enablers and guarantors of rural and national development. Applying a Transformative Social Policy approach and qualitative methodology, the article draws on nuanced insights from the resettlement areas with the principal aim of advancing pathways for improving farm community development. The study shows that fast track communities are characterized by multiple and enduring lacunae in social services particularly schools, clinics, potable water, shopping centers, accessible roads, and reliable transport. However, the farmers are responding in agentive and innovative ways to reduce the challenges. This study enriches community development theory, and informs policy-makers on pertinent aspects that should inform policy and practice in relation to social services and development in resettlement areas.

Do Persons with Disabilities Really Participate in Community Development Services in Ghana? Evidence from the Adenta Municipality

Do Persons with Disabilities Really Participate in Community Development Services in Ghana? Evidence from the Adenta Municipality

Meningkatkan Pemahaman Kaidah Ilmu Nahwu Melalui Penerapan Rumus Arab Pegon di Majlis Ta’lim Nurul Ilmi Desa Ciracas

Learning the rules of nahwu science with the pegon Arabic formula method is still rarely found in educational institutions that study Arabic literature in Indonesia. This community service program at majlis ta'lim nurul ilmi aims to improve the skills and understanding of students in teaching the rules of nahwu science. This education-based community development service was carried out at Majlis Ta'lim Nurul Ilmi Ciracas Village with the involvement of 13 students as partner subjects. Through a series of introductions, learning, training and mentoring sessions, this program introduces the pegon Arabic formula method in understanding the rules of nahwu science. The results showed a significant increase in the level of understanding of students towards understanding the rules of nahwu science. The positive impact is also seen in the creativity and activeness of the students in the lessons of nahwu science rules. The program is innovative in its scholarly integration and collaborative approach between academics and practitioners. Based on the results, it is recommended to implement similar programs in other Educational Institutions with variations in context. This program highlights the importance of training students in developing the pegon Arabic formula method and preparing students for a competitive future

Level of Satisfaction Among National Voluntary Community Development Service Program Trainees’ at Wachemo University, Ethiopia: Cross-Sectional Study

<i>Introduction</i>: Training is a means to an end, not an end by itself. Training improves the trainees' knowledge, skills, and attitude and should prepare them to engage in governmental and non-governmental economic activities. Knowing the level of national voluntary community development service program trainees' satisfaction can help identify the strength and area that needs improvement. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the level of national voluntary community development service program trainee satisfaction at Wachemo University in 2021. Methods: The cross-sectional survey was conducted from August 29 to September 20, 2021. A total of 442 study participants were enrolled using simple random sampling methods. A structured self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. The data were entered into Epi-data and then exported to SPSS for statistical analysis, and to summarize the findings, descriptive statistics were applied. The level of satisfaction was assessed after training, and the satisfaction level was dichotomized as good vs. poor. <i>Result</i>: From the total study participants, 303 (75.7%) responded were satisfied with the training approach, and 285 (71.2%) were satisfied with the peace, stability, and services provided at Wachemo University. Three hundred twenty (80%) participants cultured good knowledge from the volunteer service training. The knowledge gained from training had a strong statistical correlation between satisfaction with services provided, training approach, and training materials <i>Pearson’s r=0.937) (p<0.0001).</i> Two hundred seventy-six (69%) of trainees self-reported that the acquired knowledge from training could prepare the trainees for entrepreneurship or employability. <i>Conclusion</i>: In this study, higher proportions of national voluntary community development service program trainees were satisfied with the training approach, training materials, and service provided at Wachemo University. We recommend that all stockholders undertake a tracing study to find how much the knowledge gained in training improves the employability or entrepreneurism of the national voluntary community development service program trainees at Wachemo University.

Strengthening partnerships for the Sustainable Development Goals: engaging faith-based organizations and scientists in youth climate change learning and action

Collaborations with and among faith-based organizations (FBOs), natural scientists, development organizations, and youth offer untapped potential for achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). FBOs are important cultural partners for achieving the SDGs globally in numbers of adherents (80% of humanity) and resources, owning 8% of habitable land, half the world’s schools, and many health and community development services; they provide assets for formal and informal education, forming youth leaders, and social justice action. Natural scientists are also critical to SDG achievement because the environmental components in many goals require specialized skills and background. We focus on Climate Action (SDG 13) as it links to other SDGs and because climate justice directly connects to human development - a major area of FBO work, and engages scientist outreach and youth action. We surveyed The UN Environmental Program (UNEP) Faith for Action and other major FBO networking initiatives that were formed to address the SDGs as well as literature covering other interfaces and partnerships between religion, sustainability, youth, SDGs, science, climate change, and education. We examined curriculum and guidebooks to identify best practices and identified gaps in partnership development. The Faith Pavilion and multifaith statements at COP28 and the international Catholic movements emerging from the SDGs-concurrent 2015 Laudato Si' encyclical and its follow-up 2023 Laudate Deum are exemplary in mobilizing educators, institutions, and organizations to integrate SDGs into activities through a faith and particular mission lens. International development FBOs and diverse religious groups worldwide support climate adaptation and mitigation by connecting their central mission to environmental care. Today’s youth are unprecedented in number, sense of urgency, experience of climate anxiety and grief, and engaged sustainability actions. Yet, youth, FBOs and scientists are often not included in SDGs work. We recommend developing partnership skills, cultural and religious literacy materials, programs, and toolkits for secular groups and scientists partnering with FBOs, and networking opportunities to form partnerships. Connecting FBOs, including youth organizations, to larger youth climate movements and other collaborative climate networks, and creating climate action materials connecting to faith backgrounds of particular youth, will better equip potential partners for achieving the SDGs.

The Contribution of the Agricultural Food Security Pack Programme to Beneficiary Households in Zambia: A Case Study of Mpulungu District

Small-scale farming provides most of the food produced in Southern Africa. Unfortunately, most vulnerable-but-viable small-scale farmers in Zambia are affected by household food insecurity despite the Zambian government providing them with farming inputs under the food security pack programme. This study investigated the effects of the programme on maize crop production among 147 vulnerable-but-viable farming households in Mpulungu District, using a mixed-methods approach. The study results revealed improved land cultivation, maize crop productivity and access to food by family members after respondents entered the programme. These results imply that the programme contributed positively to the achievement of the aforementioned positive successes, despite the beneficiaries receiving farming inputs late, i.e., outside the planting period. Notwithstanding the many positive effects achieved by the programme, there were some challenges, namely, the late receipt of farming inputs by most beneficiaries, failure by the Zambian government to release timely funds to suppliers of farming inputs, imposition of some male beneficiaries into the programme by politicians, and low literacy levels among most beneficiaries. The study concludes that despite the challenges encountered in the programme implementation, the food security pack programme had positive effects on maize crop production among most of the benefiting vulnerable-but-viable small-scale farmers in Mpulungu District. Therefore, the study recommends scaling up the programme and increasing the number of programme beneficiaries, timely distribution of inputs and budget profiling by the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services — a lead ministry for implementing the programme.

Practitioner Perceptions of City-Subcontracted Community Organizing

Problem, research strategy, and findings Planning departments use nonprofit subcontractors to increase neighborhood community organizing. However, this is the first study to assess practitioner perceptions of this subcontracting arrangement and its effect on addressing or perpetuating racial inequities in neighborhood community organizing. We used 39 interviews in an exploratory study of Oklahoma City (OK) and a nonprofit that is contracted to do neighborhood organizing. Interviewees described how the organization improved some community organizing given its detailed approach to formalize neighborhood associations. At the same time, participants believed that the subcontracting relationship and focus on formalized neighborhood associations perpetuated existing disparities in community organizing given long-standing challenges of systemic racism. The study is limited in its focus on one example but provides implications for local municipalities that contract out community development services. Takeaway for practice Nonprofits can be important partners in expanding community organizing in neighborhoods. We offer recommendations for how planners can assess and work with subcontractor community organizing nonprofits in various stages of contracts, such as co-creating metrics for success and evaluating these outcomes with the subcontractor. Planning departments can then better understand how to modify future contracts to address racial equity disparities. Planners also should understand how these organizations may highlight ongoing ineffectiveness and challenges of working with diversifying publics and existing disparities in the planning process.

Innovative activity and transformational processes in development of public libraries in Ukraine under the influence of world trends of digital society and current realities

The purpose of the study is to highlight the peculiarities of innovative changes in the activities of contemporary public libraries in Ukraine, related to the digitalisation of society, and to identify the main trends of their development considering domestic realities such as full-scale military actions, information, and cyber warfare, reforms in the provision of cultural services. The research methodology involves the application of general scientific and special methods, namely, methods of analysis, synthesis, comparison, and generalisation, as well as the method of documentary and content analysis, which allows for achieving the stated goal. The scientific novelty of the work. The study identifies the main trends in the development of public libraries in the digital age, specifically in the context of domestic realities, and substantiates the peculiarities of innovative changes in public libraries in Ukraine, both during the state of war and as trends of post-war revival and modernisation. Public libraries in this context are considered socio-cultural institutions that contribute to community and individual development, providing informational, educational, and cultural-artistic services. Conclusions. Despite active combat actions, missile threats, and the destruction of library premises as well as critical infrastructure of regions directly affecting the activities of all institutions and the livelihoods of citizens, public libraries in Ukraine continue to operate with a focus on global trends, particularly by utilising the opportunities of information and communication technologies, creating internet resources, and implementing digital services. Analysis of the websites of regional universal scientific libraries has allowed determine the level of digitalisation development of leading public libraries in Ukraine and the direction of their further development

The role of the Bali Province village community development service in increasing village potential

The current study aims to unpack the role of the Bali Province Indigenous Community Promotion Service in Increasing Village Potential in Denpasar City and the extent of involvement of the Bali Province Indigenous Community Promotion Service in Increasing Village Potential in Denpasar City. A qualitative approach was employed to correspond to the portrayed problems due to the exploration of a descriptive analysis approach. This study, moreover, plotted observation, interviews, and documentation as the data collection procedures. The results unpacked the humongous role of the Bali Province Indigenous Community Promotion Service in Increasing Village Potential in Denpasar City, especially in realizing the vision and mission of the Bali Provincial government (Nangun Sad kerthi Loka Bali). The current study also recruited the Head of the Office for the Advancement of Indigenous Peoples of Bali Province, Bendesa Adat Pakraman Village Denpasar, and Bendesa MDA Denpasar City as the subjects of the study. The inhibiting factors can be overcome if good cooperation is established. In addition, the heterogeneity of the Denpasar City community leads to complicated potential raises in Denpasar's villages, Bali.

Pengaruh Penambahan Bottom Ash Dan Fly Ash Sebagai Bahan Subtitusi Campuran Beton

The development of construction development is currently experiencing rapid progress, which has led to an increase in demand for construction materials. Therefore, other materials are needed as or at least materials capable of reducing the use of aggregate for use in making concrete. This effort is an alternative to utilizing waste from the agricultural plantation industry or factory waste that is left alone. The aim of this research is to analyze the characteristics and compressive strength of concrete with bottom ash as a fine aggregate additive and fly ash as an additive to cement. The location for the concrete making research was carried out at the UPTD Construction Laboratory of the water resources and community development service of the Southeast Sulawesi provincial government. With a total of 16 test objects, they were printed in a cylindrical shape with dimensions of 30 x 15 cm. Based on compressive strength testing with an f'c quality plan of 20 MPa, with 10% substitution of fly ash as cement and bottom ash as fine aggregate with variations of 10%, 15%, 20%, the compressive strength decreased. for 7 days of age respectively, it is 12.31 MPa, 11.89 MPa, and 11.46 MPa. Meanwhile, at the age of 28 days, respectively, it was 19.11 MPa, 16.99 MPa and 15.29 Mpa

SOSIALISASI DAN PELATIHAN PEMBUATAN ROTI DENGAN RAGI KHAMIR LOKAL SACCAROMYCES CEREVISAE

The Community Development Program (CDP) broadly aims to provide insight, education and skills in the culinary field to improve family welfare, especially in the people of Sitirejo Village, Wagir District, Malang Regency. The knowledge and skills provided to the community are knowledge about utilizing the local yeast Saccharomyces cerevisae to make bread and to process various types of good and nutritious bread. The planned CDP activities will be held in March-August 2023, at the Sitirejo Village Hall. The target of PPM participants is the Sitirejo Village community who are members of the Family Welfare Empowerment Group (PKK) under the auspices of the Community Development Service and the Population Control and Family Planning Village. The methods used include lectures, discussions and questions and answers, as well as the practice of making various breads using the local yeast Saccharomyces cerevisae. The results of the CDP activities were analyzed using descriptive techniques with percentage values. Based on the results of the CDP activities, it was shown that participants gained new knowledge about local yeast. In addition, CDP training participants are also skilled at making various breads using local yeast. CDP activities are expected to provide an overview related to the catering business to CDP training participants

Community Development Service in Nigeria: An Empirical Role of NYSC Scheme in Southwest Geo-political Zone

Community Development Service in Nigeria: An Empirical Role of NYSC Scheme in Southwest Geo-political Zone

Relationship Between Resilience, Community Participation, and Successful Aging Among Older Adults in South Korea: Mediating Role of Community Participation.

A high level of resilience is positively related to successful aging. However, interventions to increase resilience in older adults are not yet available. This study aimed to examine the mediating role of community participation in the relationship between resilience and successful aging. Data from 284 individuals aged 60years and above were analyzed in this cross-sectional study. The pathways among resilience, community participation, and successful aging were statistically significant after controlling for sociodemographic characteristics, depression, disability, and chronic disease. The analysis revealed a partial mediating effect of community participation (unstandardized estimate = .01, p < .01), explaining 16.4% of the total effect of resilience on successful aging. Promoting community participation may be beneficial for enhancing successful aging in community-dwelling older adults. Further studies to examine the causal relationship between community participation and successful aging and to develop community services are recommended to use community resources as means to support successful aging.

Sociological application of behavioural theories to work performance of academic staff in Nigerian universities

Several authors have researched workplace circumstances and employee performance in organisations. Personal observations, documented observations, and discoveries in the literature all provided an incentive for this investigation. Some systematic observations revealed that academic staff in Nigerian universities are subjected to some unfavourable workplace conditions, even though they are expected to perform well in teaching, publish quality research papers that can contribute to global knowledge and development, and engage in community development services. Major theories have attempted to explain employee productivity in the workplace. Using secondary data, this article explores the Two Factor model by Fredrick Herzberg, the Contingency theory of leadership and the Expectancy theory by Victor Vroom. They were most relevant in associating motivating factors with the work performance of employees in the organisation. The criticisms of each theory have paved the way for theoretical triangulation and, thus, a synthesis of all three theories to explain the work performance of academic staff members in Nigerian universities. The article resolved that incentives are indeed essential in order to increase the performance of academic staff in Nigerian universities.

FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI PENDAPATAN BADAN USAHA MILIK DESA DI KABUPATEN BADUNG

BUMDes is a social enterprise, which is a business entity with a social mission in the existence of goals and generating profits to address the needs of social missions. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that affect the income of Village-Owned Enterprises in Badung Regency. Quantitative research that is associative. Research uses primary data. The sample in this study were 46 Directors of BUMDes in Badung Regency. Data collection was carried out by means of structured interviews. Data analysis using Partial Least Square. The results of the analysis stated that Capital had a positive and significant effect on Bumdes income. Financial management has a positive and significant effect on Bumdes income. entrepreneurial networking has a positive and significant effect on Bumdes income. The variable that has the dominant influence on BUMDes revenue in Badung Regency is entrepreneurial networking. The advice given to BUMDes managers is that in using capital it is expected to carry out coordination to coordinate well with the village administration, village assistants and the Community and Village Empowerment Service so that they comply with applicable regulations. Adjust financial reports in accordance with PERMENDESA 3 of 2021 and Indonesian Government Regulation Number 11 concerning Village-Owned Enterprises. For the Regency Government and the Badung Regency Community and Village Development Service to provide assistance and technical guidance related to the management of BUMDes for business continuity

GENERAL SURVEY ON THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE, SANITATION PRACTICES, AND COMMON ILLNESSES OF SITIO SAN ROQUE: A BASELINE BASIS FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE INTERVENTION

This descriptive quantitative study described the socio-economic profile, sanitation practices, and common illnesses among the 78 households in Sitio San Roque of Barangay Ipil, Surigao City. Using the existing and established survey instrument of St. Paul University Surigao, pertinent pieces of information were gathered from the residents. This would then serve as the basis of St. Paul University Surigao in making or improving its Community Development Services Programs and Interventions. The data were then arranged using Frequency Count and Percentage Distribution. It was shown that the greater proportion of respondents is between 9-17 years old, practicing Roman Catholicism, female, and single. In terms of housing information, 20.50% of the households were constructed using strong materials such as galvanized iron, aluminum, tile, concrete, brick, stone, wood, or asbestos. 52.60% of the households reported owning both house and lot, having electricity through a main connection, using LPG for cooking, and having at most 2 bedrooms. As to sanitation practices and common illnesses, most of the households and residents have water-sealed toilets and rely on their own faucet as a primary water source, Moreover, backache and hypertension are the most common illnesses of residents in the sitio. Most of the residents also were observed to have their own chickens, have practiced proper waste segregation, and have burned garbage as their way of disposal. Lastly, most of the population is unemployed and has a monthly income of around 3,499 pesos only. It was recommended that the primary focus of the Sitio and their donors or community servers will be on health and sanitation practices and community-based economic education when coming up with community outreach programs.

Appraisal of the National Youth Service Corps Involvement in Community Development in Selected Local Government Areas in Oyo State, Nigeria

Purpose: This study appraised the impact of the involvement of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in community development in three selected Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Oyo State, Nigeria. It also compared the corps members’ assessment of the impact of the NYSC community development services to that of the community members; and evaluated the level of involvement of the community in the planning and implementation of community development services of the NYSC.&#x0D; Methodology: This study was a cross-sectional survey and utilised both qualitative and quantitative methods to gather its primary data. The selected study area included Ogbomosho North, Ido and Akinyele Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Oyo State, Nigeria. A total of community members, 15 community leaders, and 150 serving NYSC corps members were interviewed through questionnaires and key informant interviewData analysis was done using IBM/SPSS software, version 25.0.&#x0D; Findings: Data obtained showed that 74.8% of the community members agreed that the development of their respective LGAs have been enhanced by the activities of the various NYSC Community Development Service (CDS) groups; 80% agreed that they could give clear instances where NYSC have contributed to community development in their various LGAs. The most impactful community development activity of the NYSC was Education (79.7%), whilst Environment [Clean water and sanitation] (73.4%) and Healthcare (68.5%) were the second and third, respectively. There was a very weak negative correlation between the community development service preference of the community members and that of the NYSC corps members (r = -.074, p&gt;.05). In terms of community participation, 60.8% of the community members agreed that the NYSC involves the community in the planning of their community development activities, and 61.6% agreed that the NYSC involves the community in the implementation. The discovered challenges confronting the operation of the NYSC CDS as a tool for community development are inadequate finance; corps members’ prioritisation of infrastructure projects over service-based projects; and corps members lack of motivation or enthusiasm in CDS activities.&#x0D; Recommendations: The NYSC through its CDS activities has positive impacts in the development of the communities in Oyo state, Nigeria. The NYSC community development services should therefore be sustained nationwide by the Nigerian government. &#x0D;

Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Desa Danau Ganting Melalui Optimalisasi Wisata Alam Danau Ganting Barito Selatan

The purpose of this activity is to see the potential of Ganting Lake so that it can be used as a natural tourist destination. The Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) service method. The results obtained from this activity are that Lake Ganting has the potential to be developed as a natural tourist destination because its beauty is no longer in doubt. Furthermore, the interest of the local community and newcomers from outside to have recreation at Ganting Lake is very large , and the people in Danau Ganting Village welcome it if Lake Ganting can be used as a natural tourist destination so that the beauty of the lake can be exposed and many people can visit and indirectly improve the economy of the people in Danau Ganting Village. However, the role of the Barito district government The South must take part in realizing the natural tourism potential of Ganting Lake

Content Analysing Work Performance of Lecturers in Southwestern Nigeria

Abstract Lecturers in Nigerian universities, according to literature, are subjected to challenging workplace conditions that tends to inhibit their performance and subsequently, their ability to achieve the teaching, research and community development service functions of their job description. It, therefore, becomes pertinent that the work performance of lecturers be analysed to either support or negate existing literature on the subject matter. This study is qualitative in nature and data was gathered through in-depth interview schedule from nine universities across Southwestern Nigeria (three Federal universities, three State universities and three Private universities). Three face-to-face individual interviews were held with academic staff who were Heads of Department and/or Deans in each of the selected universities giving a total of 27 of such interviews.Data were analysed using content analysis. The study found out that there are hinderances surrounding the work performance of lecturers particularly in terms of efficiency, effectiveness and productivity due to challenging poor working conditions such as erratic power supply, increased workload, absence of certain office facilities and lack of research funds. This study thus supports existing literature.

Appraisal of Teaching and Supervision Load of Academic Staff in Selected Universities in Nigeria

Abstract Nigerian universities have been attributed to lack of funds, inadequate infrastructure, improper teaching aids (laboratories, projectors, libraries, and computers) and irregular or lack, thereof, of salary as evidenced in some states in Nigeria. It is of little wonder then that the work performance of academic staff will spiral down particularly in terms of their teaching and supervision, research and publication and their involvement in community development services. This study, therefore, assessed teaching and supervision load of lecturers in some selected universities in Nigeria. Data were obtained using semi-structured questionnaire from nine universities. Through proportional sampling technique, 25% of the academic staff in each university were selected giving a total of 969 as the sample size. Data were analyzed using SPSS. The results showed that teaching and supervision load of the academic staff was quite heavy; hence, concluding that the performance of academic staff in terms of their teaching and supervision in the selected universities is unsatisfactory.