Tuesday 18 July 2017

Planning A Service Learning In Slum Setting

By Kevin Clark


Considering improving the lifestyle of individuals from less fortunate setting has been endorsed by many organizations lately. At the same time, some have been ending frustrated with their attempts without the knowledge that for success to be realized things are based on the individual effort put in place by the respective participants. Organizing a service learning in slum setting calls for a critical planning if you need to realize accomplishment one tend to achieve in the long run. Hence, the following details can help personnel with such thoughts.

Beware of the location to set up the location. It is expected that your target area to have a need for your facilitation to intervene. Such considerations can only be reached if you conduct a survey in all the places that you observe that needs your intervention whereby you should pick one with fatal cases. On the other hand, take into consideration the distance between your locations to such setting defining the complexity that may follow with customs if it is in a foreign state.

Come up with the activities to engage into. Choose relevant tasks that you are supposed to undertake in the slum you decide on. If they are a couple of tasks, indicate members who are going to conduct them based on their technical know-how and the number at hand. Formulate relevant instruction method that will be used in the undertakings.

Define the number required. For each activity to end up effective, you must allocate enough number of personnel as facilitators. On the hand of participants, you must come up with a definite number to engage whereby you should be specific with the age and other requirements altogether.

Come up with an effective means of communication. The efficiency of your project lies in the instruction methods utilized. You should have a variety to choose from if one proves ineffective. Adding on, there are possibilities the natives of your target location do not understand your dialect hence the need to appoint an interpreter to act as a medium.

Define the purpose of your project. Every project should be based on a particular objective. Some organization decides to participate as a community social responsibility or as a volunteer. Of importance is that your purpose will be achieved and the welfare of the targeted individuals will be enhanced altogether.

Formulate a proper resource mobilization mean. Every service learning needs to be supported economically. This needs a reliable sponsor as well for it to go as expected. In respect to that, most consider a valid budget which is your obligation to ensure you formulate one with all important details included in it. As an indication of transparency, make a point to conduct an audit of all your expenses which also will see consistent support by your respective sponsors.

Conclude on an appropriate timing. You have to be critical with the time you locate in the completion of your task based on the amount of task supposed to be done. For that reason, make an accurate estimation of the time needed ensuring you have notified the respective authorities from the intended setting for them to cater for your security within the time frame given.




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