2: Examples of Emerging Impact Individual Community Government and other Comments stakeholders Increased Community members CBOs & community groups Examples of government The chain from individual to confidence of display greater confidence have successfully officers paying attention to government through communities to and ability to access their advocated for removal of community complaints, community organisations is access services rights government authorities on including investigating and manifest only in a few and advocate the basis of corruption and transferring GNs and PHIs instances, and this requires for their rights. non-performance. who were not performing. greater emphasis. Increased Awareness-raising and Community mobilisation in Government increased In many cases, no clear understanding of capacity building of CBOs fishing and farming respect to hitherto ignored evidence has emerged that common issues have led to notable cooperatives and communities as a result of the community and shared examples of communities federations has changed their strong organisations organisations reflect concerns, as well coming together to address awareness and sense of and collective bargaining increased sensitivity to the as greater issues (garbage dumping, collectivity power. most marginalised groups cohesion towards sewerage systems) Even middlemen and within their villages, a mutually business enterprises are especially when these orgs beneficial forced to negotiate better are state-regulated (e.g. agenda economic for these RDS, WRDS, Cooperatives) cooperatives. The reduction of Livelihoods and skills Fishermen’s Federations Greater access is The emphasis of non-state indebtedness development significantly increase community provided to communities CBO livelihood increases family incomes. economic bargaining and CBOs by respective development involving the Home gardens increase HH power. Government ministries poorest of the poor is on income by up to 50%. Farmer cooperatives (Fisheries, Agriculture, sustainable livelihoods, provide secure higher prices Cooperatives etc) which needs to be for paddy (but these tend to developed to include serve small landowners broader market access more than tenant farmers). through value-addition. Special projects targeting
2: Examples of Emerging Impact Individual Community Government and other stakeholders Comments Increased confidence of communities to access services and advocate for their rights. Community members display greater confidence and ability to access their rights CBOs & community groups have successfully advocated for removal of government authorities on the basis of corruption and non-performance. Examples of government officers paying attention to community complaints, including investigating and transferring GNs and PHIs who were not performing. The chain from individual to government through community organisations is manifest only in a few instances, and this requires greater emphasis. Increased understanding of common issues and shared concerns, as well as greater cohesion towards a mutually beneficial agenda Awareness-raising and capacity building of CBOs have led to notable examples of communities coming together to address issues (garbage dumping, sewerage systems) Community mobilisation in fishing and farming cooperatives and federations has changed awareness and sense of collectivity Government increased respect to hitherto ignored communities as a result of their strong organisations and collective bargaining power. Even middlemen and business enterprises are forced to negotiate better economic for these cooperatives. In many cases, no clear evidence has emerged that the community organisations reflect increased sensitivity to the most marginalised groups within their villages, especially when these orgs are state-regulated (e.g. RDS, WRDS, Cooperatives) The reduction of indebtedness Livelihoods and skills development significantly increases family incomes. Home gardens increase HH income by up to 50%. Fishermen’s Federations increase community economic bargaining power. Farmer cooperatives provide secure higher prices for paddy (but these tend to serve small landowners more than tenant farmers). Special projects targeting Greater access is provided to communities and CBOs by respective Government ministries (Fisheries, Agriculture, Cooperatives etc) The emphasis of non-state CBO livelihood development involving the poorest of the poor is on sustainable livelihoods, which needs to be developed to include broader market access through value-addition.