An Evaluation of Expanded Programme on Immunization and the Factors Influencing Community Participation ( Case Study of Elimina Sub-district)
An Evaluation of Expanded Programme on Immunization and the Factors Influencing Community Participation ( Case Study of Elimina Sub-district)
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background Of Study
In community development programs, community engagement now appears to be the "software." Community participation as a developmental strategy is an important cog in the wheel of ensuring that community programs are well-planned, implemented, monitored, evaluated, maintained, managed, and financed for the benefit of the current generation and future generations, using human, natural, and man-made resources (Putman, 2000). There is no single definition of community engagement; rather, there are a plethora of definitions that vary based on the degree of participation. In this continuum, "participation" spans from minor or "co-opted" participation,...
