Community Engagement for Social Inclusion (COMENSI)
2020
Link to the resource: https://mappingforchange.org.uk/projects/comensi-bridging-the-gap-between-adults-and-civic-engagement/
- Format:
- Guide
- Target population:
- Population in vulnerable situations
- Objetive:
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Understand why adults living in disadvantaged areas are underrepresented in participatory processes and develop strategies and tools to counter this problem.
- Methodology:
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The guide consists of a methodological framework (the COMENSI method), which begins in the embryonic stage of a project and develops until its completion and evaluation.
It consists of seven steps:
- identification,
- analysis,
- agreement,
- development,
- location,
- facilitation and
- monitoring.
In addition, a list of participatory tools that can be applied in this methodological framework is provided.
This is accompanied by case studies as examples of implementation.
- Opportunities and limitations:
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The methodological framework is flexible and intuitive, although it must be followed from the first phase of the project and is therefore not applicable in later stages of development.
However, the participatory toolkit provided by this guide can serve as a useful resource regardless of its fit into the COMENSI methodological framework.
Following all the steps of the methodological framework requires considerable commitment by the facilitating agents, who must listen and be in direct contact with the community.
- Indicators:
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Percentage of people who feel they belong in the neighbourhood/community. Percentage of people who feel they can influence their environment. Level of socioeconomic diversity. Percentage of employed population by sector/type. Percentage of unemployed population.
- Thematic:
- Housing and neighbourhood communities Public space Green infrastructure Mobility and accessibility Equipment and services Cohesion and social capital
- Link to health:
- Social
- Scale of the field of study:
- Neighbourhood (or higher)
- Implementation phase:
- Diagnosis / pre-project Implementation Monitoring and evaluation
- Methodological approach:
- Qualitative / Participatory
