Community Organizing: A Community's Priorities Must Emerge (They Should Never Be Imposed)

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Community organizing teaches that priorities must not be imposed on a community but should naturally emerge. By allowing communities to find their own voices and priorities, like Rosanne did in Brownsville, it ensures genuine engagement and ownership. The focus should be on issues the community cares about, such as local services and resilience. Providing support to community organizations first can pave the way to addressing societal challenges effectively and placing them on the agenda.

In the second episode of Season 2, Sascha Haselmayer and Olga Shirobokova explore the role communities play in keeping governments accountable. You will hear examples of how social entrepreneurs from Peru, the UK, Romania, India and the US empower people affected by a social problem to take charge and effectively engage with governments in order to improve public services.

If you are interested to learn more about how social entrepreneurs can effectively work with government and what are the examples, we encourage you to have a look at our new free online course on this topic at https://academy.vc4a.com/courses/trabajo-con-el-gobierno/ (Spanish version) and www.ashoka.org/working-with-government (English version). The online course and the second season of the Ashoka Systems Change podcast were developed thanks to the support and in partnership with PES Latam.