Director,
T.E.(Terry)
Manning,
Schoener 50,
1771 ED
Wieringerwerf,
The
Tel:
0031-227-604128
Homepage:
http://www.flowman.nl
E-mail: (nameatendofline)@xs4all.nl :
bakensverzet
Incorporating innovative
social, financial, economic, local administrative and productive structures,
numerous renewable energy applications, with an important role for women in
poverty alleviation in rural and poor urban environments.
"Money is not the key that
opens the gates of the market but the bolt that bars them"
Gesell, Silvio The Natural
Economic Order
Revised English edition, Peter
Owen, London 1958, page 228
Edition 11:
6.23A
Social structures
Tank
commissions.
Well
commissions.
The
basic social structures are made up of a three tier system.
The first level is formed by
the creation of (200) self-administered sustainable local development groups
each one typically representing the same 40-50 families (200-300 persons). In
this project they are referred to as tank commissions.
The second level is formed by
the creation of (35)
self-administered sustainable intermediate level development groups each one
typically representing the 300-400 families (about 2000 persons). In this
project they are referred to as well commissions.
The third level is formed by
the creation of a self-administered
sustainable project-level development management unit typically representing all
of the (10.000) families (typically about 50.000 persons) in the project area.
In this project the population in the project area is
(50.000).
A self-administered
sustainable social security structure for the protection of the elderly, the
sick, the poor and the handicapped in the project area, for both their formal
money and their local money needs is built into the systems at each of the three
levels.
For
this project, (two) Moraisian
workshops will be held. The Tank
Commissions form the basic project structure and the workshops can involve up to
1000 people.
Indicative
participation (all workshops together):
The
Moraisian trainers.
The project coordinator.
The general consultant.
Representative of the NGO.
Representative of the Finance Ministry.
Representative of the Rural Development ministry.
At least 5 observers
(possible coordinators for future projects).
1750 (mostly female) persons
interested in participating with responsibility for the management of projects
structures as members of the Tank Commissions. 35% of these people might be
indicated by the traditional chiefs, 65% by the local Health Clubs.
Duration
of each workshop: about four weeks.
The
Workshops will be expected to produce the following structures:
a)
Definition of the social form of the tanks commissions and the well commissions:
- statutes.
- rules.
- financial aspects.
- definition of the
tasks.
b)
Organisation:
- meetings.
- use of tanks and well areas.
c)
Coordination:
-
with project coordinator.
- (future) local SEL-LETS system.
- between
local tank commissions and the well commission.
- with local schools.
-
with local clinics/hospitals.
- with (future) recycling systems.
- with
(future) micro-credit structures.
d)
A communications structure:
-
vertical, at project level (coordinator).
- horizontal, with the +/- 40
local families.
e)
Individual initiatives:
-Payment
of the local Health Club leaders once the local money systems have been
formed.
-Relationship
between the local Health Club leader and the (future) Tank
Commission.
-Relationship
between the local Health Club leader and the Health ministry teacher responsible
for the area.
-Discussion
with persons (women) interested in the (future) local Tank Commission.
-Registration
of Health Club members.
-Practical
organisation of the lessons and later group meetings.
Forward: Local
money LETS structures.
List of drawings and
graphs.
Typical list of maps.
List of key
words.
List of
abbreviations used.
Documents for
funding applications.