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01. E-course : Diploma in
Integrated Development (Dip. Int. Dev.)
SECTION B : SOLUTIONS TO THE
PROBLEMS.
Value : 06
points out of 18.
Work
foreseen: 186 hours out of 504.
The points are awarded only after
passing the consolidated exam for Section B : Solutions to the problems.
Third block : Solutions to the problems.
Value : 01 point our of 18.
Work foreseen: 36 hours out of
504.
[16.00 Hours] Section
1 : Anthropological analysis of the three levels of project structures.
(Value 0.5 point)
[16.00 Hours] Section 2 :
Division of responsibilities amongst the three levels of structures. (Value
0,5 point)
The point is awarded only
after passing the consolidated exam for Section B : Solutions to the problems.
[16.00 Hours Section 1 :
Anthropological analysis of the three levels of structures. (Value 0.5
point)
[14.00 Hours]
Anthropological analysis.
01. First level :
hunter-gatherers.
02. Second level : groups
of clans with chief.
04. General plan of an
individual project.
05. Management lines for
individual projects.
[02.00 Hours] Report on
Section 1 of Block 3.
[14.00 Hours]
Anthropological analysis.
01. First level :
hunter-gatherers. (At least 2
hours).
General
reference : Diamond, Jared, Guns, guns and steel, (London, Vintage, 1998). ISBN 0 09 930278
0
The development of human social groups, above all over the past 11.000
years has been used as platform for the choice of administrative levels for
integrated development projects executed under the Model. About 11.000 years
ago, small groups of hunter-gatherers (most often defined as extended families
or clans started to cultivate food and form village groups. Diamond,
Jared, Guns, guns and steel, (London,
Vintage, 1998). Diamond calls the village groups
«tribes » comprising several extended families, with «a few
hundred » people. All of the members of the groups new all the others
personally (Guns Germs and Steel, Vintage, London, 1998 p.271). Prof. Robin Dunbar
of the University of Liverpool suggests that the dimensions of he human brain
may be related to the social customs necessary to create close bonds within
small groups 150+ members. (Grooming, gossip, and the evolution of language,
Faber and Faber, London, 1996).
Even today, the populations of many rural villages, especially in
Until about 11 000 years ago, there were just nomadic bands with a
few tens of people. They often followed the migration of animals and gathered
plants, fruit, and edible roots that they found along their path. When they
arrived in
A few civilisations, for example the Australian aborigines and small
groups on the
1. Research.
On one page make a description of groups
(bands) of hunter-gatherers in your chosen area, where applicable, in your
country. If there aren’t any, describe the closes to your project area. Please note
the size of the groups, their movements, including their migratory movements,
their social structures, their
structures for the resolution of conflicts, and the position of women in the
community.
From the point of view of modern development projects, the most
important aspects of groups of bands,
clans, or tribes forming a few hundred people are social in nature. Every
member of the groups knows all the others. Often there are strong family ties as
well. The groups are free from bureaucratic structure and do not recognise
private property. Personal conflicts are settled informally. The groups are
egalitarian. Social control reigns. The groups are free from slavery.
2. Research.
On one page, make a list of villages with a few
hundred people («clans » or «tribes » ) in your project area,
indicating their position, their populations, the names of the tribes, their
languages.
3. Research.
On a
second page, describe their social
structures, how they solve conflicts, and the role of women
The administrative level for the management of structures set up under
integrated development projects under the Model is based on groups of 40-50
families comprising together 200-350 people. They are called «tank
commissions» because the members of each group obtain clean drinking water
from a water tank placed near to the people’s homes. The tank commissions allow
for collective responsibility for the management of project structures, social control, and the
full participation of women.
The tank commissions are the most important project structures They are the seed of modern development.
The people themselves decide the number of members of their tank commission.
The only rule is that they have to have an uneven number. A reasonable
indication is 5-7 members, with a majority of women. A strong representation of
women is guaranteed through the earlier formation of health clubs
for hygiene education which put women in a position to name their
own candidates and vote for them en bloc.
4, Opinion.
You are one of
the persons responsible for the execution of the integrated development project
in your chosen area. The men, especially the local chief, thinks they might
lose some of their traditional privileges through the formation of the tank
commissions. On one page, convince them of the benefits the new structures will
bring them.
5. Opinion.
You are a
woman and candidate for election as a member of the local tank commission. On one page, write your
final election plea before the elections.
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