1.9. Community Engagement and Bottom-Up Approaches

Try these first

1. 1.

   Define Community Engagement.

   Hint

   Think about interaction and involvement.

2. 2.

   What does a Bottom-Up Approach mean?

   Hint

   Focus on who is in charge of decisions.

3. 3.

   What is the main focus of community engagement?

   • Local involvement in decision-making
   • Government directives
   • Corporate sponsors

   Hint

   Consider who is at the center of decision-making.

4. 4.

   True or False: Bottom-up approaches prioritize expert opinions over community input.

   • True
   • False

   Hint

   Remember the core principle of participation.

5. 5.

   Design a proposal for implementing a bottom-up disaster recovery strategy in a fictitious community affected by flooding.

   Hint

   Consider what the community values most.

6. 6.

   Critique a hypothetical scenario where an NGO failed to engage the community in recovery efforts. Identify what went wrong.

   Hint

   Focus on specific interactions that could have occurred.