Common Terminologies Definition Used in Development Sector All Over the World

Development

·        A process of change, evolution and transformation from present to a new situation.

·        Transform of ideas for the betterment.

·        Gradually change towards betterment or transform of things towards positive.         

Participatory development

·        The process of development that ensures participation of all stakeholders at all stages i.e. appraisal need identification, Planning, Implement, Monitoring, and evaluation.

·        Transform of ideas from stakeholders for the betterment.

·        Participation of the stakeholders in Planning, Implementation, Monitoring, and evaluation and having the value of all the participants.

 Empowerment

·        Empowerment involves people in assuming control or mastery over their lives. OR “THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE IN DECISION MAKING AND PLANNING” SIMPLY FREEDOM OF SUGGESTION AND CONSULTATION” . (Rapp port, 1987)

·        Empowerment is a social action process that promotes “Promotes participation of people, Organization and communities toward, the goal of increase individual and community control, Political efficacy, improved quality of community life and social justice. (Waller stein 1992)

Hygiene

·        Hygiene means cleanliness i.e. Personal Hygiene, Domestic Hygiene, Enevoirmental Hygiene.

Hygiene Promotion

·        Hygiene is practice of keeping one’s self and surrounding clean, especially to avoid illness and spared of infections

Health

·        “Health is a state of complete physical, social and mental well being and not merely the absence of diseases”. (WHO, 1948)

·        Describe a little bit about Human body and its main systems.

Community

·        Community is a large group of people or a smaller distinct group of people within a larger group, sharing similar feelings or believes.

·        A community is a large group of people having learned and shared culture.

·        A community is a bunch of people who have something in common.

·        Common interest of the people is called community.

 Community awareness

·        Community awareness is systematic distribution of information about any problem and subject (hygiene promotion) and what people can do about them, in order to protect their lives and get benefit from awareness’.

·        To enhance the knowledge of community.