Shared Expertise (CCom3)

Capacity of the community to interact with experts both

locally and from international locations to

continue expanding resources and ideas for

addressing the issues

This code should be used for passages that talk about the COLLECTIVE EXPERTISE

OF THE COMMUNITY or individual’s effort to increase

the expertise of the locals.

Do NOT use this to talk about knowledge development (this skill development should fall

under empowerment) UNLESS it is for the specific

purpose of expanding the community’s capacity, in which case it should be

coded as below

“Teachers are very satisfied with the program and would like to see more ways to sustain the results, including helping them be

more involved in the educational process.”

4. Collective Skills & Education

The collective skills and education of the

This code should be used for passages that analyze the

This skill development does not fall under empowering

“A limiting factor in growth will be staff that

SKILL/KNOWLEDGE in the community and/or plan for INCREASING that capacity

training for local community members to continue to the

work toward resolving the issue

capacities necessary to take programs to the next

level.”

Social Capital (SC-G)

-coordination and cooperation for mutual

benefit

-horizontal relationship of power

-relationships of equity

This code should be used for any general concept of social capital or the lack of ability to use one of the subcategories.

Do NOT use this code for any data that refers to one of

the subcategories

“You do something, I do something; you do nothing, I do nothing. Youth seem to interact with this concept with great ease and appreciated

the meaning and responsibility behind it.”

1.Trust & Respect Relations (SC1) Key words: -trust -respect -reciprocity

Social capital related to taking measures to build trust and respect between community members

This code should be used for any passages that are speaking of processes in place to BUILD

TRUST, RESPECT AND UNITY in the community

Do NOT use this code to describe the reciprocal relationships that result from

this trust and respect.

“Half of all elected MYSA leaders are girls, including the elected chair of the overall MYSA Executive

Council”

2. Helping Self & Community

(SC2)

Key words:

-exchange

Social capital as it emphasizes the mutual benefit of helping self and

community

This code should be used for any passages that speak about

RECIPROCAL RELATIONSHIPS or community stakeholders.

Do NOT use this code to describe the reciprocal relationship that should exist

between an org and community and/or outside partners. This code is talking

about these relationships in the community.

“The main goal and motto of MYSA is to “give youth a sporting chance” to help

themselves and their community” 3. Civic Engagement (SC3) Key words: -stakeholders -investment -articulation of values Social capital as it is actually measureable with

the community’s involvement in action.

This code should be used for any passages that speak about

actual COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT in

addressing the issue

“Our boys and girls play football matches, but also

carry out a wide range of environmental cleanup and

other self-help community service activities.” Social capital is the utilization of a human resource and the expansion of community capacity to act and gain ownership, but it is not in

and of itself the end result of relevant leadership. It is focused on resource utilization and relationship building, HOPEFULLY, in a relevant way. It is also possible to have civic engagement without the leader being found in the community.

Participation & Relevance

(PR-G)

Key words: Creates an agenda based upon felt needs, shared power and awareness of

resources -This includes helping to transfer leadership to local

leaders as well as decentralization of foreign

leadership (move into a partner role)

This code should be used to code any passages that talk about the concepts of building

GREATER COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION and/or altering the program to make it

more relevant

Do NOT use this code for any data that refers to one of

the subcategories

“The WhizzKids United Health Academy provides a holistic range of services

free of charge in an adolescent-friendly, non- judgmental environment, and it gives kids a venue of which they can take ownership and see it as

“their place.” 1.Evaluation/ Progression (PR1) Key Words: -impact assessments -evaluation/community feedback in process

Addressing the continued relevance and growth of the

program through valuing evaluation and hearing

community feedback.

This code should be used for any passages that reflect EVALUATION MEASURES (describing how and when) as

well as mention of CONTINUED GROWTH

PLANS

Do NOT use this code to describe the content of an

evaluation.

“GRS is at the cutting edge of curriculum development. With the understanding that it is never static- they are always incorporating community feedback, both

formal and informal to make it better.” 2. Culturally Appropriate Implementation (PR2) Key Words: -integration Culturally appropriate is a combination of appropriate evaluation measures and

focusing on altering programs as need be due to

response

This code should be used to describe the CONTENT AND

METHOD of evaluations as well as ways to keep ACCOUNTABLE for the goals set for program implementation

Do NOT use this code for more general discussion of

the evaluation.

“Most are top players…the best players are the best way to reach many other

youth with crucial information.” 3. Owned and Managed By Community (PR3) Key Words: -community of equals -decentralization -community determines

direction and input -local leadership executed (ownership)

Organizations should work toward as much local leadership as possible,

including plans of decentralizing the use of

outsiders

This code should be used to describe plans that allow TRANSFERRING POWER AND OWNERSHIP over to the

community

“Hundreds of MYSA youth leaders between 13-

20 years old have been training on AIDS prevention and peer

counseling.”

should primarily be focused on the leadership and the accountability to stakeholders in regards to content of programs. Partnership & Sustainability (PS-G) Key Words: -investment -consultation -expertise -facilitation -enhancing community capacity Partnership is not necessarily focused on reciprocity of benefits (reciprocity of benefits should primarily be referring to the community,

not between an outside organization and the

community)

This code should be used on passages that emphasize

partnership in a general manner.

Do NOT use this code for any data that refers to one of

the subcategories

“The MYSA bar is set a little low; so much more could be accomplished

with its brand power, solidness of programs and

willingness on the part of donors to fund.” 1. Awareness/ Advocacy (PS1) Key words: -awareness campaigns -promotion

Partnership that helps brings awareness and

advocacy to an international level

This code should be used to describe ADVOCACY that is

present due to partnership

Do NOT use this code to code of awareness/advocacy

that empowers individuals, rather advocacy and awareness that comes as a

result of partnership.

“We are also passionate about promoting and raising awareness of the use of sport for positive change, and we play an active part in several international partnership networks.” 2. Enhanced