Networking at the local level

Networking at the local level

Introduction

Local level networking takes place within the community, but includes contact with institutions which are staffed by nonspeakers of the language. These institutions must be included in networking efforts, since they are also concerned with the needs of the community.

Examples:

Schools
Churches
Government agencies

Objectives
	Here is an objective of local level networking:
	To engage the participation of local people and institutions who are in a position to make use of literacy, or to support the program in some way

Things to do
	Here is one thing to do when you are networking at the local level:
	Make contacts with any individuals or groups in the community that might have an interest in a local language program.

Examples of local contacts

Here are some examples of local contacts to consider for networking:

Category	Example
Development agencies	Specialist agencies in areas such as AIDS, health, or reforestation
Local leaders	Administrators, catechists, chiefs, elders, evangelists, pastors, presidents of cooperatives, priests, religious leaders, or school principals
Local organizations	Churches, cooperatives, cultural groups, farmers groups, mosques, savings societies, schools
Local nongovernment organizations	Organizations composed of local people, such as a village development association, or a branch of a national savings or credit society
Local people	Farmers, salaried employees, men and women, people of all ages (representing a cross section of social categories in each village or locality)
National organizations with local representation	Government administrative or department offices--especially those concerned with programs in areas such as agriculture, education, environment, or health

Case study
	Here is a case study that illustrates networking at the local level:
	Nugunu Project, Cameroon

Context for this page:

Task module: Networking at the local level
In task module: Establishing a broad networking base
In task module: Networking in a language program, by Clinton D. W. Robinson (contributor), Stephen L. Walter (contributor), Kenneth A. Boothe (contributor), and Trudy K. Stewart (general editor)
In task module: Assembling a local literacy team
In task module: Preparing for a literacy program
In modular book: Prepare for a literacy program, by Stephen L. Walter, Mary Morgan, and Leah B. Walter
In bookshelf: Literacy

This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library, Version 4.0, published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 1999. [Ordering information.]

Page content last modified: 26 August 1999