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The Role of Communities in Community Safety Promotion -

Initiators, Supporters, Implementers and Beneficiaries

Lu Pai, Ph.D.

Chair of Taiwanese Community Safety Promotion Center

-- International Safe Community Support Center

& International Safe School Certifying Center

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Top-down model

Based on Policy Enough budget Well organized task force High efficiency

Models of SC Development

Lack of consensus Lack of manpower Residents indifference No guarantee for sustainability

Advantages Disadvantages

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Bottom-up Model

Based on community’s Common consensus Residents participation Plenty of volunteer manpower Sustainability promised

Always Looking for resource Loosely organized Lack of efficiency

Disadvantages Advantages

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Top-down model

Bottom-up Model

Based on Policy Enough budget Well organized task force High efficiency

Lack of

consensus Lack of manpower

Residents indifference

No guarantee for sustainability

Always Looking for resource Loosely organized Lack of efficiency Based on community’s Common consensus Residents participation Plenty of volunteer manpower Sustainability promised

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• The community is the main body in

Community safety promotion. Top-down or

bottom-up, the community’s involvement is

the key to the success and sustainability of a

community safety promotion program.

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The Role of Communities in Community Safety Promotion

• There are different roles that communities can

take in a community safety promotion program:

Initiators

Supporters

Implementers

Beneficiaries

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As Initiators

• To initiate an injury prevention or safety

promotion program based on the community’s

needs. Community initiated program is

community-centered in nature, and less likely

to deviate from community people’s common

interest.

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As supporters

• To vote for the program,

• To donate money, manpower or creative ideas

in helping the program to be effective.

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As implementers

• To take the full responsibility to implement the

program. Usually, the program is operated by a

local NGO.

• From identifying problems to gettig involved

in PDCA circle.

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As beneficiaries

• Simply to cooperate with the program,

participate the activities, and to enjoy the

benefits provided by the program.

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• A community can take one or multiple roles.

No matter what role the community is taking,

positive attitude and enthusiasm toward

community safety promotion program are

indispensable.

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Community’s Diverse Involvement

• With diverse background

NGO workers, businessman, retired teachers, borough leaders, housewifes…

• From different perspective

professional, public interests, interpersonal relationship, …

• Donate whatever you can

donate money, time, effort, ideas

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Community’s Multilevel involvement

• Take roles at different organization levels

Being the leader or member of Steering

Committee, secretariat, workforce team,…

• Make influence at different action levels

Individual behavior change,

Community atmosphere creation,

Legislation, policy making,…

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