We don't provide the solutions.
We help the community create their own.
We believe that permanent solutions are best arrived at when the community takes responsibility for solving their challenges by creating their own solutions, using the resources they have on hand. VCI equips communities and their leaders with principles and practices that empower vulnerable populations to thrive.
The results have been amazing.
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Insuring that the most vulnerable members of their communities have good food, clothing, and a safe place to live
Difficult Problem. Simple Solution.
Viable Community Initiatives began with a simple gathering called OPOS (Outcomes, Practices and Open Space).
OPOS Is a three-part community discussion that can last from a few hours to a few days. OPOS is not a seminar or training, it is a discussion managed by VCI facilitators, who guide community members through a series of topics. Every member of the local community is welcome to attend and guaranteed the chance to participate.
It’s such an easy to grasp tool that has just been waiting to be unleashed. Its potential is immense! People know they can do something for themselves in their communities. We believe Africa will not be the same again.
VCI-NIGERIA UPDATE!
Session 1of OPOS...
Today VCI Nigeria team had an interaction using open space methodology with communities leaders that will spread OPOS in three states, Kano, Jigawa and Katsina State of the North West region of Nigeria.
These leaders are working in communities that are currently experiencing some levels of kidnapping and banditry.
We discussed basic outcomes for life, which are; being safe, being healthy, living in a loving home, having functional learning and a good reputation.
As always, we displayed an empty sticky wall, and then proceeded by asking the participants what are the myriads of challenges they face that hinder their communities from any meaningful development over the years.
The follow-up question was; what are the possible ways and means they think are the solutions to these problems outlined without any help from an external person?
The idea is to allow them to synthesize these solutions by themselves which we believe will and can be realistically doable and implemented without procrastinating or waiting for any external help which has always been the case.
Worthy of mention is the fact that the discussion curiously sparked and stimulated the participants' ideas on how to combat and eradicate poverty, abuse, disease and violence.
The attached pictures will give you a clear perspective of our interactions and also give you deep insight into how we deploy the concept of OPOS in general.
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VCI-SIERRA LEONE UPDATE!
The Impact of OPOS!
The VCI team in Sierra Leone once introduced Outcomes, practices and open space in this community and we're so glad to discover that the community members decided to put words into action to implement some of the outcomes they have learned to schools, especially in the area of healthcare.
Healthcare is one of the key outcomes of OPOS and is critical to the success or otherwise of the other outcomes, hence, its importance cannot be overemphasised.
To ensure a healthy family and community, healthcare cannot be taken for granted or relegated to the background as often is the case with most of our communities. Therefore, the need to sensitize the people, especially children on how to ensure proper hygiene and good sanitation in schools and homes.
Washing of hands with handwash and used of hand sanitisers all the time is necessary.
At VCI, we're committed in ensuring that our families and communities are well equipped with the right ideas and strategies that will spark the right behavioural change towards meaning impacts that is sustainable and consistent with sane societies.
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VCI-TANZANIA UPDATE!
A meeting with the Masai community that we trained three months ago has yielded positive results.
During an evaluation visit, we discovered that community members have now formed a group of Village Community Banking (VICOBA).
This initiative is aimed at ensuring they started saving money towards their community development for their community and families
Viable Community Initiatives helps communities to realize all the resources at their disposal and how to utilize them to improve their standard of living.
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