Role Of Community Organizations in Rural Development: (A Case Study of Godamchaur VDC in Lalitpur)

Abstract

This study based on Role of Community Organizations in Rural Development: A Case Study of Godamchaur VDC in Lalitpur is mainly built-up of primary data. The data were obtained through the use of structured questionnaire, key informant interview, field observation and focus group discussion as major tools. Altogether, 100 respondents of different walk of life were sampled by using the purposive sampling under the non-probability sampling. They were the people of different occupations such as farmer,social worker, teachers, bureaucrats, businessmen and others. This study revealed that the educational status of the people of study area is as 71percent literature and 29 percent illiterate among literate percentage of below SLC is maximum, land holding status of the people of study area has found as 32 percent less than 1 Ropani,36 percent 1 to 5 Ropani, 16 percent 5 to 10 ropani, 10 percent 10 to 15Ropani and 6 percent have the land above 15 Ropani. The role of community organization on social mobilization has found effective because the majority of respondents (73%) are agree on effective role of COs. The role of COs on saving and credit activities have also found good because the majority of respondents are agree on it. The role of community organizations on training and skill development, group formation and mobilization found satisfactory. The role of COS on resource mobilization,financial subsidy, health and sanitation, education, drinking water, transpiration and communication sectors is found need to improve in forth coming days. The relationship between group and individual in the community has found good. Most of the respondents are agree on the good relation between groups and individuals. The major problems of community organizations are; problem in sustainability of their activities and political biasness. The organizations are dependent on the fund of donor and activities as they recommended, therefore the duplication on programs and activities 5 is occurring in the community. The activities are very short and not fixed of duration as required by community; it is because of the dependent on donor for the fund. The community organizations are the key actors and agents of community development.COS know the cultural, social, political and geographical situation very well. The process of social mobilization and resource mobilization is the pioneer path of community organizations. Group formation and group mobilization has found very wellin the community. These are the key functions of COS. The next better-worked field is the saving and credit, it has helped to make people entrepreneur in the community. Therefore, this study has revealed that there is high need of community organizations in community development. The functions of community organizations are respectable,people want to extend the activities of them but COS are unable to extend because of the lack of their own fund. The honorable ground developed by COS on group formation,social mobilization, resources mobilization, making habit of saving in the group is highly remarkable in this area too.