Here's how you can use your past experiences to strengthen your resilience in community outreach efforts.

Each of us have unique traits and abilities. Use those abilities to carry on conversations in areas your passionate and knowledgeable about. Make a difference in the lives of other by speaking into them words wisdom, showing your character in how you respond to community issues. How we approach those issues head on with reason and forethought sets the tone in how others can or will effect change. Various approaches allow for individualized outcomes. Be open to others resolution outcomes

Working with the communities and not for communities is the right way to work and we need them as much as they need development workers like us. Its all about your attitude and behaviour- learn from the communities, have patience, listen to them, observe, embrace errors as community outreach is not formula oriented. Its dynamic- different communities, different needs , different challenges and thus different approaches. Most important is reaching the poorest of the poor and that is quite complex and needs a consistent commitment from our side to reach. Participatory approaches and PRA techniques though followed less now but is the key to community processes and reaching the Poorest of the poor.

You need to connect with your audience, and using your past experiences is an excellent way to make that connection. However, keep in mind to listen intelligently before making the connection. Make sure to connect on the same level and provide a comprehensive road map for success. Outreach requires you to paint the picture of possibilities, and provide the tools needed to paint it.

At times when managing others I have become frustrated at the slow pace of change pushed harder for greater change all the time. After some reflection on why this process was so difficult, I realised that I needed to change my ways. The first thing I had to do was demonstrate the positive effect of the change. Following that I had to get more enthusiastic members of my team on board to enact that change. Finally those who were initially more reluctant to change the way they work were able to see that it had been effective for everyone else and with more coaching than pushing were able to get on board. Without a moment of reflection, my changes would have failed.

25 years ago I was in active addiction, homeless on the streets, and living with an HIV diagnosis. On June 10, 1999, I found myself in Grady Hospital battered and beaten. Emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual trauma was the story of my life. I entered a domestic violence shelter and my journey to redemption began. Through the 12-step program and the compassionate care of people in my path who were there to guide me out of the darkness of despair, I celebrate a new lifestyle...some may even say a new life. I was fortunate that there were people in Outreach who compassionately guided me and because of them, I was able to stop fighting and telling help how to help me. I am grateful for my new life today.

Showing consistent caring with education and manageable challenges. Some are ready in many different ways while some just need time to build their grounding, resilience, courage.

We learn the most from creating environments where we receive critical feedback about whether the programs, services, and resources we provide meets community needs. Oftentimes that feedback will focus on whether community helped inform or influence those programs, services, and resources from their inception. When that response is "no", existing trust will likely erode and if there is no trust, we have to understand that we will be starting from the ground floor as we rebuild, reimagine, and refine how we will collaborate to meet community needs with those organizations and people who have already been filling gaps with minimal resources. Co-creation requires an approach that centers power-sharing and almost guarantees sustainability.

In my 9 years of doing outreach work in the community, one key aspect is to always learn from one's own past experiences. It may be about handling other partners, managing vendors, pitching ideas or ways to engage the community. We will definitely be able to learn to be better as we gain the experience. As I communicate with my elderly parents and run errands for them, I realised what is important for the 6 blocks of seniors in my estate. The need to engage them and get them involved in community activities helped me create programmes specifically for their age group.

Necesitamos seguir aprendiendo de todo. Desde las soluciones básicas que nos entregan nuestros colaboradores, en terreno. Y de las nuevas experiencias sofisticadas, ya sea, tecnológicas o de desarrollo avanzado.

Recognizing when you are not making the connection and ask for assistance is key...During a recent community outreach project I was going door to door talking with small business owners about a great opportunity to help businesses increase their sustainability...this owner would send me away saying "come back when the owner was there" but I knew he was the owner. 1. There was a language barrier and 2. He didn't trust me... Pulled in a colleague that broke the language barrier and helped me get this business owner the resources he needed...

Each project comes with its unique challenges and circumstances, requiring you to adjust your strategies and approaches accordingly. By being adaptable, you can effectively respond to unexpected changes, address diverse community needs, and find innovative solutions to overcome obstacles.

Adaptability is an important component of leading outreach efforts. Each community is different so it is important to listen and learn before engaging in any outreach effort. Utilizing prior experience with community outreach efforts is essential, but it’s important to remember that the ability to include the voices of others, particularly from that community, is paramount to success.

Necesitamos tener adaptabilidad, en los fracasos y las ganancias. Cuando más fallamos, no es siempre un error, es algo que nos dice. Que debemos reinventarnos, y mejorar, algo, que nos está faltando, en nuestro proceso.

Sustainable Impact is a team sport 1. Does the community acknowledge the problem we are trying to help them solve? If so, why should they trust us to help them? 2. Identify community sources and resources, including schools, workplaces, and civic organizations to serve as partners in growing trust and credibility. 3. Do not try to boil the ocean. Narrow and and intensify the focus of their investment of time and/or money to a specific population or region where we can be invited in to help foster positive social change.

One thing I have useful in community outreach is changing people 's mindset especially women who I meet during meetings of improving their welfare. Many feel and think they cannot change poverty in their homes. I work alot with like minded leaders who give hope to them as well using their experiences.

Building networks is critical to community engagement/outreach, especially if your service area covers large geographical regions. Doing so can help reduce the emotional and physical toll of capacity building in communities because your organization will have a constant presence there to build resilience, visibility and hopefully increase your volunteer base.

For me Ive always felt that empathy is the key to connect with people. Approaching an issue with open mindedness and genuine interest, show people that you really care about them and their situation . Once rapport and trust are established with the stakeholders, it becomes easier to handle even the most challenging situations, as people know you are doing your best and be more understanding.

Trabajar en equipo, nos mejora la producción, todos informados, todos actualizados, nos ayuda a adaptarnos mejor, al sistema.

Work life balance is pivotal, one example of ways to incorporate more work life balance which also includes self care is to actually build it gaps of time in the day for the activities you enjoy most if possible. Work life balance doesn’t only apply when your outside or inside work.

La cultura del auto cuidado, y prevenir accidentes, debe estar, siempre en nuestro ser. No podemos, dejar que los arrebatos de hacer las cosas sin prevenir , nos afecten físicamente.

Some people think of the glass as half empty and others the glass half full. The real sense of resilience is recognizing that you have a glass and by having a glass you can fill it as you see fit. The same is true in our community outreach. It is to recognize that you have a community and that the best you can do in your work is to stay positive as you serve them. The road may not be easy, but by focusing on the good and remaining positive, you can, and will , succeed in your efforts.

Working in a community-oriented role in the criminal justice system for 7.5 years, it was easy to get frustrated by the bureaucracy and government slowdowns we encountered while trying to make change. But it's important to surround yourself with other hopeful dreamers and doers who won't let you get distracted by the slow pace or the no-for-now answers. Surround yourself with people who also want to affect positive change, and who will encourage you with solutions and help you approach setbacks from creative perspectives. Progress is a lot slower than we'd like it to be, but that doesn't mean it isn't happening. Always celebrate the small wins with the people helping you strive for the big ones.

Served as member of the school governing body in one of the schools in North West for 13 yrs, during my term of office ,I served as the chairperson and treasurer. Through all this years we made it our business to see to it that we carry mandate given to us by parents. We developed the school, instill discipline to learners ,drafted school policies and took them to parents for adoption and approval. The school was developed as inline with the school development program. School results improved .parents participated in the affairs of the school. We professionally managed school finances and reported income and expenditure to both parents and the Department. All our financial records where audited by professional auditors.