Grassroots Based Organisations

Grassroots Based Organisations

Grassroots based organisations address localised and felt needs of the members. They are inclusive vehicles of expression and motivation for members to call for or cause transformative change and establish minimum viable products of replicable models of development.

Grassroots are any entities that occupy space or market places in all dimensions whether locally (geographical), horizontally (across geographical regions), vertically (in form of demographics, identity, kith and kinship), centrally (as a result of a relationship between one entity to another where balancing power dynamics is crucial) and peripherally (where there is need to bring power systems and structures where they seem non-existent).

Power brings people together, sets in place activities that transform communities, provides possibilities for discernment of problems to proffer solutions.

Power situates position and creates decision-making hierarchies which catalyse roles and responsibilities and a culture of accountability. This sets the path for individuals to gain access to opportunities for self and development of their communities or organisations.

Organisations, or Grassroots based organisations for that matter, set the ground for probing or framing critical examination of variables or characters of uniqueness through which matters to be addressed arise as well as solutions or interventions to implement occur.

Grassroot based organisations are organic libraries of insights along public health, legal, gender, physical, political, social, cultural, economic, civil and environmental enabling and responsive contexts. These in turn create conditions for inclusivity, empathy, equality, equity and compassion.

Grassroot based organisations are the belly-buttons which are revelations of pain and resilience. They are opportunities for locating and strengthening systems and structures to prevent, prepare for, respond to calamities, crises and cataclysms like climate-change.

Grass root based organisations are spaces where it is possible to apply interventional heuristics against the bear brunt of inequalities and inequities.

Such interventional heuristics enable members or beneficiaries to address, estimate and reduce risks and vulnerabilities that if left undressed may lead to morbidity and mortality.  It is in this context that communities are able to prevent diseases, prolong life and promote health.

Communities need to be taken through the steps of preparation in order for them to be ready to tackle issues that need addressing. This has to be done strategically though.