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An-Najah National University

Faculty of Graduate Studies

Community Participation and its Role in the Development of the Local

Community:
Case Study of Neighborhood Committees in the City of Nablus
Prepared by:
Manal Abdel Mou'ti Saleh Kaddoumi
Supervised by:
Dr. Ali Abdelhamid
Dr. Khairi Marei

Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of

Master of Science in Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of
Graduate Studies, at An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
2008

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Community Participation and its Role in the Development of the Local

Community:
Case Study of Neighborhood Committees in the City of Nablus
Prepared by:
Manal Abdel Mou'ti Saleh Kaddoumi
Supervised by:
Dr. Ali Abdelhamid
Dr. Khairi Marei
Abstract
This study aimed to clarify the role of community participation in the
development of the community, to be among the first studies of its kind to
examine the relationship between the level of community participation and
community development in the city of Nablus. In addition, it shed light on
one of the means of public participation, which is the neighborhood
committees in the city of Nablus in terms of their existence, role, relevance,
disabilities, and the associated problems.
The study seeks to provide officials and those responsible for local
community development programs in the city of Nablus with sufficient
information on these committees as well as the awareness of people towards
the importance of participation in the development of local community. To
achieve these goals, the author used both the descriptive and analytical
approaches based on primary and secondary sources of information.
Moreover, the he conducted a study on a sample of members of the
community, in addition to interviews with members of neighborhood
committees in Nablus governorate as well as the officials of community
programs in some institutions operating in the city of Nablus.
The findings of the study indicated that there is a desire and positive trend
of the searched community members towards community participation and
its role in the development of the community, and that they are aware of the
role of the neighborhood committees as a tool for community participation
in the development of the community. Also, it indicated that people
understand the nature of the activities carried out by the neighborhood
committees and they participate in these activities. In addition, the results
showed that the underlying motivation for joining the neighborhood
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committees from the viewpoint of some members of these committees was

because they want to increase and develop their life experience, enhance
their affiliation and collective work, increase their self-confidence, develop
public relations, and fill their leisure time in useful work.
Moreover, the study indicated that voluntary work in the area from the
viewpoint of some officials of community-based programs does not depend
on the changing age and sex because the association is available to male
and female alike, and, most importantly in voluntary work is commitment
to work and ability to give education and the willingness and desire to
develop personality.
The study recommended the need to expand voluntary work for community
members, in order to strengthen the capacity of neighborhood committees
to confront problems and treatment. Also, it recommended raising
awareness of the importance of voluntary work and urge them with their
families to actively participate in the activities of the neighborhood
committees. In addition, it emphasized the role of concerned bodies in
identifying the needs of society and the demands of its members through
referendum on the level of services provided to them.
Moreover, the study recommended the need for building a system for the
work of the neighborhood committees. Finally, the study has urged the
related official institutions to provide the neighborhood committees by the
necessary information and statistics on their neighborhoods.

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