Using Online Platform for Community Engagement During the Covid-19 Pandemic
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Community Engagement, Covid-19, Pandemic, Community DevelopmentAbstract
The spread of the Coronavirus disease across the world remains unstoppable with destructive negative impacts on health and the socio-economic life of communities. Government, organizations and impacted communities have established various development programs to overcome these impacts. However, multiple protocols in combating the virus (wearing mask, social distancing or staying 6 feet apart and avoiding crowds) have hampered the distribution of these programs to the communities. This study aims to examine how community engagement process has been conducted by using online platform. The study sourced data from fifteen community development programs conducted by undergraduate students. Before the pandemic, these programs were distributed to the communities offline. This study found several online platforms which were used mostly by those students including webinar and meeting software, such as zoom, website and social media like Instagram and Facebook. These platforms were employed to conduct webinar, inform, and involve other groups or communities in the programs. As a result, the communities have become more active and familiar in utilizing online platforms to establish various development programs. However, this study also identifies some problems which hinder the community engagement process including online communication issues and lack of the accessibility of communities using the internet.Downloads
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Miao, Q., Schwarz, S., & Schwarz, G. (2021). Responding to COVID-19: Community volunteerism and coproduction in China. World Development, 137(105128), 1-6. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105128
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Putnam, R. D. (1993). Making Democracy Work: Civic Traditions in Modern Italy. New Jersey: Princeton University Press.
Putnam, R. D. (2000). Bowling Alone: the Collapse and Revival of American Community. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Ramsbottom, A., O’Brien, E., Ciotti, L., & Takacs, J. (2018). Enablers and Barriers to Community Engagement in Public Health Emergency Preparedness: A Literature Review. J Community Health , 43, 412–420. doi:DOI 10.1007/s10900-017-0415-7
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Sun, Q., & Lu, N. (2020). Social Capital and Mental Health among Older Adults Living in Urban China in the Context of Covid-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17, 2-11.
WHO. (2020). Practical Considerations and Recommendations for Religious Leaders and Faith-based Communities in the Context of Covid-19. WHO. Dipetik July 2, 2021, dari https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/331707/WHO-2019-nCoV-Religious_Leaders-2020.1-eng.pdf
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Wong, A. S., & Kohler, J. C. (2020). Social Capital and Public Health: Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Globalization and Health, 16(88), 1-4. doi:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-020-00615-x
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Zollet, S., Colombo, L., De Meo, P., Marino, D., McGreevy, S. R., McKeon, N., & Tarra , S. (2021). Towards Territorially Embedded, Equitable and Resilient Food Systems? Insights from Grassroots Responses to COVID-19 in Italy and the City Region of Rome. Sustainability, 13(5), 1-25. doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/su13052425
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2021-11-27
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Chawa, A. (2021). Using Online Platform for Community Engagement During the Covid-19 Pandemic. The Sunan Ampel Review of Political and Social Sciences, 1(1), 15–28. https://doi.org/10.15642/sarpass.2021.1.1.15-28
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