"In the past, the community had no social organization power and no overall management. The neighborhood committee was always 'powerless' to deal with the problems reported by the people. Now, residents can raise, discuss and handle matters by themselves. Many difficulties have been solved easily, and the satisfaction of the people has been improved. The sense of happiness has also improved a lot." Speaking of the advantages and benefits brought by the "five-community linkage democratic consultation", Ou Jianyuan, secretary of the Tingtang Community Party Branch of Dongjiao Town, Xiuyu District, said.
"Five-community linkage" refers to the linkage of communities, social organizations, social workers, social resources and community autonomous organizations, that is, using the community as a platform, introducing professional social work services to meet the needs of residents, linking the social organizations in the community to play Its function is to realize the professionalization and refinement of community governance and , and promote community mutual assistance and community integration.
Starting this year, under the guidance of the Xiuyu District Civil Affairs Bureau, Tingtang Community has introduced a professional social work agency - Fujian Qifu Social Worker, to promote the "6+x" model of residents' consultation under the "five-community linkage" and organize regular Convene a residents' consultative and democratic meeting to realize that "there are people to manage the elderly and disabled in the community, there are people to resolve conflicts, and all major and minor matters can be discussed together."
Using the wisdom of the masses to solve their problems is the original intention of Tingtang Community to introduce the "6+X" residents' democratic council system. It is understood that "6+x" refers to representatives of residents' committees, representatives of key residents, women's representatives, representatives of social organizations, and representatives of social resources. Negotiate on many matters such as relationship coordination and children’s education. One week before the meeting, the two community committees and the social union first collected issues from residents and discussed the direction with relevant parties to facilitate negotiation, resolution and advancement at the meeting.
Tingtang community has a population of more than 4,000, including many left-behind elderly people and children. Due to various reasons, the community has never had an extracurricular activity venue suitable for teenagers and children. At a recent meeting, some residents proposed the establishment of a children's activity area, and the participants expressed their opinions. They liked it and put forward their own opinions. Finally, after democratic consultation, it was decided to transform the fourth floor of the old village headquarters into a children's activity center, and then the villagers raised books for children to read.
In addition to offline meetings, sometimes council meetings will also rely on social networks and other platforms, where residents can speak through the community and participate in democratic deliberations. “The consultation process was very democratic, and the final agreement was acceptable to everyone!” Many residents said.
Ou Jianyuan told reporters that through the form of residents' discussions, the enthusiasm of community residents to participate in community affairs management will be fully stimulated, and the role of community residents' self-management and self-service grassroots self-governance will be brought into play, and the "last mile" of serving the grassroots and the masses will be solved. While solving difficult problems, it also improves residents’ participation, awareness and satisfaction.
(Source: Fujian Daily · New Fujian Client Reporter: Chen Haner Correspondent: Lin Hua Zhong Qiao Editor: Xu Yixuan)
