THE IMMUNIZED COMMUNITY

Abstract

Our communities are numerous, some are desolate, some are abundant. Communities rely on themselves in their own way. Many communities rely on the government and external agencies, and there are many communities that can rely on themselves. The self-reliance of each community varies depending on the social geography. A community that can completely rely on itself, in this article, is called a “The Immunize Community”, which is like having community immunity and can withstand pressures from all sides. What are the important elements and processes of the community? Research has overlooked this, so I will fullfill in the details in this article.

In this academic article, the author will present the first part of the story, which is the definition of community development. The second part will analyze the case of the innovative OTOP project, which aims to study documents, academic articles, and interviews with experts, and visits to communities to obtain information to guide community development. The second part will present the philosophy of the sufficiency economy, a new theory, so that people can live a sufficient life at a frugal level, support themselves, and not go hungry. During the dry season, water stored in ponds can be used to grow crops that use less water without having to rely on irrigation. In the event of floods, they can recover. And help themselves to some extent. Social geography is the creation of wisdom for survival. Culture and original traditions will be transformed to adapt to the changing geography. Social imagination is to create thoughtful creativity, pushing for innovation in local community development. It is a guideline for developing a self-reliant community. It is to build relationships between people in the community, and work together in society. The last part is to demonstrate the good enough community and summarize knowledge. People are the center of development to find the relationship between people and culture, customs and traditions, and the relationship between people and natural resources. Which must rely on each other for mutual benefit. People use natural resources, natural resources rely on people to take care of them. Culture and traditions protect and build morale, guard against danger, and encourage sharing. It is an important mechanism for resulting in the immunized community with immunity, able to survive by relying on self-reliance in a sustainable way. The knowledge from this article can be used as a prototype for tracing the development of the community. The community studies local knowledge to find out what leads the community to survive if it lacks outside help.