THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTEGRATED COMMUNITY WELFARE TO REDUCE INEQUALITY IN QUALITY OF LIFE FOR VULNERABLE GROUPS IN SAM NGAM SUBDISTRICT MUNICIPALITY, SAM NGAM DISTRICT, PHICHIT PROVINCE

Abstract

The objectives of this research article were to (1) study the development of an integrated community welfare system for vulnerable groups and (2) study the community context conditions that affect the success of the development of an integrated community welfare system for vulnerable groups. This research is qualitative, Case study type. Study areas a community welfare fund Sam Ngam subdistrict, Sam Ngam district, Phichit province. Key informants are committees and members of the community welfare fund group and local administration officers. The instrument for collecting data was a Researcher and semi-structured interview form using group discussion methods and in-depth interviews and content analysis.

The result of the study found that: The development of an integrated community welfare system is developed from the foundation of a financial organization and the principles that support social partnerships for the process of participation and the creation of collaborative work. Integration between the government sector, local sector, people's sector, and the private sector, including the structure of working groups in the area, network and internal and external budgets, community welfare Arrangement model, and the extension of the community welfare fund to create integration promote and support the holistic integrated community welfare that all members have the opportunity to receive benefits from birth, old age, sickness, and death sustainably.

The community welfare system will be strong and sustainable it must be reinforced from the context of the community there are 6 conditions found as follows: Having a history of joining together to develop the fund, Leaders with a collective thinking system, a Decentralized management structure, Integration of internal and external networks, Have the confidence and trust of the members and creating a new generation of group leaders.