{"id":1481,"date":"2014-05-12T14:44:03","date_gmt":"2014-05-12T18:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.principletopractice.org\/?page_id=1481"},"modified":"2025-05-05T16:08:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T20:08:51","slug":"assumptions-about-connectors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.principletopractice.org\/wordpress\/from-principle-to-practice\/assumptions-about-connectors\/","title":{"rendered":"Assumptions about Connectors"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>People who use Do No Harm continually analyze their situations according to the issues and factors that divide individuals and groups from each other and the issues and factors that connect individuals and groups. These two basic categories of Dividers and Connectors provide them with a depth of understanding of the contexts where they work and of the impacts of their work on those contexts. Using these two categories for the basis of their program designs makes a significant difference in understanding, insight, and effectiveness.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Assumptions about Connectors<\/em><\/p>\n<p>How does it connect people? Don\u2019t romanticize!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWomen\u201d or \u201cwomen\u2019s groups\u201d are often identified as connectors, as are \u201ceconomic interests\u201d or \u201cinfrastructure\u201d. While in some places women reach across conflict lines, in others women insist on revenge for their loved ones\u2019 suffering. Infrastructure or natural resources (such as a river) may connect people physically, but may be being used in ways that create tension.  A marketplace may encourage people to meet, but they can just as easily be segregated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"box\">Previous Page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.principletopractice.org\/wordpress\/from-principle-to-practice\/assumptions-about-dividers\/\" title=\"Assumptions about Dividers\">Assumptions about Dividers<\/a><br \/>\nNext Page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.principletopractice.org\/wordpress\/from-principle-to-practice\/our-organization-is-a-connectordivider\/\" title=\"\u201cOur organization is a Connector\/Divider\u201d\">\u201cOur organization is a Connector\/Divider\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related Topics<br \/>\n<a title=\"\u201cWe can create Connectors to bring people together\u201d\" href=\"http:\/\/www.principletopractice.org\/from-principle-to-practice\/we-can-create-connectors-to-bring-people-together\/\">\u201cWe can create Connectors to bring people together\u201d<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"\u201cThat person or group is a Divider\/Connector\u201d\" href=\"http:\/\/www.principletopractice.org\/from-principle-to-practice\/that-person-or-group-is-a-dividerconnector\/\">\u201cThat person or group is a Divider\/Connector\u201d<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Weak Connectors are not Dividers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.principletopractice.org\/from-principle-to-practice\/weak-connectors-are-not-dividers\/\">Weak Connectors are not Dividers<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Common Misunderstandings about Dividers and Connectors\" href=\"http:\/\/www.principletopractice.org\/from-principle-to-practice\/common-misunderstandings-about-dividers-and-connectors\/\">Common Misunderstandings about Dividers and Connectors<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Understanding Dividers and Connectors\" href=\"http:\/\/www.principletopractice.org\/from-principle-to-practice\/understanding-dividers-and-connectors\/\">Understanding Dividers and Connectors<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Do No Harm SAVES: Categories for Disaggregating a Context\" href=\"http:\/\/www.principletopractice.org\/from-principle-to-practice\/do-no-harm-saves-categories\/\">Do No Harm SAVES: Categories for Disaggregating a Context<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People who use Do No Harm continually analyze their situations according to the issues and factors that divide individuals and groups from each other and the issues and factors that connect individuals and groups. 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