Community Assesment

Question 1

Community assessment-

Answer 1

• Community needs assessment- procedure/steps to help you
identify the needs/ issues faced by the community
• A collaborative process to determine the needs and ability of a
community to support its citizens
• Process of identifying, collecting data, analysing and prioritizing
the needs of a population/community

Question 2

Planning cycle

Answer 2

Situational analysis
Planning and design
Implementation and monitoring
Evaluation

Question 3

Benefits/advantages of PLA tool

Answer 3

Encourages participation –ownership and control over the project
Promotes grass root development -Bottom-up approach –
planning with the people based on what they say is the problem.
Empowers the community to identify and solve their problems
Encourage the development of partnership and rapport between
agencies and local people.
Strengthens collaboration between the community and the
external organization
Encourages transfer of skills to locals: empowers communities to
solve the their problems
Uncovers the community’s knowledge and attitudes about
needs/problems and Identifies available services in the community
Promotes integration of diverse groups e.g. pwd, women can take
part in the process

Question 4

Different PLA tools

Answer 4

Mapping activities map
Direct observation
List and card sorting
Ranking Activities
Timeline
Problem tree tool 
Solution tree
SWOT analysis