Objectives

By the end of the session participants will be able to:

1.

Describe the process of using daily activity schedules, community

maps, seasonal calendars, gender analysis matrices and ranking

tools to gather information and prioritize key issues in the

community.

2.

Analyze information or insights potentially gained through each

tool, and link it to potential projects.

Materials

  Blank flipcharts, markers, and tape

  Sample maps, calendars, daily activities, ranking matrices either

handouts or actual products from communities

  Handout instructions for developing maps, calendars, and daily

activities (from PACA or PRA manuals)

  Handouts:

  Gender Analysis Matrix

  Helping the Community Analyze and Prioritize Issues

Preparation

1.

Ascertain how much training participants have had in PACA,

PRA, or related methods to determine if you need to do the

optional seasonal calendar activity in Step II. If most of the group

has little or no experience with these participatory analysis tools,

then have them practice with the seasonal calendar or another of

the tools if you prefer. If several people in the group have

experience with the tools, then try to use those participants as

assistant trainers to help you demonstrate the seasonal calendar

and lead the small group discussions of the various tools (Step

III). In other words, select an option, or create one, that fits your

participants' skill level and needs. The most important outcome

in this session is to give everyone a chance to feel the  power  of

the tools, and see their applicability to specific community

situations. If participants are not convinced the tools work, they

will not use them.

2.

Become thoroughly familiar with the content of the  PACA:

Participatory Analysis for Community Action Manual, the

Gender and Development Training Manual, and the Gender

Analysis Matrix (GAM) handout (attached to this session). Select

examples that would be pertinent to the participants. You may

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