A. Introduce the assignment to the group as follows:

1. Select one of the tools (community mapping, daily activity

schedules, seasonal calendars, and ranking matrix) to review

and discuss. Move to your selected station and form a small

group with others who have selected the same tool.

2. Analyze the samples, read over the handouts provided at your

station, and then address the questions on the flipchart. (See

Trainer Note below.)

3. Be prepared to briefly describe your tool and share your

answers to the questions with the large group.

B. Have the groups work at their stations for approximately 20

minutes, then ask them to report their findings to the large group.

The small group reports should include a brief description of the

tools and key insights from their discussions.

Trainer Note: To help participants understand the uses of each tool,

have them address the questions listed below. Feel free to add or alter the

questions to suit the needs of your training group.

Seasonal Calendars:

(See questions in Step II D.)

Community Maps:

1. What do the maps reveal about community and personal assets?

2. What institutions appear? If they don't, why not? (If none,

community members could be asked specifically to draw them in.)

3. What do maps show about men's and women's roles? Where they

spend their time?

4. Are there local resources that do not seem to be used? By men? By

women? By boys? By girls? Why not?

5. How might the information about roles and resources be critical to

the design of a particular project?

Daily activity schedule:

1. What information is revealed about task roles of men? Of

women?

2. What information is revealed about where men and women

spend their time?

3. What indications are there that schedules might change over the days

of the week? Of the month? Of the year?

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