Materials
Five scarves or bandanas to use as blindfolds for climate setter
Five oranges (or any locally available and inexpensive fruit) for
climate setter
Prepared flipchart of Project Design Questions/Steps
Community Development Cycle visual (from session 3)
Blank paper and markers for the visioning exercise
Handouts:
Project Design Worksheet (English version)
Project Design Worksheet (translated version, as appropriate)
Sample Project Designs (see Appendix A)
Preparation
1.
Thoroughly review the whole project design sequence (i.e., Parts
1 and 2) so you become familiar with the steps and how the
participants will be working in project teams. Decide how you
want to use the Sample Project Designs (Appendix A). You may
want to have the participants read the samples during Step II so
they have an overall idea of how the design looks, or you may
want to refer to them later in the session. However you decide to
use the cases, make sure the group understands they are meant
to serve as samples, not as the model. The danger is that sometimes
people try to mold their projects too closely after what they see in
a sample rather than being more loose and creative with the
process.
2.
Prepare a flipchart with the Project Design Questions/Steps and
post it on the wall, next to the Community Development Cycle
visual.
3.
If you want to demonstrate the ranking matrix in Step V C, adapt
the criteria to make it suitable for your group.
Procedure
STEP I. Climate Setter Finding the Orange
(20 minutes)
A. Lead the group in a brief climate setting activity which
emphasizes the need for community members' involvement in
the planning process. One suggestion is Finding the Orange.
For this exercise, you will need to clear an open space in the
training room, or better yet, take the group outside to a green
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