Needs assessments should be carried out using a participatory community-led process. The following tools could be used to help communities identify needs and potential solutions during an assessment.
To support participants to develop a community action plan.Steps Community members develop action plans based on the solutions ...
To explore issues around health and sexuality, women’s rights and violence against women.Steps in the processDraw the outline o...
To explore relationships between things – particularly the relative importance, influence or power of people, organisations or ...
To identify helpers and spoilers – people, organisations or events that might help or hinder your work. For a similar tool, ada...
To present local information, problems and opportunities in a clear, visual way. A basic map of a local area can be overlaid wi...
To identify safe and unsafe areas in a city or community.This exercise was designed as part of the Safe Cities Urban Book proce...
To identify areas in the community that are safe and unsafe for women.NB: This exercise should be facilitated by a trained trai...
To plan for action by marking key activities on a timeline or 'yardstick'.StepsMap each of the actions in your action plan alon...