MODULE 2 COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT_EDITED.pptx

NSTPCOMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT

1. Community Needs Assessment

2. What is Community Needs Assessment?

3. Community Needs Assessment Is a process wherein problems , issues and concerns of the community are identified through the use of several tools for assessment. It encourages the participation of the community, as they are the stakeholders, to the findings in the assessment.

4. Community Needs Assessment Needs assessment, social analysis or community diagnosis as others refer to, is a concrete base for the formulation of programs . It reflects the sentiments , needs , aspirations and recommendations of the community people

5. Community Needs Assessment When it is done properly, it will reflect also the trainees’ feeling of oneness with the community . They begin to see that the people’s problems also reflect their own.

6. Community Needs Assessment It is important that the people realize that they can do something to change their situation for the better.

7. Importance of Community Needs Assessment

8. Importance of Needs Assessment Gather information about citizens’ attitudes and options in order of importance. Determine how citizens rank issues, problems and opportunities in order of importance or urgency. Give citizens a voice in determining policies, goals and priorities.

9. Importance of Needs Assessment 4. Evaluate current programs and policies. 5. Provide speculations about what people are thinking. 6. Provide speculations about what people really want.

10. Information to be included in Assessing Community Needs Historical Development Refers to data on how the community became what it is today and provides insights into the kind of resources to collect and need. 2. Geographical and Transportation Information It includes information on the community’s patterns and population contributions.

11. Information to be included in Assessing Community Needs 3. Political and Legal Functions It includes strategies for community-based selection [or this may include strategies that community uses for selecting players in the political sphere]. 4. Demographic Data It includes data on age characteristics, size, race, and transience of population.

12. Information to be included in Assessing Community Needs 5. Economic Data It refers to the economic base, social, cultural, educational, recreational organizations. This includes the values and social pattern.

13. Methods in Collecting Data for Community Needs Assessment 1. Focused Group Discussion (FGD) with Key informants The key informants of the community are people who hold socially responsible positions such as educators , public officials , clergy and business representatives or the like. These are people who can provide good information that will guide and give you better understanding on historical issues needed by the community.

14. Methods in Collecting Data for Community Needs Assessment 2. Community Forum/Assembly This involves holding of group events that may include the entire community . It gives visibility to the leaders and raises the status of the community but it requires lots of planning and publicity. This meeting can be a venue where people can express their needs and be immediately validated by the rest of the attendees. Participatory action research effectively uses this method.

15. Methods in Collecting Data for Community Needs Assessment 3. Public Records Public records like national census will provide data for social and demographic indicators of the community. Data include are age , gender , educational level , locality, etc. that tend to contribute to library use.

16. Methods in Collecting Data for Community Needs Assessment 4. Survey Survey and questionnaires involve asking individuals in the community about their everyday needs. This can be implemented through the following: Mailing questionnaires to randomly selected members of the community; Performing telephone survey; Handing out surveys while people are in an assembly; and Posting questionnaires on your public access computer catalog “An example of this is the Minimum Basic Needs (MBN) Form of the DSWD”.

17. Steps in Conducting Needs Assessment

18. Steps in Conducting Needs Assessment 1. Establish a working committee to solicit citizen and community involvement and develop a plan of action. 2. List important aspects that are needed to be looked upon . This may also mean identifying the surveyors’ own capability and strength.

19. Steps in Conducting Needs Assessment 3. Identify the population to be surveyed . This also includes making communications with community leaders and authorities of the identified population to facilitate other procedures (Family members, Sectors or groups). 4. Determine the information that is needed. It may be existing information which must be collected or it may be information gathered using a survey. Information like demographic profile may be readily gathered from the barangay, municipal or city records office.

20. Steps in Conducting Needs Assessment 5. Select a random sample of person to survey. A good number of representative populations to be surveyed will contribute to the validity of the information. 6. Develop and pretest a questionnaire . Afterwards, if the questionnaire was found to be a valid tool for measurement of data, proceed to distributing the questionnaire for community use. 7. Collate the information.

21. Steps in Conducting Needs Assessment 8. Analyze the data. This may be done together with the core group members of the community. Community participation in analyzing gathered data is also important so that they can feel the ownership of the issues and concerns in their community. 9. Go back to the community for validation of information. This may be done through a community assembly or simple community group discussion. 10. Finalize the document. Make sure that there are corresponding recommendations for the issues and concerns found.

22. Community Assistance in Assessing Needs Help identify community groups and citizens to be involved in the working committee. Facilitate a group discussion to identify important issues and set priorities. Help select the sample to be surveyed and design a system to identify respondents. Provide tested questions from which the working committees choose questions that address the issues and concerns.

23. Community Assistance in Assessing Needs Help design a process to distribute and collect survey questionnaires, code, enter and analyze the resulting data. Provide summary reports of data. Suggest programs to report the results and strategies to solicit community involvement. Work with citizens to identify courses of action based on the information.

24. Sample of Community Needs Assessment Framework/Design for Urban and Rural Setting

25. INTRODUCTION Statement Objectives Importance METHODOLOGY Time and Place Sampling Procedure Method of Analysis Scope and Limitations

26. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION A. Geographical Profile (Data source may come from barangay or city/municipal hall) 1. Physical Location/Boundaries (North, East, West, South) Terrain Facilities (like clinic/hospital, schools, recreation hall, etc. Climate Basic Food

27. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 2. Cultural History of Place and People Languages being used Peace and Order Situation (usual community conflict and/or crime rate) Clothing (most applicable to rural setting)

28. Social (Data comes from survey) Total Population Total Number of Household Population distribution by Gender (and Age) Population distribution by Educational Attainment Health and common illnesses Recreation

29. Economic Wage Earners in the Family Employment Household monthly income Life Skills Abilities Interests Spiritual Aspect Number of people with active membership in the church

30. Socio-political Aspect Known social programs or projects and other related community efforts (whether existing or planned efforts) Expression of satisfaction/dissatisfaction towards current social programs Perceived community leaders Recognized community leaders Other Agencies, GOs or NGOs that are in the area or that serve the community

31. SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION Summary Conclusion Recommendation APPENDICES