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2014 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
How to Conduct a Community Assessment for Economic and Community Development Projects
Moderator: Gulam Vahanvaty
ResourcesRotary supports investments in people to create measurable and enduring economic improvement in their lives and communities.
Economic and Community Development Goals:Building the capacity of entrepreneurs, community leaders, local organizations,
and community networks to support economic development in impoverished communities;
Developing opportunities for productive work;
Reducing poverty in underserved communities;
Supporting studies for career-minded professionals related to economic and community development.
Rotary’s Support of Economic and Community Development
Narrow Focus
Broad FocusGlobal Grants
District Grants
Service Projects
Rotarian Action Group for Microfinance and Community Development
Rotary Community Corps
Agenda:
• Introduction• Presentations by Panelists• Q/A• Workshop Activity in Groups• Q/A• Closing Remarks
Panelists: Tusu Tusubira, Member of TRF Cadre of Technical Advisors, Past Future Vision Trainer, Past DRFC Chair, RC Kampala North, Uganda District 9211 Rabeya Yasmin, Director of Ultra Poor Program, BRAC, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2014 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
Effective Community Needs Assessment:Four Experiential Pointers
• Takes time, but establishes effective communication
• Know them as individuals, NOT under the anonymous umbrella of beneficiaries
Invest Time in Creating Trust
• Seeding Points for Economic and Community Development are Assets the community has – skills, resources, leadership, organised groups, etc.
Identify seeding points – community assets
• Many t0 many conversations
• Separately: women, men, community leaders, groups
• Observation• Statistics
Triangulate Information on Assets and Needs
• Awareness of what could be when the minds open up helps communities dare to think beyond traditional limitations.
Address Mindset as part of Assessment
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Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction
Targeting the ultra poor
Rabeya Yasmin
Director , BRAC
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• Founded in Bangladesh in 1972, BRAC is considered “by most measures the largest, fastest-growing non-governmental organization in the world.” (Source: Economist, 2010).
• BRAC has since inception been at the forefront of poverty alleviation, and microfinance in Bangladesh and 10 other countries
• BRAC creates opportunities for the poor, through comprehensive programming in financial inclusion, education, agriculture and food security, water and sanitation, healthcare, community empowerment and legal rights
• We are reaching about 120 million population
About BRAC
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Targeting the ultra Poor
• The poorest are caught up in a complex trap and lack the complementary asset base needed to benefit from regular microfinance.
• Food aid, the traditional instrument for the poorest is designed as a “crisis management instrument” that fails to create the foundations for sustainable livelihood change
• Conventional development programs lack graduation concept
• The challenge is to design an approach that uses grants as a strategic entry point to equip the ultra poor graduate in to mainstream program
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Since 2002 BRAC’s Special Investment Program for the ultra poor
Program Activities Purpose
Asset transfer; weekly stipendBuild economic asset base, ensure regular cash flow, improve livelihoods. Weekly stipend for reducing opportunity cost of asset operation
Enterprise development and life skill training
Ensure good return from assets transferred, knowledge and awareness of rights and justice
Tailor made health interventionImprove health seeking behavior, reduce income erosion in health
Engaging with the communityTo create an supportive/ enabling environment at village level to ensure long term sustainability of improved livelihood of the ultra poor members.
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Asset transferWe offer 12 enterprise options
to our program participants
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To allow the client breathing room,
and time to start earning income
from her assets, the client receives a
cash transfer or stipend, and in some
cases a food to supplement their
diet.
Stipend
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Client receives weekly home visits
and training on how to use their
asset, on health and hygiene matters,
basic skills and literacy, and general
support and counseling
Training
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Panel doctor give prescription
to ultra poor members
BRAC Health staff
visiting ultra poor
member
Client receives healthcare support with
access to community medical workers,
physicians and medications
Tailor made
health support
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Clients increase their social standing and
receive guidance on integrating better with
their community. Here, a village poverty
reduction committee, organized by BRAC,
conducts a regular monthly meeting to help
clients address various issues they face.
Social Integration
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Community participation in Social Integration
• Targeting program participants
• Mobilizing community support through formation of Village Poverty Reduction Committees
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Community targeting of program participants :
Ultra Poor households are selected through a participatory wealth ranking exercise by the community and BRAC. The methodology applies two techniques:
•Social Mapping •Wealth Ranking
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Community participates in a
spatial mapping and wealth
ranking exercise to identify
community members in the most
need
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Village Poverty Reduction Committee
•9-11 member committee
•Formed with village elites
•Representative from ultra poor members
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Why Village Poverty Reduction committee ?
In order to make best use of all the assistances provided from the program
the committee ensures :
-social security to the ultra poor Households
-security of the assets transferred by the program
- Integration of the ultra poor in to the mainstream community
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Sl no Activities
Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1
Make a list of non-enrolled children, ensure their admission in school and stipend
2Provide free coaching for school-going poorest children
3
Provide school bag and shoes for school-going poorest children
4
Ensure security of the targeted ultra poor households
5 Stop open defecation in village
6
Ensure every child is immunized under national immunization campaign
7
Provide support for medical treatment
8
Repair/ construct house for the poorest community members
9
Assist in installing tube-well and latrine at the poorest households
10 Keeping their village clean
Activity Calendar for Village Committee
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Village committee meeting
Free coaching by committee
Winter cloth distribution by
committee
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Free coaching by committee
School bag tingSchool bag distribution by
committee
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Annual sports organized by committee
Prize distribution in annual sports
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Tube well installation by the committee
Village cleaning campaign by the committee
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Contribution village committee to the ultra poor members
Sl. No.
Nature of Support Number
1. No. of Total Village committee formed 9244
2. No. of children get free tutorial support 3423
3. No. of school bags distributed among ultra poor children
5,589
4. Pair of shoes distributed among ultra poor children
3,777
5. Sanitary Latrine installed 23,692
6. No. of houses repaired 105,000
7. Birth registration done 45,479
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Village Poverty Reduction Committee
unique case of community participation and contribution in combating ultra poverty in rural
Bangladesh
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RESULTS AND IMPACT
•In Bangladesh, more than 95% of participants achieve graduation with 92% crossing an ultra- poverty threshold of 50 cents per day and maintaining their improved conditions for the next 4 years
•Internationally, reports from the various CGAP and Ford Foundation funded pilots show that in 18-36 months, 75% to 98% of participants meet the country specific graduation criteria
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RESULTS AND IMPACT
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rabeya.y@brac.net
Join us in the movement to end ultra-poverty.
Contact us to learn more.
Questions for the
Moderator and
Panelists?
Workshop Activity Instructions:
1. Read the community description of page 1 of the activity handout.
2. In groups, discuss the questions on page 2 of the activity handout.
3. Note any important points or questions that arise as you discuss.
4. Ask for assistance from the moderator, panelists, or Rotary staff members as needed.
Community Assessment and Economic and Community Development Resources:
• Communities in Action: A Guide to Effective Projects Publication;
• Community Assessment Tools Publication;
• Area of Focus Publication;
• Economic and Community Development Policy Statement (global grants);
• Rotarian Action Group for Microfinance and Community Development;
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Thank you for your time and service to Rotary.
Questions?