School of Community Development and Participatory Engagement / Participatory Needs Assessment
Participatory Needs Assessment
Module Overview Module Three trains learners in the first substantive stage of the community development process: conducting a genuinely participatory needs assessment that identifies a community's own priorities, not an outside actor's assumptions about what a community needs. Learners are trained
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Learning objectives
Learning Objectives
28. Explain the principles of participatory needs assessment and its distinction from externally driven needs identification.
29. Apply inclusive assessment methods that reach beyond the most vocal or visible community members.
30. Distinguish expressed, assessed, and normative needs, and handle tension between them appropriately.
31. Select and apply at least two practical needs assessment tools appropriate to varying literacy and resource contexts.
32. Synthesise needs assessment findings into a clear, prioritised summary.