CAT COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT TOOL

I WISH I HAD SOME SORT OF TOOL TO HELP ME UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS AND RESOURCES OF MY COMMUNITY AS WELL AS OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROJECT ACTIVITIES. AS OF NOW, I’M JUST HANGING OUT ON THE COUCH…….

CAT OBJECTIVES To provide the PCV with a tool to develop more formal and professional relationships within their community and local institutions To provide the PCV with professional development skills in the design, methods, analysis and needs assessments in the international development setting

Today’s Session Objectives: By the end of the session, the Trainees will be able to: Identify and discuss the methodologies of CAT Define, describe and implement a baseline study Understand the format of the Community Diagnostic Report Recognize and discuss attitudes that are considered necessary to be successful in implementing the CAT

BASELINE STUDIES use a range of methods to establish a starting point for projects. They provide valuable social and economic information which is critical to project decision-making and predict impacts. Social and Cultural Elements Population and demographics Social diversity Socio-cultural resources Community profiling (health, housing, education, social issues, justice, etc.) Cultural heritage and archaeology Social services and infrastructure Cultural property identification Social capital and community capacity analysis Land tenure, use and management Institutions and governance Cross-cultural mapping Economic Elements Development history Micro/Macro economic analysis (local, regional, national) Employment Development indicators and local capacity Physical infrastructure Stakeholder analysis Policy and regulatory systems Community Economic Development issues

ATTITUDES NECESSARY TO PULL THIS OFF SUCCESSFULLY!!!

So, with the proper knowledge, skills and attitude regarding Community Assessment, you could be a BIG-CAT VOLUNTEER!!!