NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND PROJECT DESIGN

Needs assessment WHY – Identifying specific needs – Understanding present situations – Knowing about the community/organization – Bringing focus to the programme – Exploring different perceptions

Why To start project in a partnership – Bottom up approach – Mutual learning – More effectiveness – Knowing our limitations

Steps for a needs assessment Decide your stakeholders Collect general background of the stakeholders Build rapport with the stakeholders Decide needs assessment day with the stakeholders, at mutual convenience Prepare well for the needs assessment Be prepared for negative response !!! Have a plan for how you will analyze the results of the assessment

Steps for need assessment Make a check list – Be focused – Avoid direct questions (cultural sensibilities) Tools – Discussion in a meeting – Drop box – Use of pictorial tools – Mapping – Share findings with the community

PROJECT DESIGN GENERAL OBJECTIVE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES INTERVENTIONS (ACTIVITIES) TIMELINE RESOURCES AVAILABLE (human and finances) RESOURCES NECESSARY (human and finances) MONITORING AND EVALUATION

Relationship between vision, objective & activities OVERALL OBJECTIVE VISION/BROAD AREA SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE ACTIVITIES

Vision Vision defines macro level areas which have been decided by the organization/group as per their policies/skills etc.

Objective Helps to identify – Specify smaller part/parts of a vision statements – More clarity about the what to be achieved – Determines a range of desired outcomes which enable to achieve a vision

General objective A Long Term Vision – What Do We Want to achieve ? – Why Do We Want To Achieve ? Example: – To Create A Knowledge Based Learning Culture In Rawade School

Specific objective Breaking down general objective into smaller objectives Helps in designing implementation strategies and interventions – Long term activities – Short term activities Helps in monitoring activities EXAMPLE : – To Understand The Present Teaching Culture – To Demonstrate The Different Ways Of Teaching(methodologies) – To Enhance Skills Of School Teachers

Activities – TO UNDERSTAND THE PRESENT TEACHING CULTURE Attending school classes and taking notes Discussion with school teachers – TO DEMONSTRATE THE DIFFERENT WAYS OF TEACHING(METHODOLOGIES) Designing teaching plans for each session – Planning of each session – Specificity (focus) – Review /revisiting – TO ENHANCE SKILLS OF SCHOOL TECAHERS Training for teachers Co facilitation with teachers

How to decide activities? Relationship with your objective Available resources – Time – Human – Money How are we going to measure it? – Who – When – Where