Community Health Volunteer's Training Manual - Population Council

Module 2 Community Mobilisation and Tools
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Box 2.4.11: “But why” Approach
Example Using the “But why” Approach
Problem: Malaria on the rise in children under 5. Many of them are reporting to the CHC with
Malaria.
But why? Because they do not sleep under insecticide treated bednets
But why? Because parents do not know how to hang the net properly
But why? Because they have small bedrooms shared by many people.
Figure 2.4.3: Cross section of community members during C-COPE
Action plan
Once you have the needed information, you can plan to take action. This should be discussed
by the whole group, agreed upon and written down to guide implementation and evaluation.
When the groups have finished identifying their problems and prioritised them they are taught
how to draw an action plan. A sample of an action plan is shown below in Table 2.4.1.
Table 2.4.1: Sample Action Plan for Community COPE
Problem Causes Recommendation By Whom By When
Teenage
pregnancy
• Lack of
parental
guidance
• Peer pressure
• Poverty
• Broken
homes
• Plan durbar for parents to
encourage girls to finish
school.
• Health staff to give talks on
FP or RCH
Mercy June 19,
2007