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3.76 EMBRACING PARTICIPATION IN DEVELOPMENT: Wisdom from the Field Once the outputs are shared, the team should divide and share the responsibility for writing up the process notes for the day. All the analysis carried out in the community should be written and the visual outputs copied with proper explanatory notes. Having lots of visual outputs with no explanation renders them of little use. (Note how examples in these Guidelines have explanatory notes without which many of them would have conveyed little meaning to the reader.) Wherever there is any quantification, aggregate the data (e.g., total number of households, or female-headed households shown on a map, or the distribution of households according to the wealth/well-being categories, etc.). These daily reports should be ready before the start of fieldwork the next day. All reports should be collected by one person and kept together in a safe place. The daily review also helps in reflecting on the progress made and in planning for the next day’s fieldwork. Information that needs to be triangulated can be identified, and issues not explored so far can be included in the next day’s plan. 3.2.3 Synthesis reports Synthesis reports are written at the end of a participatory appraisal with a community. Synthesis reports are more difficult to write as they have to take into account a variety of information generated in a variety of different ways. Often it is this analysis which proves to be the most difficult part of the participatory appraisal process. The necessary analytical skills have to be acquired in order to be able to use the results effectively. Unless the documentation is carried out properly, and in a disciplined manner, there is always the danger of missing out on learning from the process which would allow one to begin planning and designing activities with the community in the future. Part 3 Before the report can be written it is necessary for all the facilitators to review the process together. All daily reports should be analyzed before conclusions are reached. The best way to start is to revisit the checklist of issues used for the fieldwork. All the information available on each of the topics should be analyzed. Any new themes or topics that may have emerged during the appraisal, and not listed in the checklist, must be added. It is important to bear in mind that the final report need not give single statements as results on a particular topic. It is quite common to get multiple responses on a topic that do not match. These will depend on the diversity within the community. The synthesis report should reflect this diversity. It should also clearly indicate results which cut across the different groups within the community. The synthesis report should present all these major findings and <strong>only</strong> at the end should the facilitators give their views and deductions separately.
EMBRACING PARTICIPATION IN DEVELOPMENT: Wisdom from the Field 3.77 In case there are any gaps in the information, or some questions have remained unanswered, state this clearly in the report. Do not give your own views on a subject that was not analyzed with the community. 3.3 Sharing the results It is best to share by reporting back the findings from the appraisal process to the community before the synthesis report can be considered final. This can be done in a large gathering in the community, or if the community is too big (as is often the case in urban settlements) several such presentations can be made with different groups within the same community. Such a process provides an opportunity to verify and triangulate the results; as well as to keep the community involved in the synthesis process. The same meeting can also be used to discuss the next steps to be taken with the community for planning different activities that could be supported there. Writing the daily report for a Reproductive Health <strong>PRA</strong> conducted in Tana, Madagascar. Part 3
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