Income-Generating Activities - Action Against Hunger

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• The success of the experience, we are interested in the reasons for this success
• The failure, we are interested to know why it failed
• We have put into practice an innovative experience that is worthwhile to reconstruct
A systematization methodology can be seen in the following chart:
Figure 4: Systematization methodology
Initial situation:
Describe the problem or
development opportunity
before the intervention.
Contextual elements:
• Causes of the problem
or opportunity.
• Factors that limited
the possibilities for
local action in order to
resolve the problem or
take advantage of the
opportunity.
Intervention:
What was done
(activities)
When was it done (time
frame)
Who did it (actors)
How was it done
(methods)
With what was it done
(means and costs)
Contextual elements:
• Factors that worked in
favor of the intervention.
• Factors that made the
intervention difficult.
Current situation:
How does the current situation
compare with the initial
situation
What are the tangible and intangible
benefits
Who has received these benefits
Contextual elements:
Factors that amplified the
magnitude of the effects or
the number of beneficiaries.
Factors that restricted the
magnitude of the effects or
the number of beneficiaries.
Initial situation Process of intervention Final situation
Lessons learned
What would be done in the same way if something similar were to be
implemented again
What would be done differently if something similar were to be implemented
again
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INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES: A KEY CONCEPT IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SECURTIY