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58International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent SocietiesThe data also allows you to draw conclusions about why acertain situation exists:■ For example, you may see from various sources that villagersliving below a steep cliff made of loose rock are in a high-riskarea. While they understand this, they continue to live there.■ Other information gathered may indicate that all other landhas been bought up and the villagers have nowhere else to livethat is sufficiently close to potential employment.■ You may also conclude that the situation deteriorated after arailway was built on top of the cliff, which affected its stability.■ The risk was further increased by erosion, caused by peoplecutting down trees in order to use the wood for cooking or dueto more frequent heavy rainfall, possibly linked to globalclimate change.You will end up with a large amount of information that youneed to organize 5 . With the other team members, take the timeto look at, think about and come up with reasons as to why situationsexist. You can compare this with observations derived fromother methods used during the VCA, to support or reject yourconclusions.Once you have analysed and interpreted the data, your understandingof the community’s situation will be based on coherentevidence. You can then use the information to plan risk-reductionprogrammes and activities: this will be donetogether with community members duringthe planning phase.Working together with Caribbean NationalSocieties in 2004 to turn data into findingsand recommendations.5See the VCA toolbox publication for detailed information and instruction on systematizingand validating information.
How to do a VCA 59Returning informationto the communityData analysis and interpretation are not complete until they arevalidated by the community. The VCA team is responsible forgoing back to the community with the information – for validation,as well as to share findings with them.KeymessageCommunity members are in the bestposition to confirm your conclusions or topoint out mistakes you may have made.Nevertheless, there has to be a balance between community perceptionsof risk (which may give priority to hazards such as roadaccidents, disease and water supply, but not to major natural hazards)and the National Society’s understanding of situations basedon larger-scale risk assessment and mapping (including broadertrends such as large-scale deforestation, changes in river runoffdue to increasing irrigation or climate change). Using secondaryinformation sources is therefore important when intepreting primarydata.Useful Tips Presenting the datato the community■ Present the findings in a format that is accessible to everybody.■ Use visual aids and appropriate language.■ Your presentation should be dynamic, but should also givecommunity members the opportunity to voice their opinionsand questions.■ Take accurate notes so that the conclusions can be modified.■ Remember that community members were part of the analysisand interpretation team so it may be appropriate for them topresent some of the information.
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5Abbreviationsand acronymsAIDSBPICB
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Page 13 and 14: How to do a VCA 11Beliefs and value
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Page 23 and 24: 21Getting startedA Process for VCAT
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Page 27 and 28: How to do a VCA 25■ You may wish
Page 29 and 30: How to do a VCA 27Managing the VCAO
Page 31 and 32: How to do a VCA 29Your National Soc
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Page 49 and 50: How to do a VCA 47■ Team members
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Page 75 and 76: How to do a VCA 73Table 7Management
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Page 87 and 88: 85AnnexesAnnex 1 The Caribbean: Flo
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