Participatory Assessment - Refworld

ContentsI. Introduction 1What is participatory assessment? ......................................1What is situation analysis?..................................................2What is this Tool?...............................................................6Who is this Tool for? ..........................................................7When can this Tool be used in the programming cycle?....8Participatory assessment in different contexts....................8II. Guiding Principles 11Ethics of participation.......................................................13Why is participatory assessment important? ....................15III. Steps for conducting participatory assessment 17Overview ..........................................................................17Step 1: Reviewing existing information.....................18Step 2: Mapping diversity...........................................20Step 3: Methods of enquiry ........................................23Method 1: Participatory observation and spotchecks .............................................................25Method 2: Semi-structured discussions..........26Method 3: Focus group discussions................27Step 4: Selecting themes.............................................29Step 5: Facilitating discussions ..................................31Focus group discussions .................................31Facilitating the discussion...............................32Semi-structured discussions............................36Step 6: Systematizing the information gathered ........37Step 7: Follow-up actions...........................................40Step 8: Comprehensive analysis of the findings andprioritization...................................................42Step 9: Recording meetings........................................47Step 10: Participatory planning workshop ...................48