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Formulating A Community Action Plan

1. Formulating an effective community action plan requires establishing a clear vision, values, and strategic framework. This provides guidance and shared understanding for the goals and activities. 2. The plan should identify what will be done, who will do it, and how through a roadmap of community change and specified timeline. It describes the activities, resources, and evaluation needed to successfully implement sustainable community-decided activities. 3. The six step process involves studying the community, mapping relationships, engaging stakeholders, identifying needs, mobilizing specific action plans, and evaluating impact. Key elements of the action plan include the project details, objectives, timeline, partners, and expected outcomes.

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Formulating A Community Action Plan

1. Formulating an effective community action plan requires establishing a clear vision, values, and strategic framework. This provides guidance and shared understanding for the goals and activities. 2. The plan should identify what will be done, who will do it, and how through a roadmap of community change and specified timeline. It describes the activities, resources, and evaluation needed to successfully implement sustainable community-decided activities. 3. The six step process involves studying the community, mapping relationships, engaging stakeholders, identifying needs, mobilizing specific action plans, and evaluating impact. Key elements of the action plan include the project details, objectives, timeline, partners, and expected outcomes.

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Formulating a Community Action Plan

Things to consider in formulating an action plan

1. A clear vision
A clear vision of what you want helps you to see
opportunities around your community. It guides you in
figuring out what you want to do and what actions and
activities you need to do to accomplish the goals and objectives of
the organization. A clear vision helps you take inventory of the strengths and
weaknesses of the community.

2. A set of values
Values are what an organization believes and the
behaviors it agrees to embody. Some organizations call these
guiding principles, company principles or company beliefs.
Establishing a set of values is just the first step. Activating those
values is where organizations create true impact.Organizations
should start by clearly defining what each value means to
partners and their behaviors. Clearly defined values
create shared understanding and consistency across an organization. This clarity
empowers employees to embrace the values and work accordingly.

3. The strategic framework


A strategic framework is a structured method used to
define how a project or initiative supports the key objectives of
stakeholders. To ensure success, the strategic framework must be
based on the organization’s mission, vision, and goals (MVG). The
mission statement explains the purpose of the organization, why
the organization exists. The vision statement describes what the
organization aspires to be; it describes the “future
state” organization. Goals articulate what needs to be achieved by when, but do
not describe how those goals will be achieved.
4. An overall goal
An overall goal is for the benefit of the whole community.
Just like having a goal in life you must start with the end in
mind, the goal and your vision in creating an action plan for
the community and the stakeholders.

COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN?

A community action plan is a road


map for implementing community change by
identifying and specifying WHAT will be
done, WHO will do it and HOW it will be
done. In other words, the action plan
describes what the community wants to
accomplish, what activities are required
during a specified timeline and what
resources (money, people, and materials) are needed to be successful. The community
action plan shall become a framework for implementing sustainable activities that are
decided by the community itself.

Six Step Community Action Plan

1. Study the Conduct historical data analysis or


community participatory observation. Also, you may start the
(PESTEL community study by considering data sources to
MODEL) books and internet.

2. Map out the Mapping out the community requires a keen


community eye to observe the relationships of the members of the
(Community community. The dynamics that will be created in
needs mapping will be indispensable in your objectives.
assessment) Understanding the inherent dynamics between actors
can be a source of inspiration in creating venues for
new opportunities. Knowing whole to tap, influence, or
partner with will prevent you or your group in going
around in circles and not fulfilling any task.

3. Engage the The only way to know the community is to


stakeholders engage it firsthand. You can set up a key informant
(Key Informant interview or even a focus group discussion to deepen
Interview/ your understanding of the community.
Focus Group Prior to the interview prepare your questions
Discussion) and the possible follow- up questions. Remember to
draft your questions with political sensitivity in mind.

4. Plot the The SWOT analysis will help in pinpointing


community specific gasps for the intervention that aids in
needs (SWOT mobilization planning. SWOT analysis is to clarify the
Analysis) variables you are inputting.

5. Mobilize the A SPOA should be used to concretize the plans


project into working of improvement tasks, more than being a
(Specific Plan of guide for future projects, the SPOA is a tool that can
Action) be used to track and validate current projects. When
using this, you will know if there are inconsistencies
in the plan or priority areas that are left in the process
of planning.
6. Evaluate and Finally, the evaluation and documentation.
document the This may be the last but should not be overlooked.
process (Project Evaluation’s importance in the process is immense.
Impact Evaluation is like looking in the mirror on what is
Evaluation) missing. Through proper documentation, we can fully
encapsulate the story behind every initiative that has
impact in the community. Even of a project is
successful there will always be another way to
improve and scale the project to help more people and
gain more insights.

Parts of Community Action Plan

1. Project Title (Name of Activity) – it


describes the whole plan and understands the
main goal of the project. The title should be
catchy.
2. Target Community – who will be the
participant and beneficial to the project.
3. Nature of Project – it is the description or
purpose of the project.
4. Objectives – it should be aligned in the aim
of the organization and project seeks to
attain. it should be SMART
(Specific/Significant,
Measurable/Manageable,
Achievable/Aligned, Relevant/Result-
Oriented and Timely/Timebound).
5. Time Frame – it is a must to set a date and time to implement the project for
community. Time is an irreplaceable resource it should be used and managed
effectively.
6. Persons Involved (Implementers/Partners) – The responsible and
accountable to the project and for task completion. You need to ensure that
the partners are well-informed and coordinated and the other involved should
informed beforehand.
7. Resources – it is act of contributing and
providing in the project. It can be sponsorship,
donations, and the like.
8. Projected Outcome – “Begin in the end of
mind” means the ability to envision in your
mind. In creating an action, you should have a
clear vision of your desire direction or
destination of your project.
9. Remarks – it should be done after the implementation of the project. It is used to
rate, assess, and evaluate the project.

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