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Profiling

Lesson
17
• A community profile presents an
overview of the community at a certain
period of time. This shows the
characteristics of a community by
involving the local people and working
with partner groups. A community profile
helps in determining the strengths and
the points for improvement in a
community.
ELEMENTS OF A COMMUNITY PROFILE:
1.A community profile must be comprehensive.
• The community profile must be comprehensive if the following aspects of the
people’s lives in the area are included:

1. As a place to live 4. As a political


community
2. As a social community
5. As a personal space
3. As an economic
community 6. As part of it’s city
ELEMENTS OF A COMMUNITY PROFILE:

2. A community profile include the resources


available in the area.
-are the assets used in the area for the
benefit of the community such as parks,
hospitals,clinics, schools, employment
opportunities,and services,among others.
ELEMENTS OF A COMMUNITY PROFILE:
• Under-utilized resources – these are available
resources that are not being used by the residents in
their fullest potential.

• Potential Resources – these resources that are not


yet useful at the moment but can be developed for
future use (e.g., abandoned/ruined structures or
vacant land).

• Intangible Resources – are the sources of strength


of the community (e.g., qualities and skills of
members, families, neighbors, community
organization, active citizenship).
3. A community profile presents the needs of
the community.
- the bases of the decisions in the allocation of
resources.
Community involves residents with their respective
interests and characteristics.

📌 Important to be aware of the needs of the members,


since there are also differences between communities.
4.The community profile details the active
involvement of its members.
- pertains to the cooperation and involvement of the
members of the community to implement an action
plan. This is a way by which the skills, confidence, and
awareness of issues among the members can be
developed.
5. The community profile presents an action plan.
- describes the action that will be formulated and
applied by the members to improve the life of the
community.
These elements explain the process and purpose for
determining a community profile starting from the
identification of needs and resources to the production of
local action plan to meet the issues, priorities, and goals
of the community.
These Elements explain the process and purpose for determining a
community profile starting from:

Identification of Needs and Resources

Production of Local Action Plan

To meet.. Issues , Priorities, and Goals of the


Community
Gathering of Information
There are different ways by which the needed
information for the community profiling can be
gathered.
Survey
Talking to
Maps Questionnaire
People

Other
Methods
(media,
internet)
Sample Questions to be fielded when
preparing a community profile:

📌Brief summary of 📌Work and Economy


history and description 📌Transport
of the area covered by
📌 Leisure/recreation
the plan
📌Crime and Nuisance
📌 Population
📌Service Provision
📌 Education
Pointers in Doing a Community
Profile
📍It should be clear to you why the community is being
profiled.
It is recommended to look at topics/issues relevant to the
plan.

📍It is better if the survey information is widely distributed.

📍It should be ensured that feedbacks are given to the people


involved while doing the community profile.

📍It is advisable to involve as many people as possible.

📍Plan how the community profile will be presented and


determine the audience who need to read the information.
Thanks for your time
and attention!
~~Group 6 ~~

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