Activity 14 - Community Action Plan

ARELLANO UNIVERSITY
Jose Abad Santos Campus, Pasay City

College of Arts and Sciences
Community Development
Name: Cadiao, Mark Date __________
Year/Course 1st - BSAIS Dr. Marlowe Louis F. Fabunan
FINAL
Activity 14- 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
sanitation and water management activities that are decided by the community
itself. It is important to emphasize that the community members should be the main
actors in preparing their own community action plan regarding sanitation and water
management.
The community action plan should become a framework for implementing the
activities that are decided by the community itself. The focus is more on the process
of understanding and overcoming problems in order to rebuild the people's lives
rather than just physical development such as building houses, providing clean
water or toilet facilities. It is important to understand that the community should be
the main actors in preparing their own community action plan. Producing the action
plan helps people to take realistic and concrete steps toward participatory
development planning in order to improve the sanitation and water system. By
bringing everyone together to think and discuss about resources and group
involvement, this tool increases awareness about the skills and resources already
available in the community.
Part I.
Answer the following questions.
1. What is a community action project?
● Community action is any activity that increases the understanding,
engagement and empowerment of communities in the design and delivery of
local services. Community action includes a broad range of activities and is
sometimes described as 'social action' or 'community engagement'.
2. How do you write a community action plan?
● The action plan is an actual document, presented with the following
elements:
1. Cover page
2. Executive summary or letter from the state or community's top elected
official
3. The table of contents
4. A community profile
5. An introduction to the plan
6. An explanation of how the plan was developed
7. Information about who was involved in the development of the plan
8. Information about who will manage the implementation of the plan
9. Other information that is important to the plan
10. The action plan
11. Appendices and supporting documentation
3. What are the general principles of community action plans?
● It is a process for action; not a blueprint for future development.
● The solution for problems comes from the community itself and the role of
the facilitator is more on formulating the problems in the community.
● It is not determined from outside the community but grows/emerges from
the affected community.
● Avoid activities such as lecturing or teaching the people; but concentrate
more on workshops as a form of discussion with the community.
● Guarantee that all relevant groups participate in the activities, particularly
the women and other community groups that are often forgotten.
4. What are the key elements of a Community Action Plan?
● The key element of community action planning is an active, intense
community-based workshop, carried out over a time period of 2 to 5 days,
depending on the specific objectives of the workshop (see also exploring tools).
The output of the workshop is a sanitation and water management
development plan which contains a list of prioritized problems, strategies and
options for dealing with the identified problems. A rudimentary work
programmed describes who, when and what is to be done. Integral to the
method is the equal relation between the professional technical inputs and
planned over specified intervals – once each year tends to be appropriate –
with the implementation of agreements during the interval.
5. What are the steps in formulating a Community Action Plan?
● Opening: Introduction and Socialization: This first stage intends to provide a
common understanding of the importance of having a good action plan, and a
common understanding of why an action plan is needed.
● Social and Environmental Mapping financing: This stage is meant to gain an
understanding of the latest conditions in the community life that is the social,
economic, as well as environmental conditions.
● Identifying the Problems, Needs, and Resource Potential: This stage defines
the problems that are actually faced by the community, the needs that must
be fulfilled in order to overcome the (sanitation and water management)
problems, and the financial resources (see PPT) available to accomplish the
needs.
● Determining the Priority in Problems and Needs: In this stage the problems
and needs are ranked by the community members according to their level of
urgency (see preference ranking), their importance for the development of
community life, and the opportunity to overcome and to fulfil (viewed in terms
of the availability of local resources as well as external resources that might be
reached).
● Formulating the Choice of Strategy: In this stage, the strategy is developed
and the approach chosen that is the most feasible to be used in overcoming
the problems and fulfilling the needs on the priority list (see also deciding).
● Formulating the Choice of Action: In this stage, it is determined which
action has to be taken in implementing the chosen strategy and approach.
● Formulating the Implementation Plan: This stage is used to formulate a
schedule and the division of tasks in carrying out the action chosen (see also
stakeholder strategy plan).
● Formulating the Monitoring and Evaluation Plan: This stage is used to
formulate a plan and system of monitoring and evaluating the execution of
activities.
● Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation: This final stage consists of
carrying out the action, and at the same time monitoring and evaluating. For
more information on these individual steps, see also implementation).
6. What are the considerations for completing a Community Action Plan?
● Partnerships among people. In order to accomplish the goals and objectives
in the plan how to improve the sanitation and water system of your area,
many people will have to be integrated and have to fully participate in doing
the work.
● Budget. Financial resources are usually necessary to develop and carry out
a community action plan for sanitation and water management. Therefore, it
is important to develop a budget that describes the expenses for carrying out
the action plan.
● Close alignment with the community’s mission and vision. The vision that
was developed during the community assessment process reflects where the
community wants to be headed. The mission is the purpose of your group.
During the writing of the action plan, the writers work from the vision and the
mission to identify several major goals (priority or strategic) that must be
reached.
● A feasible plan does not have to be “perfect”. More important than a “perfect”
action plan for sanitation and water management is one that is feasible for the
community partnership to complete within a reasonable period of time. The
action plan is a working document that can be reviewed as the group
implements it.
7. What are the advantages and disadvantages in formulating a Community
Action Plan?
●Advantages
○ Strong participation of the local community regarding sanitation and water
issues.
○ By implementing community action plans, the solution for problems comes
from the community itself and hence considers primarily their needs and
priorities.
○ Guarantees that all relevant groups participate in the activities, particularly
the women and other community groups that are often forgotten.
○ Guarantees the acceptance and support of the solution by the local
community.
●Disadvantages
○Requires time and resources to integrate all the relevant stakeholders in the
process.
○ Finding consensus among all the community members can take ages or
might be impossible.
○ Community action plans are not going to be developed without strongly
motivated and encouraged local community members.
Part II. Complete the table below. Make a comprehensive action plan in your
community using the format below.
COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN of Brgy. ______________________

Project Name Project Objectives Priority Area
Description of the Project Benefactors of the Project Timeframe
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Jose Abad Santos Campus, Pasay City

A community action plan is a road map for implementing community change

COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN of Brgy. ______________________

Description of the Project Benefactors of the Project Timeframe

Approximate Number of People

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