This is a template for community change agents to use as their personal action plan.
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Project Phase:
Planning Phase, Implementation Phase
Approaches for Working With Communities: Community Engagement Approach
Project Support: Facilitator Resources, Documentation and Reporting
Specific Topics: Community Change Agents
It is important for the community change agent to plan beforehand when going to the community. This provides them with the framework to effectively engage the community and document the process, while also indicating the action points for future follow ups. The table below is an example of a template that the community change agents can prepare beforehand when going to the community. One of the roles of the community change agents is to organize the community. The process of organizing the community entails.
- Step 1: Mobilizing and orienting the community
- Step 2: Building the relationships, trust, credibility, and a sense of ownership with the community through planning.
- Step 3: Inviting the community to fully participate
- Then, in step 4: Form the community action group (CAG).
The table matrix below can be used to plan for community mobilization by the community change agents.
| Date | Venue | Activity | Objectives | Resources required | Responsible person | Indicators |
After community mobilization, the change agents need to plan with the community orientation/engagement process. The table below can provide a guide on how the community change agents can plan for the community engagement/orientation process in advance.
Community planning
The goal of the community planning__________________
| OBJECTIVES | BARRIERS/ OPPORTUNITIES | STRATEGIES | ACTIVITIES | PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE | RESOURCES | TIMELINE | INDICATORS OFSUCCESS |
| What do we want to achieve specifically related to the animal welfare issue | What challenge do we think we will face in trying to achieve this result? | How are we going to achieve our goal? | What are we going to do to achieve the result?(Activities) | Who is responsible for each activity (ADD HERE NAMES OF PERSON[S]) | What resources do we need to achieve the result? | When? How long is needed for each activity?(From____ to_____) | How will we know when we have achieved the result?(Measurable, observable outcomes) |
At a personal level, the community change agents can use the below template (adopt as necessary) to plan for their activities, either in the community or at the household level.
Personal Action Planning Worksheet
