Micro Planning for CBOs

R.JayachandranSocial Development and Management Consultants,

Chennaijayasdc@gmail.com

Micro Plan

Micro Plan

Critical Steps in Micro Plan

Micro Planning Process

1-Identification of Problems

Problem Reason/Cause of the Problem

To whom(Affecting)

Where(Location )

Tool: Local Survey(Preliminary Observatory Survey or Formal Transect Walk)

Exercise 1:Listing the problems identifiedExercise 2:Prioritization of Problems(Interaction/Small Group Discussions)

2.Identification of StrategiesProblem Short-term

StrategyLong-termStrategyTool:

Small Group Discussions

Exercise 1: Listing of Possible Strategies

Exercise 2:Comparison of Strategies

Exercise 3:Selection and Prioritization of theMost Agreed Strategies

Strategy Number of Small Groups Agreed

Problem Agreed Strategy

3. Action PlanStrategy Action

NeededCost(Maximum)

Cost(Minimum)

ToolGroup work

Exercise 1Listing of Actions Needed to achieve each Strategy and Consideration of their Costs

Exercise 2Selection of Agreed Action

Strategy:

Agreed actions: 123

Action Prioritization-Level 1Activities We can

do it on our own

We can do it with little technical support

We can do it with technical support and some money

We can do it jointly with local Govt.

We cannot do it; but can tell to authorities/agencies what needs to be done

We need to know who else can help us.

Action Prioritization-Level 2Our Stand Activities that could

be taken up immediately

Activities that could be taken up after a month

Activities that could be taken up after three months

Activities that could be taken up after six months

We can do it on our own

We can do it with little technical support

We can do it with technical support and some money

We can do it jointly with local Govt

We cannot do it; but can tell to authorities/agencies what needs to be done

We need to know who else can help us?

4. Task AllocationAction-1

Tasks WhoWill do it?

When? How?

ToolGroup Work

Exercise 1Listing of Tasks required to achieve Action

Exercise 2Making a Plan with the Sketches based on the above Group work

Action-2

Tasks WhoWill do it?

When? How?

5. Monitoring and EvaluationAction Taken Status of Progress

1

2

3

4

ToolGroup Work

Exercise 1Describing the Status of each Action

Exercise 2Drawing Lessons and taking Corrective Actions

Action Taken

Present Status

LessonsLearnt

CorrectiveAction

Micro Planning-Methods• Mapping(Resources, Land use,

Hazards, Infrastructures)• Risk Assessments( Hazards,

Vulnerability, Capacity)• Community Profiling(Historical,

Demography Livelihoods, Income and Expenditure, Well being, Migration, Power relationship, Gender, Organizations, Networking)

• Data(Seasons, Rainfall, Crop yield,

Tools

SURVEYSPHOTOSVISUALSINTERVIEWESOBSERVATIONSCASE STUDIESDISCUSSIONSSIMULATIONSRANKING MATRIXDIAGRAMS

Participation