CED 248 – Participatory

ExtensionAnna Merlinna

T. Fontanil laMS DEVCOM

SWOT

A strategic planning toolProvides a simple way to assess how a strategy can best be implemented

Assessment of internal and external environment

Helps planners be realistic about what they can achieve and where they should focus.

SWOT ANALYSIS

2x2 matrixBest completed in a group with key members of the team or organization

Identify objectives of the analysis

Use focus questions

SWOT PROCESS

STRENGTHS

WEAKNESSES

• Skills and abilities• Funding lines• Commitment to positions• Contacts and partners• Existing activities

OPPPORTUNITIES

THREATS

• Other organizations relevant to issue

• Resources: financial, technical, human

• Political and policy space• Other groups or forces

Assessment of the internal capacity can help identify existing resources that can be used immediately and new resources or skills that will be needed, as well as current problems that won’t go away.

SWOT PROCESS

Assessment of the external environment tends to focus on what is going on outside the organization or areas which are not yet affecting the area but could, either positively or negatively.

SWOT PROCESS

Authors: Geeta Pardeshi, Avinash Shirke and Minal Jagtap

Publication: Indian Journal of Community Medicine 2008 October; 33(4):255-259

ObjectiveStudy the strengths, weaknesses,

opportunities and threats of the Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) in the Yavatmal District of Maharashtra.

CASE I: SWOT ANALYSIS OF TOTAL SANITATION CAMPAIGN IN YAVATMAL DISTRICT OF MAHARASHTRA

Methodology

Data was collected in December 2006 through interviews with stakeholders, house-to-house surveys, FGDs, and transect walks.

Information in each category was finalized in a meeting after brainstorming and discussions with the TSC cell members.

CASE I: SWOT ANALYSIS OF TOTAL SANITATION CAMPAIGN IN YAVATMAL DISTRICT OF MAHARASHTRA

STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES1. Innovations in IEC 2. Motivation through incentives 3. Inculcates a competitive spirit

among villagers4. The community and local

government agencies (LGAs) act as partners

5. Women performed various roles6. Even the poorest households were

required to join and LGAs were required to assist them

7. Promotes sanitation ladder

1. No rural sanitary stores2. Poor maintenance and cleanliness of

community latrines 3. Targets affecting quality 4. No agency to monitor and follow-up5. Less focus on other aspects of

sanitation 6. Limitation of campaign approach as

an entry point to overall rural development

OPPORTUNITIES THREATS1. Presence of sanitation-related

groups such as Male Multipurpose Workers, Accredited Social Health Activists etc.

2. Experiences from other projects e.g. Role of Women in Self Help Groups, use of PRA techniques, etc.

3. The district administration can appoint a back-up agency

4. Learning from successful ODF villages

1. The challenge of sustaining the interest and priority accorded to the program at all levels of administration

2. Changes in administration and leadership

3. Social and political differences

Authors: Hasan Akca, Murathan Kayim and Murat Sayili

Publication: Journal of Applied Sciences 6 (8): 1863-1867, 2006

Objectives Explore current constraints and future possibilities of the fishery sector in Turkey and draw a whole picture of the sector for:Formulation of accurate policies; ANDTo serve as guide for producers in making their

businesses more productive and more effi cient in the light of future EU accession and developments in the field of fishery sector throughout the world.

CASE II: SWOT ANALYSIS OF FISHERY SECTOR IN TURKEY

Methodology

The past and present situation and also future possibilities of the fishery sector in Turkey were evaluated using SWOT.

CASE II: SWOT ANALYSIS OF FISHERY SECTOR IN TURKEY

STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES1. 48 natural and 66 man-made lakes with a

total area of 1,200 hectares; 8,000 km² of coastline; 175,714 km rivers

2. Main fishing grounds include Black Sea, Marmara Sea, Aegean Sea, Mediterranean Sea

3. 947 known marine species of fish and molluscs

4. There are 25 fishery colleges at present and more than one thousand students enrol each year

5. Increased number of aqua feed industry – there are 9 at present

1. Inadequate cooling chain (deep freezing) at the stage of marketing

2. Heavy bureaucracy in governmental procedures

3. Low technical level of fishery sector in Turkey compared with EU

4. Present laws do not meet the requirements of the industry

OPPORTUNITIES THREATS1. Increasing demand for fish as diet food2. Change in preference of consumers from red meat to

fish and chicken meat due to the occurrence of the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopaty disease in the UK

3. Preference of Turkey consumers on fast food especially those that serve fish and chicken at low prices compared with red meat

4. Financial aids from other countries e.g. Japan, France5. The demand for fish is expected to grow proportionately

to the growth of population in Turkey6. Long range of prices of fish in the market gives

consumers choices7. Financial aids from local credit cooperatives

1. Over fishing and pollution in the Black Sea – production is decreasing year by year

2. Negative impacts of aquaculture to tourism

STRENGTHS/ WEAKNESSES

What technical knowledge and skills do class members possess?

Are the class members affi liated with any organizations? Enumerate.

Would there be any chances that some members will be absent? Why? How?

Do the class members communicate with each other regularly? How?

WORKSHOP: SWOT ANALYSIS OF CED 248 CLASS

OPPORTUNITIES/THREATS

Are there any outside seminars/lectures that the class can participate?

 Are there any outside activities that the class can join to further understand the topics? Enumerate.

Would there be any chances of class getting cancelled? How?

Would there be any chances that the class might get disrupted? How?

WORKSHOP: SWOT ANALYSIS OF CED 248 CLASS

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