IPOL 8540
Social Sector Needs Assessment
1) An overview of Poverty, Social Change, Participation, and Asset-Based Development (including the importance of an Asset-Based approach in sustainable development; types of assets, including social capital);
2) An overview of participatory methods, tools, techniques and strategies applied in Asset Based Development activities.
3) Managing, leading, and encouraging participatory identification of needs and assets: how external facilitators interact with local participants and other stakeholder groups;
5) Country and sector specific discussions of needs and assets identification: education, health, democratization and governance, environment, gender equality, human rights are some sectors to be examined.
Lectures, discussions, description and application of tools and techniques for community level capacity assessment, as well as country case studies are part of the seminar design. This course is structured to help students gain an understanding in using a broad range of resources and tools that promote effective social sector assessment practices.
- Subject:
- International Policy
- Department:
- International Policy
- Division:
- Intl Policy & Management
- Requirements Fulfilled: