The six stages to PAPD
1. Preparation – good background knowledge of the area is collected with
project and community support (socio-economic features including
livelihood strategies and ethnicity, geographic features etc.).
2. Problem census and problem prioritization – a mixed group of primary
stakeholders lists and compares the most pressing livelihoods problems
and focuses on key concerns.
3. Information gathering – information relevant to the problem is
collected by primary stakeholders through discussion or
documentation
4. Analysis of solutions – the community consider the feasibility of
different solutions
5. Public feedback – progress is presented to the wider community and
secondary stakeholders for their input and support
6. Action plan development and implementation – a plan for a feasible
action is drafted and roles and responsibilities drawn up.
1. Preparation
The purpose of this stage is to help facilitators develop sufficient background
knowledge of local issues with primary stakeholders and to help them select a
representative group with the community.
The approach is to seek the support of the community in developing a profile of the
area and in participating in future planning.
The process includes community profiling and participant selection (below).
1.1 Community profiling
The facilitation team must compile a simple profile of the area in advance of the
community level discussions to include;
• Bio-physical setting (key features including waterbodies, pasture etc.
• Livelihoods and environmental issues (the range of livelihoods and
their limitations)
• Social and institutional issues (list of primary and secondary
stakeholders and roles)
• Types and extent of problems in the area (including changes and recent
trends)
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