The first stage of the Village Book process involves a comprehensive analysis of the village context using participatory Reflection-Action tools and focusing on the following:
To understand the social composition and social cohesion within communities and to assess people’s control and access to communal infrastructure:
To understand the different economic resources in the village and their links to people’s livelihoods:
To capture how important events in the past have affected the life of the community, to identify vulnerable people in the village and understand the factors contributing to their vulnerability:
To understand the conditions and status of women in the village:
To understand who makes or influences decisions in the village and if or how the power is used for the benefit of poor and marginalized people in the village:
This is similar to the context analysis process outlined in the Areas of Analysis and Reflection-Action Cycle Toolboxes.
To learn more about the Village Book process, take a look at this video by ActionAid Myanmar:
Here you can download some useful resources.
To explore relationships between things – particularly the relative importance, influence or power of people, organisations or gr…
To help understand the rights situation and of different groups in a community.In the example below the focus is on women's right…
To identify the natural resources within a community and to discuss changes in the availability and quality of such resources. Na…
To help participants to analyse the distribution of agricultural work / crops / illnesses / etc. over the year.Cross referencing …
This is a bird’s eye view of a village that shows the demographic details and the social infrastructure available for the people …
To track changes or document the history of a community or organisation.By capturing the chronology of events as perceived and …