Types of Needs
4 types of Needs
What is perceived, expressed, absolute and relative needs?
First Step in undertaking a Needs Assessment
What is Defining Scope?
Needs Assessments should be conducted within a …. framework?
What is Ethical?
3 Steps to classify beneficiaries
What is population, place and attitudes and values?
Questions seeking to collect data on age, education, income level etc.
What is Demographic questions?
Needs based on what individuals feel their needs are
What is perceived needs?
Types of Data Collection Methods
What is Interviews, Surveys, Focus Group and Community Meetings?
All stakeholders should know when and where the assessment is being done
What is Coordination?
Helps NGOs understand their sphere of influence
What is Stakeholder Mapping?
Participants can provide answers in their own words
What are open-ended questions?
Universal and essential for survival
What is Absolute Needs?
One-on-one conversations
What is Interviews?
Not Primary data but … data
What is Secondary?
The aim is to understand the beneficiary's cultural, social and demographic constructs
What is Population?
A facilitator is necessary for data collection
What is Focus Group and Community Meeting?
Dependent on current circumstances and the norm
What is Relative Needs?
Most common method of collecting data and opinions
What is Surveys?
The scope of the assessment should reflect the extent and nature of the crisis
What is Adequacy?
These drive and protect the community
What are Attitudes and Values?
These questions get participants talking and feeling comfortable
What is Opening Questions?
Related to the community's articulated concerns
What is Expressed Needs?
Allows participants to rate their opinion of a statement
What is Likert/ Rating Scales?
What is Do No Harm?
Key Player and Least Important
What is stakeholder analysis
6-12 persons maximum
What is a Focus Group