Community Assessment

Community Assessment External Analysis

Opportunities • Non-health • Moderate Government and Political Support, with Possible Affiliations • Peaceful Area, High Crime Solution Efficiency Rate with Moderate Sense of Security • Health • Good Health Status Surveillance • Intrinsic Value for Health, with Good Perception and Awareness of Health Needs

Threats • Non-health • Predisposition to Frequent Flooding and Related Problems due to Low Geographic Location • Difficulty in Accessing Goods, Necessities and other Establishments due Expensive pricing, and Ineffective/Lacking Public Transportation • Large Families with Low Socioeconomic Status and Low Educational Attainment

Threats • Lack of Infrastructure Development with Limited Livelihood Opportunities • Presence of Political and Organizational Barriers • Indigent Cultural Beliefs • Lack of Organizational Youth Involvement • Lack of Accessible Records and Legal Documents pertaining to Municipal Data and Activities

Threats • Health • Prevalence and Inadequate Treatment of Infectious and Lifestyle Diseases

Threats • Inefficient and Unsatisfactory Government Health Services and Poor Health Practices

Threats • Private Health Care and High Medical Costs • Poor Housing Conditions and Hygienic Practices • Strong Influence of Traditional Health Beliefs and Dependence on Faith Healers

Community Assessment Internal Analysis

Historical Performance and Program Accomplishments • New people’s organizatin • yet to do projects with them as the primary instigator • focused on one big project: the land acquisition project • When Kalayaan was still a member of PATAMABA-National, they implemented many programs after it was initially established. • Not really successful • not well coordinated. One of the factors that the organization has mentioned was the • lack of project managers and thus a lack of monitoring of the project itself. • Funds as a major concern. • In the process of establishing themselves as a separate entity from their national chapter. • Currently, they are trying to rename their organization and change the structure from a non-profit organization (NGO) to a People’s Organization.

Vision and Strategy • VMO patterned after National PATAMABA’s • VMO is not aligned with the current situation of its members

Organization Structure

Weakness • A very new organization, • Great reliance on one particular individual • complicated organizational framework, • organization’s desires are myriad, but their individual capabilities in terms of information and physical resources are severely limited,

Strengths • members’ passion and enthusiasm for the organization’s projects, both current and proposed • relative smallness of the organization lends itself to a personality-oriented leadership style, and the • clear admiration for their leader’s work ethic translates into more effective involvement from the members. • greater motivation and passion for the organization’s ideals of creating a better standard of living for their members.

Analysis of Issues and Generation of Alternative Strategies/Programs

SWOT Analysis

TOWS Analysis

Analysis of Issues • the scope of their as-yet-unstated vision has the broad theme of • addressing individual economic • social stability of members • the relatively weak individual capabilities of individuals in terms of resources. • Therefore the analysis of the difficulties includes individual member concerns in addition to those of the larger group. • The reality of the Philippine situation of widespread poverty

Analysis of Issues • General bleakness of the economic and social • Lack of economic stability • prevents them from fully contributing to the virtuous cycle of investment-and-growth • Microfinancing as an option to address this • but their knowledge and actual availability of such alternatives are limited, given • limited opportunities for sponsorship r. Moreover, the • No permanent residence • lack of security • no assets to pay • Government social housing project opportunities are too few • Struggles in negotiating the partisan nature of local politics

Analysis of Issues • In terms of health • Poverty makes it difficult for them to make this into a real priority. • Lack of health knowledge from poor educational opportunities • Preponderance of both infectious and non-infectious diseases in their community. • Private healthcare is unaffordable to most of them • Unresponsive government-provided healthcare system • Address several internal factors that can improve its effectivity • define what it wishes to do in terms of its vision, mission, and objectives • The leader of the group, asset as she may be given her strong capabilities, should have plans in place for transition of responsibilities in the event that she can no longer fulfill them. • The group should also focus on ways to generating sustainable income • address the lack of a headquarters to improve the functional capacity of the organization.

Possible Programs to Address the Issues • Fundraising for A Community Center • Microfinancing and Entrepreneurship • Multipurpose Cooperative • Health Education Programs

Community Assessment