123 Projects

123 Project Development: A Snapshot Overview

Here is a simple;example of how to use the tools on this website to include evidence-based interventions in:

§ the implementation of a grant you have received

§ building an impact oriented project from the ground up

Example: 24 month project including health, sanitation, and food security.

	You have facilitated a participatory needs assessment or have received a grant award & the challenges you need to solve are: 1. Shortage of food for four months preceding the corn harvest. 2. Chronic ill health of children complicated by diarrhea and under-nutrition.
	Open the CSDi website. On the Home page click on Field Tools.
	Click on Integrated Project Examples and click on: 1. Preventing Diarrhea in Children: What's First? 2. Preventing Diarrhea in Children: What's Next? 3. Nutrition, Food Security, and Kitchen Gardens.
	Read through the possible activities in each family of activities. Explore the activities that you feel: 1. Will be best received by your community 2. Will be the most appropriate for the challenge 3. Can be readily adapted for your situation
	Select the best. Arrange them into a 24 month project. Allow time within each activity for workshops, coaching, and follow up. Here is an example 24 Month Project on Food Security & Child Health: Part One: Months 1 - 12 Part One: Months 13 – 24
	At this point: 1. Confer with your teammates for constructive criticism. 2. Return to the community to get their feedback on the project. 3. Interchange alternate activities from the website as needed.
	Click on Logframes. Develop a logframe working backwards from the challenges you are working to solve. Insert activities that you have chosen into the logframe. Ensure that they will collectively fulfill the project goals. Choose alternate activities from the website as needed.
	Download the manuals, lesson plans and How-To cards for each of the activities you have chosen. Adapt them as needed to fit the cultural and practical requirements found in your community.
	Explore the CSDi website to learn more about Participatory Needs Assessments, training trainers, leading community workshops, knowledge transfer, monitoring and evaluation, and impact analysis. Launch your project!