6 research outputs found
Rapid assessments in urban areas
The diversity of urban areas presents substantial challenges to the validity of information from rapid assessments, yet CARE's experiences in Bangladesh and Tanzania suggest a number of ways that rapid assessment procedures can be strengthened to address these concerns.Urban poor ,Bangladesh ,Tanzania ,
Rapid assessments in urban areas
The diversity of urban areas presents substantial challenges to the validity of information from rapid assessments, yet CARE's experiences in Bangladesh and Tanzania suggest a number of ways that rapid assessment procedures can be strengthened to address these concerns.Urban poor ,Bangladesh ,Tanzania ,
RAPID ASSESSMENTS IN URBAN AREAS: LESSONS FROM BANGLADESH AND TANZANIA
An understanding of urban issues is extremely important for programming,
especially for organizations that have traditionally focused on assisting poor households
and communities in rural areas. Development organizations and governments frequently
use rapid assessment methods because they have limited resources and little time to
devote to longer-term, more complex research projects. Generally these methods employ
qualitative techniques to solicit information from relatively small numbers of people. The
size and diversity of the urban environment complicate the ability of these methods to
generate a reliable, representative picture of urban livelihoods and the needs and
constraints facing the urban poor.
CARE’s experiences in Bangladesh and Tanzania suggest a number of ways that
rapid assessment procedures can be strengthened to address these concerns. The
experiences in Bangladesh and Tanzania suggest that the principal challenges to the
validity of rapid assessments in urban areas, when used for exploratory purposes, can be
met through use of representative samples; use of a number of qualitative and
quantitative approaches; incorporation of team members who represent a variety of
perspectives, knowledge areas, and professions; and linkages with local organizations and
community members who are familiar with the economic, political, social, and cultural
context of the city, to ensure local involvement and a local perspective
RAPID ASSESSMENTS IN URBAN AREAS: LESSONS FROM BANGLADESH AND TANZANIA
An understanding of urban issues is extremely important for programming,
especially for organizations that have traditionally focused on assisting poor households
and communities in rural areas. Development organizations and governments frequently
use rapid assessment methods because they have limited resources and little time to
devote to longer-term, more complex research projects. Generally these methods employ
qualitative techniques to solicit information from relatively small numbers of people. The
size and diversity of the urban environment complicate the ability of these methods to
generate a reliable, representative picture of urban livelihoods and the needs and
constraints facing the urban poor.
CARE’s experiences in Bangladesh and Tanzania suggest a number of ways that
rapid assessment procedures can be strengthened to address these concerns. The
experiences in Bangladesh and Tanzania suggest that the principal challenges to the
validity of rapid assessments in urban areas, when used for exploratory purposes, can be
met through use of representative samples; use of a number of qualitative and
quantitative approaches; incorporation of team members who represent a variety of
perspectives, knowledge areas, and professions; and linkages with local organizations and
community members who are familiar with the economic, political, social, and cultural
context of the city, to ensure local involvement and a local perspective