This process requires the facilitators to help the participants present their findings to
a large mixed audience of primary and secondary stakeholders. The STEPS tables will
have identified important secondary stakeholders. Where possible the facilitator
should arrange several days in advance that these officials or institutions attend the
public meeting. All relevant stakeholders must be made aware of the meeting’s
location and time well in advance.
Summaries of the planning process can be presented in table form as large posters
but must be introduced and interpreted verbally by the facilitators and with the help
of the PAPD participants if possible.
The facilitators should invite the opinion of the audience and should listen carefully
to accommodate their comments. One facilitator must make notes of the comments
and issues highlighted by the audience.
The output will be to have achieved wider support and to have received the opinion
of the PAPD plans from the wider community and important secondary stakeholders.
Issues arising from the meeting should be documented by the facilitators.
6. Action Plan Development and Implementation
(approximately half a day)
The purpose of this stage is to provide support to the local communities to finalise a
working plan and take the first steps towards implementing it.
The approach is to set up discussion and negotiation between PAPD participants and
supportive stakeholders whereby a detailed work plan for the proposal can be made.
The process involves facilitating a meeting to review the draft plans and STEPS
analysis with relevant technical service providers, PAPD participants and supporting
committees (these may include existing project committees or regional networks).
The facilitators will encourage the group to identify realistic schedules and stages to
implementation, paying specific attention to technical, institutional, political and
financial requirements.
Agreement must be reached on specific roles and responsibilities regarding
implementation.
The output will be a detailed implementation plan which specifies:
• Financial arrangements – sources of funding, budgets, responsibility for
budget management;
• Technical requirements – materials and expertise required;
• Political-institutional factors – the individuals or institutions willing to
support the plan, any authorisation required and the structure and
function of any new sub-committee;
• Timeline – the stages in implementation and management of the plan
and outcomes.
This implementation plan will be in written form and copies should be owned by the
PAPD participants, implementing committee and the facilitators.
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