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Men over 65
Other women
Other men
What are the most common family problems?
What are the most common problems with crime and violence?
There are at least three broad areas you need to include in your community profile:
1. People in your ward: what problems do they experience?
People: age groups, gender, employment and income status. Use official sources,
interviews and meetings.
Problems: housing, water, transport, education, health, environment, social
issues, crime, violence, HIV-aids
Hopes: what changes are people hoping for? What are their attitudes?
2. The physical environment in the ward: what exists in the area?
Make a list of what exists, the problems and what plans exist for the future.
Some examples are: housing, basic services, places of employment, roads, shops,
schools, police services, community halls etc.
3. Community life: what else happens in the community?
Make a list of all the organizations in the community and meet them to find out what
their goals and activities are.
COLLECTING INFORMATION
There are different ways to collect the information you want for your community profile:
official sources
community meetings
your own research
OFFICIAL SOURCES
Official sources can be excellent, but they are not the only sources that can provide good
information. Finding other sources of useful data in the community requires creativity.
Such sources might include: