Diagnóstico participativo com vistas ao fortalecimento da associação dos moradores do Povoado de Cerquinha – AMPC de Cabaceiras do Paraguaçu – BA

Abstract

Participatory Diagnostics are tools that, through dialogue, allow the collective construction of knowledge and can be applied to social groups from different reas. Povoado de Cerquinha, in Cabaceiras do Paraguaçu - BA, with a view to perceiving the weaknesses and potential for strengthening this association, in addition to assisting in the process of preparing a proposal for an Action Plan aimed at overcoming identified weaknesses and limitations. To achieve these objectives, he Problem rioritization Matrix techniques were applied, with the objective of establishing the order of priorities, according to heir importance and/or urgency of the problems previously identified by the participants in the search for solution strategies. The problems identified as the most urgent were: the poor participation of the sociation's members and the scarcity of resources. The Problem Tree technique was also applied, which allowed analyzing the relationships, causes and effects of the prioritized problems, and identifying possibilities for overcoming them. Finally, the Community Action Plan was prepared, where the activities were programmed, the directors responsible for each action were identified, the deadlines and how the actions to overcome the problems identified in the DRP will be carried out.