VISION-ORIENTED APPROACH

Is to formulate a vision of an ideal future, unconstrained by current conditions. Under this approach,
citizens, engage in a creative visioning process through which they attempt to produce mental images
and rich verbal description of what they would ideally like their community to be.

Vision-oriented planning can be effective when there is general agreement about what makes the
community special and about what the community look like in the future. It can also work well in setting
and communities where citizens are not afraid of change, where citizens are receptive to new ideas, and
where there is a climate of respect for expression of divergent views. Formulation of this vision then
sets the basic framework that defines the issues that the planning process seeks to address.

THE ASSET BASED PLANNING APPROACH

Enable people to share their views and experiences of local services, access to health assets and their
personal collective aspirations. They allow active participation by the community in the planning,
delivery and outcomes of services and the generally of community based solutions. Is to identify the
assets and qualities that make a particular place special and unique. Thus this approach to community
development planning is about safeguarding basic rights both during planning and implementation and
should be a guide in program design and resource allocation at all levels. Also it is about promotional
measures where needed for rights of indigenous peoples, children, workers or the right to information.