INSTITUTE OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING

LAKE ZONE CENTRE – MWANZA

STUDIO WORK: AREA DEVELOPMENT PLAN

MODULE CODE: DPT06203

GROUP WORK: BATCH ONE AND TWO

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
❑ Avoid copy and paste
❑ Not less four working pages
❑ New Time Roman
❑ 12 Front size
❑ Space 1.5
❑ Every group member should attach his/her contribution (Single
page – hand writing)
❑ Submission date 14/03/2023

TOPIC ONE: DESCRIBE AREA DEVELOPMENT PLANNING PRINCIPLES

AND TECHNIQUES

1. Disadvantages present potential or real challenges to the success of a

participatory planning process, overcoming them may tremendously increase
the possibility of designing and carrying out an effective community
intervention. Explain the appropriateness of non-participatory approach
(GROUP 01)
2. Each of participatory planning levels may be appropriate in different
circumstances, or with different groups, although only at "deciding together" and
 above do they really begin to be fully participatory in the sense that the term is
used in this section. Explain the statement (GROUP 02)
3. Participatory Planning is the active involvement of a group of individuals in a
collective process on intended actions of administrative authority, explain levels
of Participatory Planning based on the following:
a) Information
b) Consultation
c) Deciding together
d) Acting together
e) Supporting independent community initiatives (GROUP 03)

TOPIC TWO: INTEGRATED AREA DEVELOPMENT PLANNING FROM

SECTOR PLANNING

1. Integrated development planning is a planning exercise which involve different

sectors and agencies in the area (Region or district) and which attempts to
integrate/ combine the activities of these sectors within a general framework for
development of a particular area. Explain instruments guiding development
planning process in Tanzania (GROUP 04).
2. Explain needs of Integrated Development Plan in development process
specifically in area development plan (GROUP 05).
3. Integrated Development Plan (IDP) is a great plan for an area that gives an
overall framework for development, despite of its importance in development
but there several hinderances experienced from its preparations to the
implementation stage. By using vivid examples, explain challenges facing IDP
(GROUP 06).
4. Explain commonly contents covered in Integrated Development Plan (IDP)
(GROUP 07).
5. Sectoral planning involves planning for specific sector issues/problems, by using
hypothetical examples explain natures of sectoral planning (GROUP 08).
 6. Stakeholder is any individual, community, group or organization with an
interest in the outcome of a plan, explain stakeholders mainly involved in
Integrated Development Plan (GROUP 09).
7. By using practical example, Identify and explain the process for preparation
of Integrated area development planning (GROUP 10).

TOPIC THREE: LOCAL GOVERNMENT PLANNING SYSTEM

1. Tanzania’s LG system is based in political devolution and decentralization of
functions and finances within the framework of a unitary state Explain the
statements (GROUP 11).

2. Ward Development Committee shall be responsible for ensuring the

implementation of the decisions and policies of the district council, and of
development schemes, which relate to the ward Explain the statements
(GROUP 12).

3. In April to June the Parliament of the United Republic of Tanzania discusses

and approves the budget. Explain the process passed through before budget
approves in LGA (GROUP 14).

a) The process of preparing development plans at Local Government

(LG) level passes through various stages and involves a number of
stakeholders. As Ordinary diploma student from IRDP explain stages
and stakeholders involved during preparation of LG development
plans (GROUP 15)

4. Explain Local Government planning powers based on the following aspects

b) Level of administrative
c) Elected members
d) Political (governance) Appointees
e) Administrative Appointees
f) Administrative Staff (GROUP 16)

TOPIC FOUR: TECHNIQUES & TOOLS IN AREA DEVELOPMENT

PLANNING
Explain
1. Situational analysis/Identification tools for Area development planning
a. PRA tools
b. SWOT/C Analysis
c. Stakeholders Analysis (GROUP 17)
2. Decision making tools for Area development planning
a. Pair wise ranking
b. Matrix score ranking
c. Preference score ranking (GROUP 18)
3. Designing tools for Area development planning
a. General VDP model
b. LGA Model (GROUP 19)
4. Implementation for Area development planning
a. Implementation plan
b. Action plan
c. Activities schedule
d. Budget (GROUP 20)
5. Monitoring & Evaluation tools for Area development planning
a) Monitoring plan
b) Evaluation plan (GROUP 21)
6. Describe and demonstrate with Examples, the following Concepts
a. Goal
b. Objectives
c. Purpose
d. Outputs
e. Activities
f. Indicators
 g. Assumptions
h. Means of verification
i. Objective verifiable indicator
j. Input (GROUP 22)
7. Seasonal calendar and Gender daily activity (GROUP 23)