TOOLS OF ANALYSIS IN CO

• Gender Analysis
Examines differences in men and women's lives
including those which lead to inequites among them (in
different group and others)
The underlying causes of inequities
Implications to policy development and service delivery
Effecting positive change among women
• Class Analysis
Examines the stratifications of people into dynamic
classes and the relations that exist among them
Presents how people are located within a structure of
inequality
With no universal or uniform outlook-conflicts are inherent
in society
• Structural Analysis
Examines the structures and institutions in a given
society and how they promote or hinder positive change
among people’s lives. Examines the inequities created by
differential power relations from such structures and
institutions.
• Appreciative Inquiry
Asking questions and envisioning the future that foster
positive relations and builds on the positive goodness of a
person, situation or organization.
• Appreciative Inquiry
Asking questions and envisioning the future that foster
positive relations and builds on the positive goodness of a
person, situation or organization.
• Cultural Analysis
Examines the historical tradition, values, beliefs,
practice in a given group or society (i.e. forms of
cooperation, leadership) that promote or thinder democratic
spirit and action.
• Problem Tree
Assist in analyzing an existing situation by identifying
the major problems and their main casual relationships
Graphical arrangement of problems differentiated
according to ‘causes’ and ‘effects’, jioned by a core, or
focal, problem
Technique helps understand the context and
interrelationship of problems and the potential impcats
when targeting projects and programs specific issues.