Key Barriers to Participation

This indicator is designed for projects working in various geographic communities – e.g. villages or parts of urban areas. It measures in how many of such communities, the project tried to understand the barriers preventing specific groups of people (e.g. elderly or displaced) from participating in its activities.

Determine the indicator's value by using the following methodology:

1) Define what can be considered as “barriers to the participation faced by specific groups were assessed in a participatory manner” - i.e. what the minimum requirements for such a ‘participatory assessment’ are.

2) Define what can be considered a ‘community’. In the context of this indicator, it has a geographic meaning – in rural settings, it can be a village; in the urban context, you might need to use smaller units, such as quarters.

3) Review available resources (e.g. assessment data, MEAL reports) and interview relevant staff to identify the total number of communities where such barriers were assessed (in any manner). Determine in how many of these communities the barriers were assessed in line with the minimum requirements defined in point 1. The resulting number is the value of this indicator.

Disaggregate the data by which groups were consulted (e.g. youth / elderly / displaced people), where they were consulted (e.g. districts or regions), and other criteria relevant to the focus of your intervention.  

1) When reporting on the indicator’s value, report the total number of targeted communities. This will give a better understanding of the actual scope of engaging people.

2) In addition to reporting on the number of communities, report on the number of people from specific groups engaged in identifying (potential) barriers. It is recommended to report on 1) the total number and 2) the number in each participating community.