Orphans and Vulnerable Children - CRIN

Preliminary Institutional Mapping

The purpose of conducting an institutional mapping exercise in the community is to identify the main

stakeholders involved in OVC activities, or those with the potential to become involved. You will

later hold a stakeholder meeting in order to mobilise a broad-based community response to OVC

issues. This preliminary mapping activity will help you to identify whom to invite to this meeting.

The following actions will help you identify potential stakeholders in the community:

 Action 1: Own knowledge

The first step in this exercise is to record what you already know about the community you are

assessing. Use the forms from Mobiliser Reference 1 to record what you know about the current

situation in the community. There are two forms to fill in:

• one for recording all institutions and organisations in the community (see page 27),


• one for recording key individuals in the community (see page 28).

Fill in as much as you can, even if your information is not complete.

Remember to include all possible organisations and individuals. You may

use the List of Potential Stakeholders(see page 26) to help you to think of

as many stakeholders as possible.

 Action 2: Consult with WV field workers

The next step is to fill in any information gaps that you may have in your situation analysis forms.

If World Vision or other agencies already have programmes in the community, staff members may

be able to give additional information. Consult with your colleagues in order to fill in your tables as

completely as possible.

 Action 3: Meet with local authorities

To complete your analysis, you may need to consult further. You should set up a meeting with

the relevant local authorities, whether they are administrators or local leaders (depending on the

structure in your community). Use this meeting to present the OVC programme, and to ask for

additional information in order to complete your forms. In this way, you will be sure that you are

not excluding any important figures from your stakeholders’ meeting.

This meeting should take place prior to community mobilisation and before you call for a first

stakeholders’ meeting. This meeting is also important as the local authorities will appreciate your

consulting them and informing them of your planned activities, and this will help to ensure good

relationships throughout the community mobilisation process. The support of local authorities and

leadership will strengthen the CCC’s efforts to support and care for OVC.

STEP 1

Make as many copies

of the Mobiliser

Reference sheets

as you need

note !!

(^24) Unit 1, Module 2 Guide to Mobilising and Strengthening Community-Led Care for Orphans and Vulnerable Children