Community factsheet

Community factsheet gives an overview of the capacities and resources available in a community at the start of the assessment process, providing basic background information and context. It is important to combine generic information on the community with data reflecting the resilience characteristics as a basis to establish an effective baseline picture. Much of the requested information may be readily available from secondary sources, some may have to be obtained through the EVCA process itself especially through key informant interviews. Collect disaggregating data by gender where possible.

Basic information to collect

Demographics.
Topography
Health and morbidity.
The local economy (principal occupations, levels of income, economic activities,
industry, etc.).
Basic services and their coverage (electricity, water, sanitation, health).
Basic infrastructure.
School attendance and literacy levels.
Land tenure.
Hazards and recent disasters.
Political structures and affiliations.
Intra-community and inter-community organisation.
Social trends.
Patterns and causes of conflict, violence and crime