The document outlines a community-based mapping survey conducted in June 2012 to evaluate the use of mapping in the health sector, identify barriers for implementation, and inform a workshop and guidance document. It targets health professionals and GIS analysts, discussing community engagement, mapping methodologies, obstacles like technical expertise, and budget allocations for mapping activities. The survey highlights the importance of community ownership, stakeholder engagement, and effective mapping methodologies to improve monitoring and evaluation in global health programs.

1. Overview of the
Community-Based Mapping
Survey
MEASURE GIS Working Group
June 2012
Marc Cunningham, Vira David &
Andrew Inglis

2. Overview
 Survey design and audience
 Community Based Mapping
 Barriers
 Software
 Cost
 Tools
 Guidance

3. Survey Goals
1. To understand how community-based mapping is
being used in the health sector
 Community Engagement
 Mapping Methods
 Tools
2. To identify key barriers to further implementation
of community based mapping for M&E
3. To provide context for a workshop and guidance
document on community based mapping

4. Survey Audience
 Health professionals
working with community-
based activities
 Monitoring and
Evaluation experts
 GIS Analysts

5. Community-Based Mapping
“A process of involving communities in identifying their needs
and thereafter plan[ning] on how to better manage their
resources, plan for the future, record and utilize local knowledge,
raise awareness about areas of concern in their environmental
and social landscape, and communicate their priorities and
concerns to external agencies or government officials.“
“Systematically identifying and collecting location-
specific information about
individuals, institutions, organizations, structures,
entities that produce community based services
and products and/or contribute to community
health outcomes.“

6. Focus on If you could create a map of a community
based project targeted to only one
Communities audience, which would you choose?
4%
7%
Top Objectives: 6%
1. Ensuring long term
sustainability and 18%
community ownership
of the project 66%
2. Engaging key
community
Members of the community
stakeholders
Community-based organization employees
Supporting staff in an international implementing partner organization
3. Mobilizing community
action Supporting staff in the ministry of health
Donors

7. Barriers to Initiation
Access to Technical Expertise Needed
What are the two greatest barriers to initiating
community-based mapping in existing projects.
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%

8. Software
Proprietary Software Dominant
Which of the following software tools have you used or
seen used for mapping for community-based activities?
100%
90%
80%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
38% 38%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Free Open Source GIS Web-based GIS or map Proprietary GIS software
Software making software

9. Financing Community-Based Mapping
Willingness to Dedicate Budget to CBM
What percentage of a project's implementation
budget would be considered reasonable to spend
on mapping community based activities?
1-5%
6-10%
11-20%
21+%

10. Data Collection Tools
Opportunity to Increase Multipurpose Devices
Check any of the following data collection tools you have used or
seen used for mapping community-based activities.
100%
90%
80% 73%
70% 66%
60% 58%
48%
50% 44%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Multipurpose e-devices Satellite imagery or Existing paper maps or Hand-drawn maps Traditional GPS
with a GPS feature printed areal atlases devices
photography

11. Guidance Document
Define Effective Mapping Methodologies
Please select two issues you would most like to see
covered in a guidance document.
100%
90%
80% 77%
70%
60% 58%
50%
40%
40% 33%
30%
20%
20%
10%
0%
Key challenges to Case studies Community engagement Relevant tools Mapping methodologies
community-based techniques targeted for to support community-
mapping mapping based mapping

12. WORKSHOP:
Mapping Community-Based Global Health
Programs for Monitoring & Evaluation
July 20, 2012
8:30 am to 6:00 pm
Washington Marriott at Metro Center
775 12th Street, NW
Washington, District Columbia 20005 USA
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CBM_Registration

13. Round Table Questions
 Community Based Mapping
Framework
 Mapping Tools
 Methodologies
 Community Engagement
 Data Demand and Use
 Barriers

14. MEASURE Evaluation is a MEASURE project funded by the
U.S. Agency for International Development and implemented by
the Carolina Population Center at the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill in partnership with Futures Group International,
ICF Macro, John Snow, Inc., Management Sciences for Health,
and Tulane University. Views expressed in this presentation do not
necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the U.S. Government.
MEASURE Evaluation is the USAID Global Health Bureau's
primary vehicle for supporting improvements in monitoring and
evaluation in population, health and nutrition worldwide.