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Rapid participatory assessment by a radio station

Pepall et al. (2006) undertook a rapid participatory assessment (RPA) examining health and social needs assessment with the view to developing a communication strategy for a radio station (Heart line Bali FM) in a small village in Indonesia. There were two main phases to data collection, although there was also some preplanning work in relation to identifying interviewees prior to the data collection stage. The first phase took two weeks and included communication with stakeholders, collection of information in relation to the community needs and examination of community assets. The second phase lasted one week, and included the key methods of rapid appraisal strategies. Some 60–90 minute interviews with key informants (guided by semi-structured questionnaires), informal discussions and field observations (for example physical features of community) all took place.