How to use the Problem-Solution Matrix

How to use the Problem-Solution Matrix

1. After listing down the problems and issues that were reflected in the IDMS Data (including their proposed solutions), the participants shall rate the problems and needs of the disability sector according to a set of criteria they’ve agreed upon. 2. Examples of criteria are: • Number of people to be affected (the more people to be affected, the greater the importance) • Urgency

• Barangay capacity and resources

3. Rate each issue 1-5, 1 being the lowest score that can be awarded, 5 being the highest; 4. Get the total score of each item. The ones with the highest scores are the ones to prioritize.

5. Include in the plan (BDP, BDRRMP, etc.) proposed solutions to the issues with the highest scores; at 6. Cross-validate these problems and solutions in a plenary session with organizations or federations of persons with disabilities.

7. Take note of their comments, feedback and recommendations. The BDC must meet at least once every six months, or as required, to deliberate and review the plan’s requirements. \When deciding on priorities, keep in mind that the Barangay Development Plan should focus on the impacts and effects that will propel the community forward and further its development. It is also necessary to consider whether a development program is beneficial to the majority of the barangay population before prioritizing it. In poverty-stricken areas, for example, PPAs such as livelihood and anti-poverty alleviation programs are vital and important. PPAs can be classified as follows:

• Urgent - initiatives that cannot be postponed and can help to alleviate safety concerns, etc.; • Essential - projects that can finish pending ones; • Necessary - projects that must be implemented in response to potential needs; • Desirable - initiatives that could lead to the expansion of other services; • Acceptable - programs that can be put on hold without having an impact on the current situation.21

21 Ibid.