People first impact method: Facilitator’s toolkit

This toolkit, developed by Gerry McCarthy and Paul O’Hagan, is aimed at supporting facilitators in the teaching of the People First Impact Method (P-FIM) through a range of exercises.

P-FIM is a practical tool designed for use in community engagement exercises. It aims to give communities a voice, and identify and attribute impact contribution for improved performance. The toolkit provides detailed practical examples and templates that can be used during the facilitation of a P-FIM workshop. The workshop is designed to take place over a five-day period. 

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"P-FIM is a tool and an approach that gives communities a voice. It identifies the causes of positive, negative and neutral change in their lives. It emphasises active listening, understanding context; shared ownership and responsibility for improved response. The exercise doubles as a personal and professional learning experience. P-FIM supports twoway accountability processes, assessment, evaluation, programme design, monitoring and evaluation, policy, strategy development and it operates to scale."