Kutayib
2.1. Diagnostic assessments of needs and assets
Session Objectives
By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
Identify the club’s strengths and existing resources, and determine gaps or needs for effective functioning.
Prioritize focus areas and encourage teamwork, collaboration, and problem-solving.
Foster ownership, commitment, and awareness of the value of diagnostic assessments for club growth.
Duration
02h 25min
Group size
Set by facilitator
Materials needed
Flipcharts, markers, pre-cut blank puzzle pieces, sticky notes
Session Description
This session helps participants assess their club’s strengths and needs as a basis for effective planning. Through interactive activities and group discussions, they identify assets, prioritize challenges, and make realistic personal and collective commitments for improvement and growth.
Duration: 15min
Group size: Groups
The facilitator/ trainer divides participants into clubs.
Each club forms a circle.
Everyone reaches across to hold hands with two different people
Without letting go, each team should untangle into a complete circle.
Clubs compete to finish fastest.
Objectives: Build teamwork, communication, trust, and energize participants.
Duration: 15min
Group size: All together
The facilitator/ trainer explains the session flow and activities.
The facilitator/ trainer highlights the objectives of the session.
The facilitator/ trainer explains the importance of Diagnostic: Assessment of needs and assets for club development and planning.
Objectives: Ensure participants understand the session purpose, the value of diagnostic assessments, and what they will achieve.
Duration: 15min
Group size: Groups
Each club sits together in a circle.
One member starts by saying a sentence about the club.
Each member adds one sentence to continue the story.
Continue until everyone has contributed and the story is complete.
Objectives: Encourage creative thinking, listening skills, and collaborative storytelling.
Duration: 30min
Group size: Groups
Materials needed: Flipcharts, markers, pre-cut blank puzzle pieces
The facilitator/ trainer gives each club puzzle pieces(See Annex).
On each piece, write or draw one item:
5 skills members have
5 resources the club possesses
5 partnerships or networks
Assemble the pieces to create a visual representation of the club’s assets.
Objectives: Identify and visualize existing strengths, resources, and networks of the club.
Duration: 20min
Group Size: Groups
Materials Needed: Flipchart, markers, sticky notes
Each participant thinks of what their club lacks to function efficiently and write down one need per sticky note
Each team/ Club categorizes their needs in:
Skills
Resources
Support
Place all sticky notes on a flipchart for the group to see.
Objectives: Identify gaps, challenges, and needs of the club for effective planning.
Duration: 25min
Group size: Groups
Materials Needed: Flipchart with 4 quadrants, sticky notes from previous activity
The facilitator/ trainer prepares a 4-quadrant matrix on the flipchart:
High Importance / High Feasibility
High Importance / Low Feasibility
Low Importance / High Feasibility
Low Importance / Low Feasibility
Each club places their top needs (from sticky notes) into the appropriate quadrant.
Encourage discussing priorities as a group.
Objectives: Prioritize needs and decide which focus areas the club should address first.
Duration: 25min
Group size: Individual and in groups
Materials Needed: Flipchart, sticky notes
Each participant secretly picks a role card and must act based on their hidden role (they will all receive the “leader” role).
The facilitator / trainer puts them into a theoretical crisis and they should solve it in a team.
For 15–20 minutes, they work together to solve the crisis.
Duration: 10min
Each participant reflects on the following two questions:
What should we do as a group or society to address this issue?
What am I personally able to do—realistically and immediately—to contribute?
Participants then write down one concrete action they personally commit to. This should be:
Specific and achievable
Aligned with their skills, resources, or influence
Focused on impact, even if small
Duration: 10min
Each participant writes their action on a sticky note or card and places it on the Club Action Board—a shared space that visually represents collective commitment.
Duration: 10min
Participants briefly share their action with the group (1–2 sentences each). This builds accountability and sparks ideas across the room.
Objectives: Practice leadership, communication, and adaptability under pressure; experience how different personalities affect teamwork and problem-solving.