- Social baseline studies providing useful information on the status and demographic and economic trends, political structures, local organizations, cultural characteristics ... etc. The social baseline study is based on the analysis of data and information collected by qualitative, quantitative and participatory methods. Each method offers a different perspective and contributes to the establishment of a comprehensive socio-economic panorama. The combined application of these methods is usually accompanied by extensive consultations with stakeholders.

- Identification and prioritization of the needs of population allows the identification of target areas’ needs based on the results of the baseline social studies.

- Social actions plans or Community development plans/programmes containing a set of prioritized actions with specific targets for different categories of people concerned.

- Integration of a gender approach in the projects by mobilizing analysis tools of roles and specific constraints of women in each context in order to propose appropriate intervention strategies. These are then integrated into the definition, implementation and evaluation of projects and programs.