Vanuanui High influence Low influence Low interest • Government agencies • Fishing and logging companies • National bank • Local money lending business • National media • Tourist operator • Sports clubs • Family who has been attracted by the lifestyle High interest • Community local government leaders • Chief/s • Congregational and Methodist church leaders • School leader/s • Local media • United Nations Country Team • International donors • Fishing and farming families • Families living in poverty • Women’s groups / collective • Local health clinic • Youth groups • Small community businesses • Resident missionaries Tool 6: Community Sociogram When to use Purpose Time Resources Stage 2 Builds a picture of the relationship dynamics in a community Various For record keeping, large paper if displaying A community sociogram (or ecomap) is a visual tool for assessing community connections and dynamics of relationships with or between people, groups, and organisations. Whereas the stakeholder mapping diagram will let you know the level of interest and influence, HRCLD practitioners can use a sociogram to understand: • what communication patterns exist – who dominates? Who is side-lined or silenced? • the relationships you believe will help to empower the community in its decision-making. • the relationships you believe need to be strengthened internally to the community. • the relationships you believe need to be created or strengthened between the community and other groups/agencies. Develop your community sociogram/s over time by observing the community dynamics. You (hopefully) will also see a shift in the dynamics as more people’s voices are heard and they become part of the decision-making processes. APF HRCLD Guide 74