Using Narrative Analysis to Understand Community Transformation

The study examined personal stories and publicly shared narratives about community transformation among beneficiaries/partners of six non‐government organisations in the Philippines. We conducted 16 focus groups and three interviews to collect data, employing an integrated approach to narrative analysis for interpretation. We identified four key narratives that weave together the participants' personal and public stories of transformation within their communities: narrative of agency and empowerment, narrative of drivers in community transformation, narrative of transformation challenges, and narrative of transformed lives. These narratives intertwine personal, interpersonal, and social dimensions, highlighting not only their understanding of community transformation but also the identities that emerge throughout the process.