Teams of three Papua New Guinean community development workers visited each village for four days. The teams explained the concept of participatory rural appraisal to the village leaders and asked permission to work with the villagers. The findings are descriptive in nature and reflect similarities or differences in issues perceived by rural populations to maintain sustainable rural livelihoods. A Core Team was formed to set the direction, objectives, approach, and monitor the preparation of the Report. Staff in the Government's planning office make up a Working Group responsible for identifying the many sources of information and data available and collecting the pertinent data.
Staff then analyse the data and write their conclusions.
They contribute feedback to the core team and working group to ensure it meets the objectives and targets established. The group advocate the Human Development Report as a tool in policy making and planning. One of the three major sections of the Report includes data and data analysis. No new surveys have been conducted due to time and logistical constraints. Instead, existing data have been collected.