Social mapping is a participatory technique used in project planning, monitoring, and evaluation to understand the social structure, resources, relationships, and conditions of a community. It involves creating a visual representation or map of a community that shows important social features such as households, population groups, institutions, facilities, resources, and social relationships. Social mapping is generally carried out with the active involvement of community members, allowing them to share their knowledge, experiences, and perceptions about their own surroundings. In project planning, social mapping helps project managers and development professionals gain a deeper understanding of the community before designing interventions. Unlike traditional surveys, which often focus only on numerical data, social mapping provides qualitative information about people, their needs, problems, strengths, and existing support systems. It identifies different social