Annex 1: Community Engagement Checklist In summary, this checklist offers questions to think about when planning community engagement and is a useful reflection tool. You will probably want to use it at every stage of the project cycle, from initiation to closure—and to think about what will happen after your project is completed.
Preparing for community engagement What do you want to engage about? • What issue are you working on? • How did you identify it? Why are you doing this? Do you want to… • share information? • find out about needs? • involve people in setting priorities? • invite people to get involved in delivery? • involve people in management and decision making? • inspire people to develop their own initiative? What outcome(s) do you hope for from this engagement? Who do you want to engage with? • Communities of interest? • Geographical communities? • User groups? • The public? Individuals? • Stakeholders • Are there others who need to be involved? • Are there others who want to be involved? What might they contribute? Explain what is expected. Listen to what is expected of you. Do you know if they are ready to engage? • Do people agree that this is something that needs doing? • Is there capacity within the community? • Are people open to believing that change is possible? How will you establish trust? • Do potential partners know each other?
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