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The Tools to Do It Right - Engaging Communities in Wales Start in the right community: Define your community - belonging Work to your strengths - traditions, skills, values Key people recognised and regarded within the community: professionals, “retired” professionals / ex-overseas workers / ex-patriots, BUT GIVE ALL VOLUNTEERS A ROLE Build through existing community networks:

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Page 1: The Tools to Do It Right - Engaging Communities in Wales Start in the right community: Define your community - belonging Work to your strengths - traditions,

The Tools to Do It Right - Engaging Communities in Wales

Start in the right community:

Define your community - belonging Work to your strengths - traditions, skills, values

Key people recognised and regarded within the community:

professionals, “retired” professionals / ex-overseas workers / ex-patriots, BUT GIVE ALL VOLUNTEERS A ROLE

Build through existing community networks:

faith-based groups / professional links

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The Tools to Do It Right - Engaging Communities in Wales

Catching the Vision

Raise awareness of the needs and opportunities:

• Publicity / local media / through local events / leaflets

• Build a supporter base: regular giving and newsletters

• Lead by example; value the community:

talk to anyone and everyone who will listen.

• Initiate formal town twinning by involving local council

• Keep going! Good news stories.

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The Tools to Do It Right - Engaging Communities in Wales

Catching the Vision

Visitors for a week

Visionaries for a lifetime

Take people to Africa. The experience changes them. They give talks to all sorts of people and keep talking. They inspire others. They become “personal” links with your

partner community.

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The Tools to Do It Right - Engaging Communities in Africa

Start in the right community:

Communities and officials open to link. Willingness to prioritise support for those most in need.

Key people recognised and regarded within the community:

Partner NGO leaders Volunteers chosen by their communities District Directorates

Build through existing community networks:

NGO links / faith-based groups / community teacher / pastor / headman / women’s groups.

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The Tools to Do It Right - Engaging Communities in Africa

Helping communities to self-sufficiency

Key elements:

• Raise awareness of opportunity for positive change

• Local media / “sensitisation”

• Lead by example; value the community

• Achieve acceptance / approval key players in communities.

• Keep going!

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The Tools to Do It Right - Engaging Communities in Africa

Catching the Vision

Visitors for a week

Friends for a lifetime

Periodic visits, feedback, volunteers conference.

Bring key people to Wales. The experience changes them. They get to see and understand better your community. They will show you your community with new eyes. They inspire others. They become “personal” links with your community.

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The Tools to Do It Right - Engaging Communities

Whole - Community Links

2004 PONT-Mbale partnership

Primary Care;Education; Churches / Youth Support OVC families (goats);

2007 RCT-Mbale Coalition Against Poverty

PONT-Mbale partnership RCT – Mbale council links Engineering (water, energy)

Hospital LHB

University

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The Tools to Do It Right - Engaging Communities

Visits

Traveller’s pack – background, things to take, dos and don’ts, vaccs, antimalarials, further reading etc.

Appropriate level orientation / briefing.

Regular briefing / debriefing during the visit (clean up as you go).

Reunion and feedback.

Learn from your mistakes (or rather, from others!)

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Partnerships Overseas Networking Trust

pont-mbale.org.uk

[email protected]

[email protected]