The rules of community mobilisation / John Chikati.

You must be clear and knowledgeable about your goals -- Know your target community -- Know the skills you need -- Know the basis and some sociological concepts about the nature of communities -- Understand the outside resources contribute to the dependency syndrome and reduces chances of sustainability and self reliance -- You do not get the community into action until you take action and prepare it for action -- Understand the mobilization cycle -- Obtain both the needed permissions and also the active co-operation of the authorities and leaders responsible for the area -- Encourage the community to take action -- Ensure that women, youth , the aged , the very poor, the disenfranchised, the marginalized , the shy and the retires attend community meetings you call -- Facilitate public dialogues like that reknown educator and ancient Greece,Socrates who taught by always asking questions , never giving answers