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we work from the community by
listening and learning:
We honor indigenous wisdom and value community
assets. We listen to and learn from the community.
We believe that residents should lead and be the
primary agents of social change in their community. |
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we work with
the community by co-designing the change strategy:
We form authentic partnerships with the community.
We co-design and customize the capacity-building
process. We believe that residents should define
their own capacity-building needs and have the
primary role in developing a social change strategy
for the community. |
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we
work in the community to facilitate action and
learning:
We are co-learners with the community. We
continuously learn about and with the community. We
believe that the community must develop its own
learning agenda and engage in continuous learning to
bring about dynamic social change. |
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we
work for the community to bring about social
transformation: We focus on
building capacity for social change in six core
areas:
- Community
Engagement:
Training indigenous leadership and informing,
connecting and engaging people in the social
change process.
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Community Organizations:
Building strong organizations and networks and
developing institutional capacity for social
change.
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Community Relationships:
Building relationships and forming viable
partnerships across racial, social and cultural
communities.
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Community
Development:
Improving the quality of life by changing the
material and social conditions in communities.
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Community
Advocacy for Systems Change:
Developing a policy agenda and mobilizing the
community to speak with one voice to achieve
systems change and institutional accountability.
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Community
Research and Evaluation:
Documenting stories and disseminating
information about lessons learned to the
community-building field.
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