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  1. Communities have knowledge and expertise that are essential to developing sustainable and contextual solutions to the problems that a community faces. Solutions created by...
  2. Shared Problems

    As people go through their daily lives, they encounter problems that they might perceive as something that only they face. However, a community may...
  3. Community-based initiatives rely on the community for the sustainability and viability of the initiatives. Some difficulties may be present for initiatives to achieve stability and support from within...
  4. People who have gone through crisis and have experienced hardships often turn to help others in similar situations and circumstances. They have first-hand knowledge and...
  5. In a community, values may exist that are oppressive to certain groups and people, isolating and restricting groups from engaging fully with the community. In turn, active community members may...
  6. A person may have links and relationships to many different communities based on identity markers. These markers may be aspects that an individual is born into...
  7. Community mobilization starts with communities. Some communities you are a member of yourself, and others you work in solidarity with, to support their...
  8. When working on an initiative you will of course face challenges from all aspects. However, before moving in order to implement a possible solution to...