3. Asking Questions

Communication is at the core of community engagement. Regularly share project plans, progress updates, and results through channels used by members – such as in-person meetings and online platforms – while using inclusive language that makes these materials accessible for non-experts, including translations into local languages.

Social Network Analysis (SNA) tools can provide invaluable insight into the structure and relationships in your community network, enabling you to identify key community players for engagement activities and identify any gaps within it.

Community engagement refers to the practice of working collaboratively with identified groups of people – whether bound together by geography, common interests or other criteria – to address issues affecting their wellbeing. This collaborative process builds trust between organizations and communities while giving communities more agency over results they are experiencing first-hand.