Capacity Building and Sustainability Planning

Require the hiring of individuals that are from or reflect the experiences from community, in particular to lead community-based efforts.

Provide reports on the funding structures and how compensation is distributed to community members.

Think about ways you can parlay or adapt advisory structures and processes built for this study into structures and processes that can be used across studies.

Evaluate and monitor community knowledge gained and capacity-building.

Provide professional and training opportunities to community members that facilitate acquiring skills that can be applied to other professions or jobs.