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Table 5.2 Summary of levels of involvement for a community-driven process

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Project stages
  Initiate Plan (choose options) Implement Maintain
Self-help:
Community control 		Community initiates action alone * Community plans alone Community implements alone Community maintains alone
Partnership:
Shared working and decision-making 		Authorities and community jointly initiate action * Authorities and community jointly plan and design ** Authorities and community jointly implement * Authorities and community jointly maintain *
Consultation:
Authorities ask community for opinions		 Authorities initiate action after consulting community Authorities plan after consulting the community Authorities implement after consulting community * Authorities maintain with community consultation *
Information:
One-way flow of information; public relations 		Authorities initiate action Authorities plan and design alone Authorities implement alone Authorities maintain alone

Note: the areas with asterixes (*) indicate the community-planning process. The joint planning options choice stage, area with two asterixes (**), is essential.

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