KEY LEARNING

• Major components for sustainable development is the community organization, local resource mobilization and a participation of target communities at all level of community development
• Sustainability is better achieved by promoting initiatives in self-help groups through capacity building of Local NGOs/CBOs
• Community groups/network should take the drivers’ seat in setting development priorities and exploring resources to translate them,
• Organizing, empowering and interfacing community groups/networks with service agencies, local government and other relevant bodies is absolutely necessary for long term sustainability as well to tap and mobilize local resources,
• It is important to empower community groups/network with knowledge base to set their development priorities and influence local bodies in prioritizing them