Stage 4: Support community-led action 4 4 Support community-led action • Support the community as it carries out the action plan. • Community-led monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning (MEAL). As a result of the ‘logic model’ process you have facilitated, the community has: • had an opportunity to reflect on those issues it is concerned about • reflected on its issues through human rights and cultural lenses • prioritised the top (up to) three issues that it wants to address • negotiated the outcomes it wishes to achieve • identified the resources it has, and requires • developed an action plan. Now it is time for community- led action! 4.1 Support the community to carry out the action plan At this stage it is important to remember that the action plan belongs to the community not to you or your NHRI. It is the community’s responsibility to carry out the action plan. It is your role to support the community where needed or requested. If they haven’t done so already, encourage the community to establish a personnel structure for carrying out the plan. While, hopefully, there will be strong community ownership for the plan, a core group, with sub-groups responsible for specific priorities, is critical to ensure the plan progresses. The heart of the community’s effort is its people. Most communities have established organisational structures – a governing body, a leadership team, a system of chiefs. As long as these structures are inclusive and have the confidence of all members of the community, this group could drive the community action. If not, then an alternative organising group may need to be established. The role of the action plan group is to: • ensure work progresses, tasks are delegated, and activity is on time and within resource availability • maintain inclusive, equitable and participatory processes • keep the community informed, engaged and at the centre of decision-making • be the spokespeople with external stakeholders • plan community events • deal with conflict - raise issues/risks • review personnel and other resources requirements and where necessary, seek additional • review progress regularly – identifying any adjustments that may need to be made to the plan • celebrate achievements APF HRCLD Guide 49