Stage 1: Prepare to facilitate a HRCLD activity 1 1.1 1 Prepare your NHRI • Make the commitment • Ensure NHRI capability • Identify your partner community Make the commitment A typical HRCLD activity takes around three years commitment from an NHRI. It begins with a reasonably intense time commitment as relationships are established and the community develops its strategy. It then reduces as the community takes ownership of its direction and activities. A possible time allocation could look like this. Figure 10: A typical distribution of time for a HRCLD activity YEAR 1: Prepare, establish relationships, work with community to develop the programme YEAR 2: Support to implement, monitor and evaluate YEAR 3: Light support The actual amount of personnel time and budget HRCLD takes will be determined by your NHRI’s resource base and the nature and context of the community. Whatever resource is allocated, a successful HRCLD activity is a ‘whole-of-NHRI’ commitment - included in strategic priorities and related budget budgets, and involving across-organisation input. How you develop your planning mechanisms will be guided by the normal processes of your NHRI. You will also need a project lead or, if your NHRI is large enough, a project team. APF HRCLD Guide 30