Figure 18: The four stages of a HRCLD approach – activities and outcomes Stage NHRI Preparation (1 – 3 months) Begin relationships building and learn about the community (2 – 3 months) Facilitate a community-led planning process (6 – 9 months) • Commit NHRI • Ensure capability • Identify community • Engage with leaders • Engage more broadly • Agree to work together • Establish roles • NHRI commits to facilitating a HRCLD process. • Resources are identified, and staff capability assured. • Community/ies are identified. • Trust builds between the NHRI and community. • Community members see a benefit in continuing to work with your NHRI. • Formal endorsement is made to continue the partnership. • There is clarity about roles and expectations. • Community planning discussions identify a doable set of priority issues. • A human rights lens has been applied to the issues. • There is a high level of ownership in direction. • Identify priority issues • Decide outcomes • • Identify resources The community is clear about what it wants to achieve. • • Form an action plan Required skills and resources (including external stakeholders) have been identified. • Community strengths and gaps have been mapped. • An action plan has been developed. • Community has an increasing ability to address the issues it has prioritised. • Resource gaps have been addressed including support from external stakeholders/partners). • Monitoring and evaluation data is gathered that indicates how the community is tracking toward its outcomes. • Everyone impacted by the activity feeds into this data and receives reports from the monitoring and evaluation. • The community continues to learn about how it can improve how it addresses its human rights issues. • Facilitate capacity-building • Support implementation of the action plan, including MEAL Support community-led action (ongoing) • APF HRCLD Guide Outcome Activity Monitor, evaluate, be accountable, learn 52