    Be careful to not privilege those in explicit leadership positions (e.g. male religious leaders), whilst excluding marginalised, but important voices when collaborating with community leaders (e.g. women) Build a strategy for engaging communities and raising awareness – in collaboration with the communities and on the basis of participation Actively include community members in awareness-raising activities and events (attending to issues of safety and security for those individuals, their families and for staff) Support local communities in developing sustainable efforts to raise awareness (e.g. working with schools, training frontline health/social care/welfare workers) Suggested reading Binta, B. & Pearson, L. (2004) Rebuilding Communities: Training trauma survivors to help communities heal after atrocities. New Tactics Project of the Center for Victims of Torture. https://www.newtactics.org/sites/default/files/resources/Rebuilding-CommunitiesEN.pdf Dinesh, S. (2004) Access to Justice: Creating local level, citizen action mediation bodies to ensure human rights. New Tactics Project of the Center for Victims of Torture https://www.newtactics.org/sites/default/files/resources/Access-Justice-EN.pdf Influencing Policy in the Philippines (Power point presentation, 412Kb) Medical Action Group, Philippines www.irct.org/Admin/Public/DWSDownload.aspx?File=%2fFiles%2fFiler%2fPresentatio ns+for+resource+kit%2fMAG+Philippines+Policy+Influence.pptx Working with Partnerships and Exchanges (Power point presentation, 2.5mb) ACTV, Uganda www.irct.org/Admin/Public/DWSDownload.aspx?File=%2fFiles%2fFiler%2fPresentatio ns+for+resource+kit%2fWorking+in+Partnerships+and+Exchanges+ACTV_+Uganda. ppt Working with local communities. Some examples: Transcultural Psychosocial Organisation Cambodia Programs http://tpocambodia.org/index.php?id=33 Mpande, E., Higson-Smith, C., Chimatria, J.R. et al (2013) Community intervention during ongoing political violence: What is possible? What works? From: Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, Vol 19(2), May 2013, 196208. http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=buy.optionToBuy&id=2013-16201-004 Simmelink, J. & Shannon, P. (2012) Evaluating the Mental Health Training Needs of Community-based Organizations Serving Refugees. From: Advances in social work http://advancesinsocialwork.iupui.edu/index.php/advancesinsocialwork/article/view/1 963/2459 13