An overall explanation is given first. A neighbourhood meeting is held. All participants reconvene to raise questions and discuss the process. The meetings are held A description of a typical meeting is given below. 7 Collate the results To ensure community ownership of the results, this is best done with help from some of the hosts or other community members.
Hosts send in the replies from the neighbourhood meetings on butcher paper.
These replies are combined, and the number of meetings recording each of them is noted. In all community consultation, your relationship with the community is your most valuable asset. This will be maintained more effectively if you always provide prompt and accurate feedback to anyone taking part in any consultation activity. It also provides a check on your interpretation of the results. At the same time, a preliminary report to the user can be provided.