Simple graphic models, numbers and charts should be used. Facilitate access to more information . Take the group to a library, a government office, school or on field trips where they can increase their knowledge base and learn where to go for information in the future. Only when political awareness has been raised, are people willing and mentally able to help themselves. Thus, creation of awareness of the forces that oppress them is one of the most powerful forces for action, and collective action is necessary to achieve progress against oppression.
Participation is the way to collective action.
In the end, the levels and effectiveness of people's participation depend largely on individual group organizers, leaders, teachers and facilitators. Not everyone is temperamentally suited to working with people in a participatory way, and not all can learn the skills which facilitate participation. Careful selection and effective training are both needed for people's participation to become a reality in development.