Development projects and programs should begin with an analysis and clear description of existing needs and the proposed solutions. Beneficiaries of the project should be actively involved at every stage of the project. The involvement of local people is necessary throughout the project, during analysis of the situation, planning, administration, evaluation, and implementation. Involvement of women. A partnership between women and men is vital to the development process.
Women are important agents of change.
Therefore, women's full participation is required in needs identification, planning, decision making, implementation, and evaluation. The projects shall enable women to discover their potential, enhance their social talents and gifts, assume financial responsibility, and develop their leadership skills. Gender equality at all levels of the development process is essential. The DGM considers the growth of awareness and self-realization to be an essential element in the process of sustainable development. Awareness building is a process that leads toward increased consciousness of a particular situation, its inherent problems, and the need for change.