However, simply providing a platform for expression is not always sufficient , as participatory and democratic planning requires a certain level of critical consciousness from the individual participating . Otherwise the participant may struggle to identify problems without being aware of the larger social and economic forces that influences their choices  . The role of the advocate then, must be not only to provide assistance in developing an appropriate plan for the committee to judge, but must also be to encourage the people to be “free, informed, participating to the fullest degree, working together cooperatively, possessed of an understanding of their problems and those of their fellow men”
However, simply providing a platform for expression is not always sufficient . Participatory and democratic planning requires a certain level of critical consciousness from the individual participating , otherwise they may struggle to identify problems without being aware of the larger social and economic forces that influences their choices . Moreover, aspects of capacity building and advocacy can themselves, somewhat ironically, serve to restrict autonomy by creating an over-dependence upon facilitatory bodies and advocates . The role of the advocate then, must be not only to provide assistance in developing an appropriate plan for the committee to judge, but must also be to encourage the people to be “free, informed, participating to the fullest degree, working together cooperatively, possessed of an understanding of their problems and those of their fellow men”
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. Moreover, aspects of capacity building and advocacy can themselves, somewhat ironically, serve to restrict autonomy by creating an over-dependence upon facilitatory bodies and advocates