The starting point for mobilizing community-led action is to break the mindset of resignation and dependency, and awaken a new spirit of self-reliance. Our vehicle for this is the half-day Vision, Commitment and Action Workshop (VCAW). Just like it’s name, the VCAW facilitates people through a process in which they:

• create a vision for how they want their village to be, in all key areas,
• analyze that vision, discovering that they do not have to wait for outside help — that they can take self-reliant action to achieve their vision if they take a stand to do so,
• launch themselves into successful action through immediate, do-able action steps. Success in this “action” step is essential to build confidence in people’s own abilities.

[todo – add outline, manual and ideally a video about the VCA]