15 September 2008

Community Empowerment Discussion Toolkit

Democs: The game you play to have your say


This Democs kit was developed in association with Inspire East. It aims to help groups to work together to decide on what issues are important to them in their community. It generates ideas so groups can go on to plan activities and services for their local area.

Community Empowerment Discussion Toolkit

Executive Summary

The kit is packed with inspiring stories about what groups from across the UK have achieved in their local communities and practical information to help think about what’s possible in your area.

The Toolkit is great for any group that wants a way in to think about how they can work to improve their local area. In particular, though, it was designed for use with two types of local groups that are working out what issues to tackle (and empowering themselves along the way)

  • Community groups/local citizens groups, especially newer ones, that are still working out what they want to do;
  • Parish and town councillors, particularly if they are wondering whether to develop a parish plan.

Similar publications

nef publications are licensed under a Creative Commons license. You are free to quote, copy and share this publication, as long as you attribute it to nef and do not use it for commerical purposes.

Please contact us if you are interested in translating a nef publication.