Community The Power to Change

Connecting to the Passion Connecting to the passion may be the driving value, because without it, community action is not at all feasible. The secret is connecting with the residents’ personal dreams. When something is meaningful to individuals, they will do a great deal to promote it. The activity helps develop a sense of mission, which increases and maintains one’s motivation to act.

Local Identity and Belonging A sense of belonging and motivation to take action serve as an incentive for one another. When there is a sense of affiliation to a place, motivation to act develops; and as action increases, so does the sense of affiliation strengthen. This feeling is particularly intensified when action is taken within a group. When taking action is accompanied by a positive feeling, by recognition and by appreciation- by both the community and the authority, the sense of belonging is strengthened as the local identity intensifies.

Complementing one another A combination of the advantages of the ‘Bottom-up’ approach to working with a ‘Top- down’ approach, strengthens both

methods in an optimal way- similar to a

stalagmite and stalactite which as they approach each other create a complete pillar.

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