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People in your target audience(s) profile should not only take part in the project activities as a target, but should also participate in their realization. This participation includes not only participating in an activity, but also the process of realizing that activity. Active participation or involvement of the target audience at any stage of the project will ensure their ownership and internalization of the project.
How can you ensure this participation? You need to consider different methods for each activity. If you are going to organize a training course, you must inform the participants about the announcement of this training, its benefits, the contribution that will be made to them, whether they will be given certificates. You also need to pre-register and get reserve participants as much as the number of quotas. If the grant program allows, participants can be paid daily wages, transportation and food/beverage expenses can be covered. In addition, if any intellectual output (educational material, booklet, etc.) is foreseen to be prepared in your project, the participation of target audiences can be ensured for certain parts of this output. For example, a preliminary stage can be implemented for a booklet / material. In this preliminary stage, needs analyzes can be carried out with surveys and interviews to be applied to the target audience. Feedbacks can be also received online through digital channels. If a conference with wide participation is to be held, high-profile speakers who are in the interest of the target audience can be announced by inviting them.
The most crucial element at this stage is to increase both quantitative and qualitative participation in activities.
