HOW INTERVENTIONS INTERACT PARALEGAL AID LEGAL AID ADVOCACY LITIGATION •P  artnering with trusted organizations and leaders already embedded in the community. This might include schoolteachers, health workers, youth and women leaders, religious leaders and traditional chiefs, teacher-parent associations, and social workers. IN LINE WITH AN •W  idely sharing information about your project and the services it will provide in an accessible format. This includes community meetings to dispel myths, gather feedback, and understand potential concerns. Emphasize confidentiality, professionalism, and past results, if there are any. IMPORTANT TO BEGIN BY •R  emember that fear of authorities may prevent people from coming forward for assistance; be respectful of this concern. Knowing about past results may help people come forward. EMPOWERMENT APPROACH, IT IS ACKNOWLEDGING THAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE THEMSELVES AGENTS OF CHANGE. •A  sking paralegals to introduce themselves, their role, and the project’s services at every possible opportunity, such as community meetings and at school or faith-based gatherings. •S  howing concern about other challenges communities have. Some of these challenges may be related to lack of documentation or A C O M M U N I T Y- B A S E D P R A C T I T I O N E R ’ S G U I D E : D O C U M E N T I N G C I T I Z E N S H I P A N D OT H E R F O R M S O F L E G A L I D E N T I T Y | 41