Step Two: Choose a Site

• Analyze viability of each site by generating list of strengths and weaknesses
• From the analysis choose the location that demonstrates the greatest potential for upgrading

Step Three: Talk to People around the Chosen Site

• Conduct a meeting or frequently visit the location site in order to talk to local community members
• Learn about existing problems with the land area
• Ask about prior projects that have been done to improve the space
• Learn from a variety of residents what they would like to see in an improved site
• Share ideas with community members about the location
• Include pictures, diagrams, and other visual aids
• Ask for the resident consent to develop site
• Survey the residents and determine who would be willing to help take care of the location after development

Step Four: Create a Design

Mapping Open Space

• Measure and Map the open space around the location, taking note of dimensions

• Draw a neat map preferably using graph paper  of the location using the noted dimensions in the previous step

• Decide how the space should be developed by drawing in designs on the graph paper
• Show community the design
• Revise if necessary

Patrick Sheppard and Alfred Ratana measuring open space

Step Five: Find Local Community Members to Maintain Completed Site

• Find a resident(s) to volunteer to take care of the site after completion
• Create a schedule for the resident to follow to routinely complete the tasks

Step Six: Plan for Construction

• Determine and organize what materials will be needed for construction
• Research multiple vendors of the needed materials
• Receive quotation from each vendor for the cost of materials
• Decide upon the most feasible quotation considering cost and quality of the product
• Send quotations to SDI, CORC, and WPI for approval marked with community chosen quotation
• Determine the order and schedule of building progression
• Find residents to help with the building progress

Step Seven: Implementation

Painting D section wash basins

• Gather and organize materials
• Follow schedule created in step six to implement project with help from community members

Step Eight: Revisit and Analyze

• After completion of the project revisit the site and talk to community members
• Determine local attitude towards the development
• Collect data on what is working well and what needs improvement
• After speaking with multiple community members determine pros and cons of the implementation and make any necessary changes to progress to progress steps

Step Nine: Repeat

• Begin process again and continue to upgrade site