-Growing their understanding of the root causes of problems and growing their visioning of an alternative.
-Reflecting a growing understanding of community/struggle terrain, identifying allies, supportive factors and factors constrain, hinder, block what they hope to achieve?
-Developing a plan of action informed by strategy and tactics that are consistently reflected on.
-Convening reflective processes to enable identification of and to build on the gains, victories, progress, challenges and address weaknesses.
-Developing resilient forms of organization that are democratic, transparent, participate with growing women’s, youth participation and leadership, and increased institutional capacity