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Community participation is about being able to take part in social life in ways that matter to the person: meeting people, exchanging knowledge, contributing to something, having a role or having a voice. It can happen in a group, but it does not require formal volunteering, employment or everyone doing the same activity together.
Within the shared work model, participation can grow around practical activity: helping with a repair, sharing a skill, joining a project, contributing a useful resource or simply being welcome and getting involved at a suitable pace. Someone can also work independently and still be part of a wider social relationship or shared purpose.
With this capability, conversation, shared presence, knowledge exchange and taking part in social life are already central.
Social contact directly supports community participation through conversation, shared presence, knowledge exchange and taking part in social life. It can stand on its own or sit alongside practical activity.
With these capabilities, the relationship develops when practical, creative or technical activity gives someone a meaningful role, a way to contribute, or a real opportunity to exchange knowledge and take part.
Making, repairing and caring for practical things can create meaningful roles around personal projects, shared needs or contributions to others. People can exchange help and knowledge, work alongside others or contribute independently while remaining part of a wider social setting.
Creative activity can support community participation through shared practice, exchanged techniques, collaborative choices and chosen contributions to cultural or social life. People may create together or work independently within a wider project or setting.
Design, technical investigation, science and digital work can support participation when people exchange knowledge, solve shared problems, develop questions together or contribute useful resources. Different roles can remain meaningful even when technical experience differs.
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