Table 1 Overview of capacity-building strategies in FLASH and how these are facilitated

1

Identifying and appointing influencers or leaders

- appointing a healthy-school coordinator who knows the community and allocating time to this coordinator for creating a network of motivated initiators

- providing coaching and guidance to the coordinator through experts from local organisations

2

Creating a school culture of participation

- the healthy-school coordinator as a starting point

- coaching focusing on small steps and experiences of success

- providing schools with methods suitable for participation

3

Designing and implementing tailored activities

- conducting a needs assessment with Photovoice, along with interviews that can serve as input for designing activities

- having coordinators organize design-thinking sessions with representatives of all stakeholders

- providing an implementation budget as a start-up resource

4

Creating a network of local support

- giving experts from local organisations in different areas of expertise an active role in supporting school communities

- coaching from experts aims towards building potential collaborations within the local network throughout the intervention, based on the needs of the community