Table 1 Overview of capacity-building strategies in FLASH and how these are facilitated
| Capacity-building strategies | Facilitated in FLASH by | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |