Equipment

Equipment includes the man-made things such as tools, canoes, boats, trucks and buildings. It can also include communications (phone, radio, internet), water supply, sanitation, fuel such as firewood or diesel, electricity or market stalls.

What equipment do you need?

• What equipment do you need (e.g. tools, transportation, storage shed)?
• Do you know all the equipment that may be required and if not, who you can ask or check with?
• Are there local or traditional tools or structures you could use instead?

How can you access and maintain the equipment in the future?

• Will you be able to access and use the required equipment?
• What equipment or buildings are available to you or your community already?
• Will you have the money and skills to maintain or replace old and broken equipment and structures, and if not, who will?

Will providing the equipment or buildings cause damage to natural resources or the community?

• How can you make sure you will always have the equipment you need?
• Will you be able to get permission to use local equipment and buildings now and in the future?
• Do you know where to obtain the things not available locally?
• What are the prices of these things?
• How can you make sure using your equipment or structures will not be harmful to people or the environment?