Ten principles (copied from http://www.sil.org/anthro/communitywork.htm)

Ten principles

Over the years, ten principles have been formulated in SIL as a definition of a healthy process of CD.

1. Start where the people are.
2. Build relationships; then introduce new ideas, showing how they meet identified needs.
3. Keep projects simple.
4. Involve as many community people as possible in all activities from the start.
5. Train people close to their home communities.
6. Train in locally acceptable ways (e.g. methods, facilities).
7. Train trainers who can train others.
8. Involve local leadership.
9. Cooperate with governments.
10. Encourage interdependent relationships vs. dependent or totally independent relationships.