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Part 2: Facilitate

Detailed instructions for each of the Light Wheel tools

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From: The Light Wheel toolkit

Resources and tools for facilitating and measuring holistic change

What is covered in Part 2: Facilitate?

This part offers practical advice to help you plan and get ready for using each of the Light Wheel tools. You will find guidance on how to facilitate the tools in a safe and inclusive way, and how to ensure your data gives you an accurate picture of the situation. Are you ready to get started?

‘The Light Wheel enables us to capture the richness of people's lived experiences and the depth of change they are experiencing.’
Jonathan Simpson, Light Wheel practitioner, Zimbabwe

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Additional references

Here are links to the references mentioned in the footnote of Part 2 of the toolkit:

Reference on page 39 – Tearfund’s guide Doing research ethically explores key principles such as safeguarding, informed consent and inclusion  


Footnote 12 (Page 40) For insights into the type of people who are potentially most  vulnerable and/or excluded, see Section 4.1 'Research with children and adults who are vulnerable' in Tearfund's guide Doing research ethically 

Footnote 13 (Page 40) CBM's guide Inclusion made easy offers guidance on disability-inclusive development principles


Footnote 15 (Page 41) For more information on our approach to safeguarding, read Tearfund's safeguarding statement


Footnote 16 (Page 41) For advice and ideas about feedback mechanisms, see Tearfund's article 'How to get genuine feedback'


Footnote 18 (Page 80) Here is an example sample-size calculator you can use for determining your survey sample size


Footnote 19 (Page 82) Here is an example random-number generator which you can use to decide who to include in your survey sample


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How to use KoBo Toolbox

As part of the Light Wheel toolkit, we have developed a series of guidance videos for how to use the Light Wheel survey in KoBo Toolbox. This link will take you to a page where you can select which videos you want to watch.

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Keep in touch

The toolkit has been thoroughly reviewed and tested, but there is always more to learn. We would love to hear about your experiences and questions. Please share your ideas and questions at [email protected].

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