Community mobilization is a process that brings together different societal factions to deal with something such as a health crisis, a social issue, or a developmental activity in order to achieve sustainable development. It is a participatory and sustained process through which action is stimulated by a community itself, or by others, that is planned, carried out, and evaluated by a communitys individuals, groups, and organizations to improve the health, hygiene, and education levels so as to enhance the overall standard of living in the community.

Key features of community mobilization include:

• Process: Community mobilization is a process through which action is stimulated by a community itself, or by others, that is planned, carried out, and evaluated by a communitys individuals, groups, and organizations on a participatory and sustained basis to improve the health, hygiene, and education levels so as to enhance the overall standard of living in the community.

• Stakeholders: Community mobilization involves bringing together as many stakeholders as possible to raise peoples awareness of and demand for a particular program, to assist in the delivery of resources and services, and to strengthen community participation for sustainability and self-reliance.

• Empowerment: Community mobilization helps to empower communities and enable them to initiate and control their own development. It enables communities to identify community priorities, resources, needs, and solutions in such a way as to promote representative participation, good governance, accountability, and peaceful change.

• Communication: Community mobilization requires good communication, good leadership, organizational structure, resource mobilization, and monitoring/evaluation structures.

Community mobilization is a valuable and effective concept that has various implications in dealing with basic problems like health, hygiene, and education. It can be used to engage community stakeholders in activities towards inclusive development, and when communities are involved in the work, it is more likely that the benefits for people will continue even after funding and support may have ended.