Capacity building begins from within. ECO-Action is committed to make the long-term investments in building community capacity that will result in benefits to community health and the environment.  Developing the capabilities of community leaders is key in creating a community organizing strategy that is informed and led by local leadership.

ECO-Action organizes communities and works with them to strengthen local leadership. One way that we do this is by training local leaders to train others, through our “Train the Trainer”. learning series.  This series is a four module (4 weekend) training program offered to community members across the state of Georgia.  Session modules can be taught to a group of perspective leaders or individually to provide a customized experience for a specific community. The program is a grassroots effort that builds capacity and develops leaders for equity, social and environmental justice.

Links to our projects that have developed leaders are provided below.