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Table of contents Terminology III Preface IV How to use this manual VI Section I: Introduction 01 A call for safer schools 01 A community-based approach 03 Learning form the past: Global school construction 07 Community-based school construction around the world 09 A commitment to safer school buildings 11 Key principles of community-based safer school construction 12 The Comprehensive School Safety Framework 14 Section II: Overview 20 Overview of a community-based approach 20 Key actors 21 Key activities of the community-based approach 23 Crosscutting efforts in the community-based approach 29 The evolution of a community-based approach 33 Section III: The stages of community-based safe school construction 34 > The Strategic Planning and Mobilisation Stage 34 > The Community Planning Stage 44 > The Community Design Stage 62 > The Community Construction Stage 74 > The Post-Construction Stage: School operation maintenance and safety 86