We also encourage there to be at least one person affected by an NTD present in the room for the discussions. For a start, this is an exercise in inclusion, so they should be included in the discussion. Beyond that, we have found that their insight brings a different perspective and can hold NGO leaders to account in a way that would not happen if they were holding themselves accountable.
In practice, this means that there have been around 5-10 people involved in most of the discussions we have hosted in the pilot and they tend to take 3-4 hours. Of course, you could include more people, but this would mean the discussions would take longer as each person should have their voice heard.
Each domain has a handful of questions. You read the question as a group, discuss your organisation’s progress towards this question, and then decide on opportunities for progress.