Table 2 Proposed engagement-empowerment framework

Notify

To provide balanced and targeted information to community members on the aim of the specific one health research project in order to facilitate the understanding of key research problems faced and potential solutions

Target individuals and groups to ease the understanding of the research problem. Also target institutional to ease dissemination of research information

Consult

To acquire feedback and decisions from community members and stakeholders

Consult individual members of the community, groups and niches with respect to their understanding of the project

Involve

To work with the community during the entire research process, enabling that the community concerns are mastered

Involve community members and groups with respect to individual understanding of the research project

Empower

Placing the final decision-making in the hands of the community

Empowering both and groups based on their respective potentials to make the final decision at the end of the research project