The workbook has been written by the Community Education Programme (CEP) for use by Community Investigators from Missionvale, Veeplaas, Zwide and Soweto-on-Sea. Groups of Community Investigators in a local area form a Community Learning and Investigation Circle (CLIC) and start a participatory action research process with community members to study conditions in their respective communities.

They use the results from their investigations to dig deeper into issues that are important to them, to challenge dominant ideas and thinking about their communities. They share what they learnt in community education workshops – learning events that are open to any member of the community.