Who knows whom, who do people trust, and why it matters: A playbook for mapping community networks

<jats:p>This Busara playbook provides a practical, step-by-step guide for using social network mapping to understand how information, trust, and influence move through communities. Designed for civil society organizations (CSOs), community-based organizations (CBOs), and development practitioners, it demonstrates how participatory mapping can uncover informal leaders, trusted messengers, excluded groups, and communication pathways to design more effective and inclusive interventions.This Busara playbook provides a practical, step-by-step guide for using social network mapping to understand how information, trust, and influence move through communities. Designed for civil society organizations (CSOs), community-based organizations (CBOs), and development practitioners, it demonstrates how participatory mapping can uncover informal leaders, trusted messengers, excluded groups, and communication pathways to design more effective and inclusive interventions.</jats:p>