With the exception of a few, recent publications there is limited material available for local communities in developing countries who are confronted with oil, gas and mining opera-tions in their areas.1 Oil, gas and mining companies themselves, mostly through their industry associations (notably ICMM and IPIECA), have developed and use an impressive range of social performance toolkits, handbooks and guidelines to comply with legislation, operationalize international standards and/or guide behavior of company staff in engage-ment with affected communities. However, most of this reference material is developed from a company perspective, aimed at minimizing or mitigating (corporate) risks and negative impacts, often for use in low- or medium-risk environments, and written in highly technical language.Often located in remote, underdeveloped locations with poor internet connectivity, local communities affected by oil, gas and mining projects do not have access to such informa-tion and generally lack understanding of the nature, process and impact of extractive industries. As a result, local communities are often not aware of their rights, let alone of the overall regulatory framework for extractive projects. They are therefore unable to organize themselves to effectively participate in the design, planning and decision-making process around oil, gas, mining and other large-scale infrastructure projects.