8.1 Share responsibility
The foundation of CBPR is that all individuals and/or groups have an opportunity for meaningful participation.  Sharing responsibility empowers and engenders commitment to project outcomes. However, caution should be exercised when there is ambiguity about who is responsible for an action, or its results. The consequence can be that no one is truly accountable.

8.2 Ensure community benefits from the process
The processes, integration of knowledge, outcomes and interventions of the project, should be to the mutual benefit of all partners and benefit communities more broadly, building and enhancing assets. The ultimate goal is to transform the social reality of the participants by increasing their degree of control and empowerment.