Abstract
The transformation brought about by man should lead to the transformation of man himself. Many African countries have fought for democracy, which includes the transformation of amongst others, the individual, the group, organization transformation, and the workplace. Although there is an abundance of literature about transformation, literature about self-transformation is scarce. The researcher planned to encourage individuals to transform themselves through attitude and mind-set change. An understanding of political, psychological, and philosophical dimensions can contribute significantly to an individual’s self-transformation. The researcher selected twenty-two community members for a participatory action study. The participants comprised three educators, three civic members, three traditional leaders, three community policing forum members, three members from victim empowerment, three policing staff, two church leaders, and two members from community health care groups. The researcher used a qualitative technique for data collection. The participants formed a focus group that included discussions and individual interviews. The purpose of discussions and interviews was to ascertain how participants could understand change from a selfish attitude and mind-set to show the significant self-transformation in a democratic culture. Responses were recorded in a reflective diary and transcribed by the researcher. Responses were analyzed using data matrix and then reported on in a participatory action research approach study.