The basics needed

To set up a local group, you first need people. In a lot of countries, there is a translation team that makes KDE available in the local languages. Often, these translation teams serve as a starting point for a local group. In fact, it is hard to define what you need as a local group. The most important thing is probably some people that are willing to coordinate and take the responsibility of representing KDE in the regional context.

If you are a member of a local group, think about who's giving guidance to the local team? Who is the person that tries to keep track of all kinds of issues? And think about if that could be you! Visiting small events, such as meetings of your local Linux Users Group can help you finding more people that are willing to take part in the local community. Make it clear to those that it's not important to put as much time as possible into the project, but that it's an organisation of volunteers that work for KDE in their free time. It's quite important to stress that, because often people are scared of getting involved. Communicate that it's fun, and that you can help KDE and free software in general by taking part, that you're not obliged to do all kinds of things, but that you're free at any point.