G-HIVE Social, Peer, and Community Led Research

Empowering our communities to share their stories and evidence inequality and injustice through lived experiences can be powerful tools.

There are many approaches to involving communities in research. This workshop will help you explore ways to ensure your research methods make a distinctive contribution to increasing knowledge and understanding of your community. Key is the quality of your findings and how this data is used to ensure maximum impact.

The diversity of methods to capture data and presenting findings in todays digital world makes the process so much more creative and exciting.

By the end of the workshop, you will be able to:

1. Evaluate the options when adopting a community-led research approach
2. Identify different types of data and their value
3. Explore factors when creating truly inclusive research
4. List key factors essential when designing and delivering community research projects5. Understand, ethical, safety and data handling requirements
5. Develop creative ways to build community capability through participation
6. Model how to plan a research project
7. Identify ways to present your findings for maximum impact