ADVOCACY FOR CHANGE
Key Focus Areas
Health Systems
Gender Justice
Youth Mental Health
Our Approach
Equity-Driven Design
Frame research questions in collaboration with communities and practitioners
Democratized Methods
Use participatory tools, community mapping, storytelling, digital ethnography
Translational Output
Present findings in formats that policymakers, private partners , and communities can act on
How We Work: Research That Includes, Not Extracts
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Co-Creation of Research Tools with community stakeholders
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Embedded Researchers who live and learn within the communities being studied
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Feedback Loops to validate insights with those most affected
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Capacity Sharing by training community members in data collection and interpretation
Case Study
Community-Informed Research on TB and Stigma
We collaborated with communities affected by TB to co-design research tools and collect qualitative data around stigma, access, and care experiences. This participatory approach embedded affected individuals into every step, from framing questions to interpreting findings. The resulting insights informed media campaigns and program design, anchoring future solutions in lived realities.