Micky Hingorani
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Thank you Terfa and Anne, for great suggestions, as a site we are discussion to have more discussion forums with media personnel and if possible we would like to have at least one of them in CAB to expand the range of communication and education also whenever we plan to have a press conference or similar event it will be easier to reach them.
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At our site sustaining relationship with stakeholders has been an ongoing commitment, maybe because we have trials after trials, as a result that connectivity is not broken because we touch base with participants from the data base and we use past participants as role models or spokes people in community. We have had non-research related incidences of fire, riots where we help with feeding and get donations for clothes to help victims as a result we are known in the community. Big Community events with other NGO’s through network or partnership on WAD, Heritage Day, Womens Day, Valentine Day etc. we team up.
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Thank you for the sample community engagement plan, it has given me better insight of how the flow of the plan must be.
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Thank you. It is really well thought.
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Thanks Erica.
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Thank Erica
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i have been doing community engagement and doing community engagement plans. what i like about GPP is that it combine work done probably by different people together. this is a great thing because it enable community educators to be brought in their thinking about their communities.
thank you for the opportunity to be part of the course and i have improve in the way i approach my work.
“KG”
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Please download the example CEP here!
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It has been a good course all together. I have managed to distinguish the basic timelines for particular stakeholder engagement objectives. I also appreciate the importance of GPP to study communities and the site.
it is also good to address community needs that are not research related as they win community support easily because they will feel you have genuinely identified with them.
Otherwise, thank you for the time and knowledge. looking forward to contacting you in case of any challenges.
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1) In completing your stakeholder engagement plan or action plan, did any questions come up that you would like feedback on from the group? For instance, would you like ideas for how to engage particular stakeholders on a specific topic? Feel free to post questions here.
How does one engage the community when protocols are completed and we engage them at implementation phase which is often the case with most research? We have engaged the community when the protocols are in draft and we have had no concerns or issues from the community. The other challenge is to engage communities on HIV when it is not their priority as certain communities do not have access to meet their basic needs, Also we explain the incidence and prevalence of HIV, communities often need help with unemployment, nutrition and poverty and managing an abusive partner. We have started to post job adverts in the site waiting room but this is not always consistent.
2) Lastly, how has your understanding of GPP changed since you first enrolled in the course? What did you learn that surprised you?
I have enhanced my thinking on community engagement and have been able to see areas of improvement in my own processes and systems with community engagement even though we have been implementing the GPP principles for over a decade in research. The GPP section on prioritisation and assessing the stakeholders using the four quadrants has been most useful. The one aspect that requires more dialogue is the process of applying GPP in research projects and settings where there is limited or minimum engagement of investigators with the community. GPP or community engagement needs to equate to GCP and this is an area that we need to work towards collectively.
I am grateful to the team for being part of the 2015 GPP course. THANK YOU
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Many thanks to the GPP team! Anne & Jessica, thanks for being their for us. The training has reinforced our understanding about GPP guidelines and more so how to engage different stakeholders at different levels.
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I would like to know how CAPRISA team managed the community expectations since communities can have competing needs and if they are not met because of inadequate funding ,it can create hostility.
What surprised me is that its needful to engage a broader community stakeholders right from start of the trial and throughout the study period, further engage them in non HIV related activities during and post the trial period.
I am humbled by Anne, Jessica and the entire GPP team for the wonderful job. I always felt proud and free to express my ignorance concerning GPP guidelines implementation.. I am now comfortable and able to site the gaps at our research site in relation to community stakeholder engagement and engaging stakeholders on ISSUES MANAGEMENT PLAN.
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First of all I would like to move a vote of thanks to our able facilitators Anne, Jessica and team for a job well done. You facilitated in a way that made the training very interesting. One issue I would like to find out is whether there is a way in which research community teams can get to know the amount of money provided in every protocol for stakeholder/community engagement, because if you have no idea of the resources available to do your job planning becomes very challenging. I wish there was a way research organizations would be required to have minimum stakeholder engagement package as a condition of conducting research. We could be able to prepare stakeholders and communities to support and own research process.
I learned during this training that stakeholder engagement is critical and was surprised that the only stakeholder CAB that we have been engaging is not adequate. I have learned through issues management that it is prudent to be proactive in anticipating issues in consultation with stakeholders instead of our practice of reacting to issues with no Communication and issues management plan. This course has given me the necessary tools to plan and execute my work. I wish this course would continue… I am sure the network we have established will come in handy in ensured we lean on each other, Apart from Alice the only other person I knew was Erica who comes from our sister site in Southern Tanzania, our network has really expanded. I am a CoP member and look forward to continued collaboration. I am already missing this GPP training!
Nokolunga raised an interesting scenario of a community that reject research despite stakeholder engagement. If indeed that occurred it would mean that site selection was not done well because research ought to be attempting to answer a question that is relevant to the local community. a community can be in denial but will eventually open up when you engage broader stakeholders and come forward to participate in the search for a lasting solution to their health problems through technologies researchers are trying to develop through the planned study/ies.
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This course has been very valuable for me. I feel like I understand GPP a whole lot better now and I’ve become an advocate for Stakeholder Engagement in my organization as I’ve come to know the importance of it during all phases of research. I’ve also come to realize that there is still a lot to be done to get everyone thinking more in this direction.
Thank you so much to the facilitators for being so inspiring and helpful. Long live GPP!
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Think about the CAPRISA case study highlighted in the online training module for Lesson 9. How did their comprehensive approach contribute to their success and network of relationships created over time? What are some examples of how you have sustained relationships with communities after and between trials?
Their approach to engaging the community and stakeholders went well beyond trial related issues. This shows real interest in the well-being of the community and not only a one-sided need in trial matters. They made the effort to investigate the area’s social and cultural environment which ensured that it wasn’t a misguided effort. By doing this they built trust and mutual respect. And when it came to trial-related activities they followed the correct channels.
As resources in between trials sometimes limit a site to contribute and partake in non-trial related stakeholder activities, sites need to be very creative to be able to still keep stakeholders engaged. It is also important to remember that keeping a relationship healthy with stakeholders does not always have to mean with a monetary contribution, but the basic willingness to help out in manpower already makes a big difference. So where you can’t give money, give some of your time.