[Micky Hingorani]

Thank you Admin 🙂

[Micky Hingorani]

Hi All

i hope you well

Im Denver Jainarain from South Africa 🙂

[Micky Hingorani]

thank you i also had similar problems

[Micky Hingorani]

Hi thank you.

i will email.

[Micky Hingorani]

Hi

i was also having issues but managed to complete it.

is all in order for me?

does module zero marks count?

[Micky Hingorani]

 

Hello

i feel they are not educated enough on the relationship with stakeholders and still trying to figure out who they are.. but it takes time

i agree with steven 100% they the have the picture that stakeholders are only dealing with HIV.

The community plays a large part!!! the community with the trial and those who do not support it!

 

[Micky Hingorani]

Hi

thank you 🙂

[Micky Hingorani]

”A question for the group? Should stakeholders that do NOT support the trial be involved? If so, how would you involve them?”

Hi just a response to the above..

i think the community stakeholders should be involved because they are part of the community and have the right to know whats going on – Awareness!!!

we also need both side views of the trial for future implications..

[Micky Hingorani]

Hi Anne,

I tried changing my profile pic (and the new one is actually uploaded) but it does not seem to be working! If it doesn´t work then you will have to look at me upside down. 🙁

What can I do to fix this problem?

Thanks

Edna

 

[Micky Hingorani]

Hi everybody. Sorry, I was a bit silent, crazy deadlines. Back on track.

I have a very strong believe that our community engagement team has a good understanding of the value of stakeholder engagement. It is possible that the definition of stakeholders is not as clear as it should be at the site. Most of team believes that the word “stakeholders” is applicable for NGOs or other local or international organizations but it does not mean that they don´t value the community (it´s just about the terminology).

My site has developed a community engagement plan where activities with our CAB are listed, including monthly meetings. Additionally, community events such as health fairs, plays about HIV vaccines as well as meetings with local leaders and even radio shows in the local radio station are also planned and some already accomplished.  We had situations where rumors in the community regarding blood collection were spreading and our CAB helped identifying adequate solutions and provided support. The situation that I just described helped building even more trust between the site and the CAB and vice versa since we had a problem, we asked for support, we got the support and we developed a successful plan according to the CAB orientation. The CAB felt that site trusted in their judgement and followed their suggestions…. this was great….

One problem is attendance to CAB meetings. Sometimes I attend these meetings and from 15 people only 50% show up (usually the same ones). How do we engage CAB members and make them prioritize the meetings and activities?

 

 

[Micky Hingorani]

It is even best to engagement in the key message development workshop or get them to review the key messages before moving ahead with the process.

[Micky Hingorani]

Hi i think it will be good to involve the community stakeholders id developing messages especially if they have been involved in the trial from the beginning or development and implementantion of the trial, However i think is important for the site community engagement team  and site staff to ensure that the messages are correct, clear and simple for community members to understand

 

[Micky Hingorani]

They should be involved in order to give the picture on the other side of the coin.

[Micky Hingorani]

Hi all:

This is a super interesting topic (one of my favorites), and we look forward to talking much more about this issue in the upcoming lessons.

BUT, before we jump tooooo far ahead, be sure to also respond to Lesson 1’s Discussion Question thread!

Thanks!!

[Micky Hingorani]

Those who do not support the trial are usually very vocal. It is very important to seek and involve them at the design stage or as early as it is practically possible. Their opposition may lead to distractions that may be difficult to manage, Our team usually segment our community engagement process in to two namely demand creation and conflict mitigation. It is important to actively identify such people or groups and pay them advocacy visit as part of the process of conflict mitigation.