In person at the Edinburg Future Institute, Meeting Room 2.4
📅 02.10.2025 | 🕑 11.00 – 12.00
💻 Online @ Microsoft Teams
Meeting ID: 339 097 638 466 3
Passcode: Du3yF3E2
Gathering meaningful evaluation data in structurally disadvantaged communities is often challenging. Traditional approaches may fail to capture authentic experiences due to linguistic barriers, cultural differences, and mistrust of formal systems.
This webinar explores how community researchers—people with lived experience and established trust—can reshape evaluation practices to be both rigorous and inclusive.
Featured presentations:
- Charlotte Wendelboe-Nelson (GroundsWell): A systematic exploration of community researcher approaches across diverse organisations, highlighting implementation models that balance academic standards with community authenticity.
- Anissa Thabet Mammar (Edible Estates): A pilot study with migrant communities in community growing projects, showing how lived experience and cultural competence enable authentic engagement and meaningful data collection.
Key takeaways:
- How community researchers enhance authenticity and trust in evaluation
- Practical insights into training, support, and sustainable implementation
- Lessons from working with migrant, refugee, young offender, and socioeconomically disadvantaged communities
This session is open (both in person -EFI, Edinburgh, and online) to all interested in inclusive research, health interventions, and community engagement.
