Community Engagement and Involvement Group (CEIG)
Vision
To promote human-centered community engagement and involvement that respects all communities’ cultural, religious and social values.
Mission
To better equip researchers and CEI groups by encouraging participatory approaches, fostering innovation and building knowledge to promote community health and well-being.
Objectives
Workstreams
Outputs: systematic reviews, grant applications, publications
Outputs: stakeholders’ consultation, Theory of Change.
Outputs: Qualitative research including interviews, Focus Groups, analysis, translation and adaptation of CEI materials, awareness raising, education and training
- Providing CEI training to the researchers for commencing project related activities.
- Supporting researchers in developing CEI groups, involving stakeholders including partner organization and community involvement for all divisions and themes to refine CEI activities and quality improvement.
Outputs:
- Developing a tool for the evaluation of the impact of CEI for relevant research.
- Supporting researchers for community engagement and involvement (CEI) activities.
- Supporting and strengthening the way CEI perspective is taken up in research.
- Overseeing the timely conduct of CEI activities in specific research projects.
- Keeping track of adherence of ethical standards of all CEI activities.
- Standard template in place to plan, conduct and monitor CEI activities for all PILL projects
- CEI plans for each PILL project in place
- Systems in place for monitoring of CEIG work-streams
- Evaluation reports (bi-annual)
- Blogs produced from bi-annual reports
Outputs:
- Webpage, publications, PILL annual journal, newsletter, distribution of awareness raising material, community events.
- Public Awareness Message
- CaPSI Public Service Message
- CEI Group Presentation
- Sabar Awareness Message
1. Role and Functions of CEIG
- To ensure adherence to appropriate guidelines and policies for CEI.
- Monitoring record of CEI activities aligning with the relevant research study.
- Promoting proactive involvement of CEI by reaching hard-to-reach and underserved vulnerable populations (both deprived and remote).
- Involving CEI perspective to foster sustainability and diversity in the wider community.
- Working with local and international partners to exchange perspectives and strengthen collaboration and co-production of research.
2. CEIG Membership and Structure
The group will involve key stakeholders, including service users, carers, community members, potential members from local and international partner organizations, public health and mental health experts. The chair may invite other potential members to attend meetings when required. A CEI Advisory Group comprised of service users nominated by Division leads to represent each division.
This CEIG will support the Advisory Group in developing their Terms of Reference.
Courses and Trainings
We are dedicated to providing programs, services and resources for groups that are involved in the fields of mental health or the behavioral sciences. Our goal is to create an environment where all community members have opportunities to participate and contribute.
Governance Documents
Winter Roadshow
Winter Road Show Event Peshawar “Peshawar BURNS and Plastic Surgery Center”
30th Nov 2023: PILL organized an event on the topic of “Burns Prevention and Care: Patient & Healthcare Professional Perspective” as part of the Winter Roadshow. The event was attended by healthcare professionals, nurses, first-aid staff of the Burns Unit, burn patients and their caregivers. The participants discussed burn prevention, care, and control, and burn patients and their caregivers shared their experiences. The event concluded with a Q&A session.
The participants appreciated the community awareness initiative of the Winter Road Show, commended the efforts of PILL, and appealed for further initiatives. The keynote speaker was Professor Dr. Muhammad Tahir, former President of the Pakistan Burn Association and Head of the Burn and Plastic Surgery Department at Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar.
BURNS Event in Hyderabad
On November 23, 2023, the Winter Road Show Burns Event took place at Sindh University in Hyderabad. The seminar was attended by both students and teachers from the psychology department. The session covered precautionary and preventive measures, along with introducing fundamental concepts related to burns. Brochures were distributed to both teachers and students during the session.
The event was organized by members of the Hyderabad PILL team, including Faster Gill, Simra, Shaban, and Prah. Event aimed to raise awareness about burn injuries, particularly during the winter season, as discussed recently by the Head of the Psychology Department. The engagement from the attendees, especially the students, was outstanding, showcasing excellent participation. Overall, the response to the event was positive.
Winter Road Show Event was held in Jalozai Village Peshawar
18th Nov 2023: Pakistan Institute of Living & Learning (PILL) successfully held the Winter Road Show’s Ist event in Village Jalozai District Nowshera, Peshawar. The event aims at dissemination on BURNS project & safety measurement. Mental health related topics like Anxiety, Depression, Bipolar disorders, Self-Harm, Suicide and ACROSS project and Cardiac Rehabilitation were also addressed by PILL’s staff.
Interior Ministry Deputy Secretary Mr. Dilshad Khan was chief guest and inaugurated the event and commended PILL’s work and research in mental health by ensuring his full support.
The participants were included a large number of Community Social Activists, CHWs, LHWs, Household Women, male female teachers, Counselors, and health professionals. Representatives from Rescue 1121, and Peshawar BURNS center also participated, who talked on safety measurements in BURN injury, First Aid, and fire extinguisher.
Questions-Answers session was also held. Flyers on Burns safety was also distributed, and an awareness walk was done at the end to spread the message in the community.
News of the week
PILL’s Lahore Held Community Awareness Session on Mental Health
The Lahore PILL team organized a community engagement event focused on mental health of burn survivors, early psychosis patients, and breast cancer survivors. Team also identified potential participants with Autism. This initiative aimed to offer support, resources, and hope to those affected.
All News & Updates
Meet the Team
Ms. Rabia Fahad
Lahore
Mr. Atta ur Rahman
Rawalpindi
Ms. Farah Hassan
Rawalpindi
Mr. Mian Atique
Peshawar
Mr. Shafqat
Multan
Ms. Mueen Abid
Rawalpindi
