Community Engagement and Involvement Group (CEIG)

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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

Increasing sustainability of communities and researchers through active and inclusive engagement and involvement, and by building capacity and capability.

Working with and strengthening collaborations and linkages with communities.

Co-producing an evidence-based CEI model for research.

Dissemination through active engagement with local communities as well as national and global partners.

Embedding monitoring, reporting and evaluation of research outcomes.

MOU Signings

MOU signed between PILL & Homenet Foundation Lahore

MOU signed between Homenet Foundation and Pakistan Institute of Living and Learning at Lahore office. Homenet is working with women domestic and factory workers across Pakistan. Ms Ume Laila Niaz, Chairperson Homenet and Honrary Chairperson of National Commission on Women Rights and Ms Uzma Omer and Dr Noor ul Zaman Rafiq signed on behalf of PILL. Present on the Occasion were Ms Humera Aslam, Ms Attia Hanif and Ms Rabia Fahad.

MOU signed between PiLL & Baitul UL Sakoon

On March 10, 2026 CEO of Pakistan Institute of Living and Learning (PILL), Prof. Nasim Chaudhry, and COO of Bait-ul-Sukoon, Mr. Jaffar Ali, formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a strategic partnership between the two organizations.

The signing ceremony was attended by Prof. Imran Bashir Chaudhry and Dr. Sehrish Irshad from PILL, along with Dr. Abdul Qayuum, Medical Director of Bait-ul-Sukoon.

Under this MoU, both organizations will collaborate to enhance services in breast cancer awareness and care, mental health support, psychosocial interventions, and capacity building for healthcare professionals. The partnership emphasizes an integrated approach, combining physical health care with mental health and psychosocial support, to ensure holistic well-being for patients.

MOU signed between PILL & PAHCHAAN) at Lahore.

MOU Signing by Prof Naeem Zafar and Dr Muhammad Moaaz on behalf of Protection and Help of Children against Abuse and Neglect (PAHCHAAN) and Dr Noor ul Zaman Rafiq and Ms Uzma Omer on behalf of Ishrat Husain Pakistan Institute of Living and Learning (PILL) at Lahore.

MOU signed between PILL & University of Karachi

The University of Karachi (KU) and the Ishrat Hussain Pakistan Institute of Living and Learning (PILL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote mental health awareness and establish a modern research facility on campus aimed at supporting adolescents with special needs.