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

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.

News of the week

Mental Health Awareness Drive held by PILL Pindi

The PILL Rawalpindi Team, under the CaPSI Project, successfully conducted a mental health awareness drive in Islamabad. The initiative included an informative session with 25 CDA health staff members, focusing on mental health issues, symptoms of schizophrenia, treatment options, and referral pathways. The health staff, responsible for community engagement in sectors G-6 and G-7, showed great interest and emphasized the need for community awareness. The team distributed IEC materials, including leaflets, for further dissemination. A door-to-door awareness campaign followed, where the team interacted with families, local workers, and shopkeepers, providing information on mental health issues and advising them to seek professional help for early response and recovery.

Community Engagement and Involvement Group (CEIG)