Community-based research toolkit
The Community-Based Research Toolkit offers tools, templates and resources. This toolkit is for individuals and organizations using community-based research (CBR) principles. It provides best practices to support project planning, partnership building, peer researcher engagement, and participatory research implementation.
Special feature: Includes over 70 tools and ready-to-use templates, steps for the full-cycle of your project, effective activities and worksheets.
User outcomes
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Purpose and audience: This toolkit is designed for individuals and organizations using community-based research (CBR) principles, with a particular focus on supporting grassroots agencies that aim to engage marginalized communities as active participants in research.
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Tools and best practices: It provides over 70 ready-to-use tools, templates, and best practice recommendations to guide the planning, implementation, and evaluation of CBR projects in a clear and practical way.
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Partnerships and community engagement: The toolkit offers guidance on building strong, healthy partnerships and meaningfully involving peer researchers and community members throughout all stages of the research process.
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Project life-cycle and flexibility: Covering every stage of a CBR project—from initial planning and design to evaluation and dissemination—the toolkit allows for flexible, iterative use of its steps and resources.
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Promoting equity and social justice: By supporting meaningful community participation in research, the toolkit helps foster knowledge exchange, inclusion, and social justice, ensuring that projects are responsive to community needs and priorities.
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