Collaboration and partnership
We firmly believe in the power of cooperation and partnership to boost our research outcome and to be able to make use of the resources and boost exchange of knowledge. We are actively open to participate in all forms of cooperation with different local, and national organizations and with academic institution and think tank centers. Following is a general view of our cooperation and partnership methods:
01 Collaboration Methods
Exchange of Knowledge
We boost the culture of knowledge exchange internally amongst members of our team but also externally with partner’s organizations. We organize forum and workshop and conference to facilitate this exchange of ideas and research results as well as the best practices.
Joint Research Projects
We earnestly endeavor to have opportunities for join research project with partners’ organization and academic institutions which will allow us to engage in collaboration process through conducting wide range of research initiative and to bring together various expertise and to share resources for treatment of complex policy challenges.
Capacity Building Initiatives
We give priority to capacity building initiatives and collaboration that aim at boosting the research skills and knowledge of the members of our team and the partner’s organizations. This includes training programmes, and workshops and orientation opportunities.
02 Partnerships
Local Organizations
We endeavor to closely cooperate with local nonprofit organizations and advocacy groups and government agencies. Such partnership will enable us understand the local context and be able to reach data at the ground level, and to ensure that our researches are important and are applicable.
Academic Institutions
We maintain partnership with academic institution both local and internationally and are open to more, this partnership covers joint research project, exchange of teaching staff, having access to academic resources and We mostly collaborate with professor and teaches who entertain the same area of intre3st, and thus We complement each other.
Think-tanks and Research Institutes
We forge partnership with think tanks and research institutes that have similar interests and work in the same fields of our focus. This partnership facilitates the exchange of knowledge and conducting joint research and exchanging best practices in analysis of policies and in advocacy.
03 Official Agreement and Memorandums of Understanding
We have concluded a number of official agreement and MOU with a selected group of partner organizations with the aim of boosting collaboration and set the preconditions for partnership. In most cases the agreement would set the scope of the research project and the protocols for sharing data and intellectual properties and funding arrangements.
These official agreements and MOUs work as a base for long term partnership and provide the framework for effective collaboration, thus guaranteeing joint benefit and setting joint goals. Through our collaborative approach and our strategic partnership, we aim to boost support and expand the basis for our researches and maximize the impact of our work. This collaboration provides us with the opportunity to benefit from views and resources and varied experiences of our partners which ultimately lead to concluding more solid and applicable recommendations.
Engagement with the local communities
We give a special attention to dealing with the local communities at the popular levels so as to ensure that the researches and interventions respond to their needs and respond to the views expressed by the marginalized communities. Following are efforts exerted by the Institute with the local communities and the use of the participatory methods, and partnership with the local organizations and the community leaders:
01 Community research initiatives
The Participatory Research
We involve members of the local communities in an effective manner in the search process by way of the participatory approaches. This includes conducting in depth group discussions, survey to gather ideas and information directly from the communities under study. The members of the local communities are considered experts in their field of experience and their interventions are appreciated all along the research processes.
Collection of Collaborative Data
We collaborate with the local communities in gathering data and generating knowledge. This includes training local community members as researchers and providing them with the required skills and resources so as to able to collect data within their own communities. This participatory approach works as enabler for the local communities and ensure that the research focuses of the local realities.
Participation in Setting the Research Questions
We collaborate with the local communities in setting the research questions and in deciding the priorities. This ensure that the research agenda will handle issues of interest and concern for the local community a matter which reinforces the feeling of ownership and importance.
02 The participatory approach
Workshops and Community Meetings
We organize workshops and community meetings and forums to facilitate dialogue and help exchange knowledge between the researchers and policy makers and members of the local community. These participatory platforms provide the local community members with the opportunity to share their views and expertise and their priorities directly with the decision makers.
Capacity Building
We invest in the initiative for capacity building within the local communities. This includes provision of training on research methods and on policies analyses and advocacy skills. By providing the local community members with these skills, they will be able to actively participate in formulating the policies that impact their lives.
Collaborative analysis and dissemination
We involve members of the local communities in conducing analysis and in disseminating the results of the research. This will guarantee precise representation of voices and views from the marginalized communities and a wider popular participation. The collaborative analysis and dissemination also work to reinforce knowledge sharing between the researchers and the local communities.
03 Partnerships with local organizations and community leaders
Collaborative Partnerships
We establish partnerships with local organizations, non-governmental organizations and community groups. These partnerships enable us to access experiences, networks and local resources. The collaborative partnerships ensure that research works and interventions should be based on the local context and benefit from the knowledge and experience of community leadership and organizations.
Community Consultative Councils
We adopt the form of community-based consultative council consisting of local leaders, activists and representatives of marginalized communities. These councils provide guidance, comments and input throughout the research and intervention process, ensuring that our work remains responsive to the needs and interests of the community.
Advocacy at Grassroots Level
We support and cooperate with leaders and community organizations in their duties and include such provision of technical assistance or research manuals or platforms to hear the community voices, and by supporting popular call, we aim to empower marginalized communities and facilitate their participation in policy making processes.
