Knowledge is Power: A shared learning event

Knowledge is Power: A shared learning event

Scottish Community Development Centre and the Poverty Alliance would like to invite you to attend an online shared learning and celebratory event with community groups supported by the Knowledge is Power programme to design and carry out their own community-led action research – where the community decides on the issue to be researched, designs and carries out the research, and makes use of the results. The session should be relevant to anyone interested in this approach, including community and voluntary organisations, funders, academics and public sector organisations.

The event will be held using Zoom on Thursday 16th June 2022, from 1.30-3.30pm. Sign up for the event at https://www.knowledgeispower.scot/news/knowledge-is-power-meeting-wtexa.

Knowledge is Power is a programme from Scottish Community Development Centre and The Poverty Alliance to support community-led action research. It has been jointly funded by The National Lottery Community Fund and the Scottish Government with additional contributions from the Corra Foundation and Inspiring Scotland. The two-year programme has supported community organisations across Scotland to develop their own evidence to influence change in their communities – and to take forward actions for improvement. As Knowledge is Power website has also been developed, featuring a toolkit for groups wanting to carry out their own research as well as examples of where groups have been supported to do this.

Participants at this informal event will hear from community groups who have carried out their own research over the past 2 years. There are some important messages to share, including the benefits community-led action research brings to individuals, groups and services as well as the challenges faced, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic.