Affirm and Acknowledge: Social Innovation Through Culturally Appropriate Research with Communities

Lorenza Fluks; Heidi Van Rooyen

Affirm and Acknowledge

Social Innovation Through Culturally Appropriate Research with Communities

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Lorenza Fluks
Heidi Van Rooyen

Abstract

Community-based participatory research approaches can be useful for stimulating social innovation. Such approaches involve community members at various phases of the research process and have several positive outcomes for the research and communities. This paper discusses the community mobilization approaches that are at the heart of research on HIV and related issues conducted in a rural community in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. We present affirmation and acknowledgement as an innovative and empowering strategy in community mobilization, as it affirms community members’ voices, dignity, and agency concerning issues that affect their lives.

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2018-08-13

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Fluks, L., & Van Rooyen, H. (2018). Affirm and Acknowledge: Social Innovation Through Culturally Appropriate Research with Communities. Social Innovations Journal, (50). Retrieved from https://socialinnovationsjournal.com/index.php/sij/article/view/12043

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No. 50 (2018): Issue 50 | Social Innovations in Community Empowerment for Health Across the Globe

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