When: 3rd February 2026; 12:00-1:00 P.M. (IST)
Where: Virtual Event
Event Type: Participation by Invitation
Event Brief:
The “Voices of Practice: A Series on Meaningful Community Engagement” is an initiative by the Community Engagement and Involvement (CEI) team of the NIHR Global Health Research Centre for Non-Communicable Diseases and Environmental Change and co-led by our Public Advisory Board to empower researchers and practitioners to integrate CEI principles into their work. Aligning with the centre’s goals of co-production, advocacy, and thought leadership, the series aims to create a space for learning, reflection, and dialogue to ensure research remains grounded in community realities and genuinely community owned.
Session | 3:
Title: When Pictures Speak. Film, Photography, and Trust-Building in Community Engagement
Join us for the third session in this series with Neeru Khera, an experienced communication and visual storytelling practitioner, as she explores how photography and films can deepen trust, amplify community voices, and strengthen engagement in research and development contexts.
Through stories and examples from her practice, Neeru will reflect on how visual media can connect people across differences, transcend boundaries, fosters empathy, and bring community realities to life in ways that words alone cannot.
Thematic Focus:
- Insights into how photography and films can build trust and strengthen community
- Discussion on ethics, safeguarding, and responsible storytelling in community contexts
- Reflections on the creative and joyful aspects of using visuals in engagement work
- Opportunities to consider how visual media can complement and enrich your own CEI activities
Whether you work in research, communication, or community partnerships, this session will help you see how the lens of a camera can also be a bridge, one that connects, listens, and honours the communities we work with.
Come discover how pictures can speak, and how we can listen better. Join us on 3rd February at 12 P.M (IST) at the link below
