Gloria Aber
is a part-time lecturer in medical ethics at PHARMBIOTRAC-Gulu, a project manager, a researcher and a lawyer. She has a graduate degree in law from Makerere University, a Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Centre, a Post Graduate Diploma in Hospital and Health Care Management, a Master’s degree in Management specialising in Hospital and Health Care from Uganda Management Institute, and an Executive Master’s in Business Administration from NIBM, India. Her research interests are related to health management, governance and community engagement.
Andrés Astaiza
is a professor-researcher with experience in the field of higher education in the areas of psychology, social sciences and systemic thinking. She also has experience in planning and coordinating educational projects and providing individual and group psychopedagogical support to students. Since 2018, she has been working at the University of Ibagué, Colombia, conducting research on the teacher-researcher training processes in the university context, citizen training and systemic thinking. She is a member of the fourth cohort of the Mentor Training Program of the UNESCO Chair in Community Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education.
Minali Banerjee
is a certified mentor of Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) and a growing economist and academician. She is Assistant Professor in Department of Economics, School of Humanities & Social Sciences, Manipal University Jaipur. An avid participatory researcher, her current areas of interest lie in engaged teaching-learning pedagogy, engaged research, community engagement and its institutionalization among Indian higher education institutions.
René Walter Botha
is the Coordinator for Community Based Education and Rural Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, South Africa. He has a Master’s degree in Diagnostic Radiography, and doctorate in Health Professions Education from the same university. His areas of research include Community Based Education, Service-learning, Interprofessional Education and Radiation Science. He is responsible for the planning, implementation and monitoring of the Faculty of Health Sciences Rural Community Initiative based in three rural towns (see https://www.ufs.ac.za/health/faculty-of-health-sciences-home/
Beatrix (Bibi) Bouwman
is the current Director for Sustainability and Community Impact at North-West University (NWU), South Africa. She has experience as a development practitioner, academic and researcher in the field of microbiology, agriculture, business, sustainable development, in technology transfer, as well as community engagement management for more than 15 years. She has an MSc degree from the University of Johannesburg and an MBA from NWU. As a member of the SA Global Reporting Initiative Focal point, she is driving impact measurement in community engagement. As longest serving executive member of the South African Higher Education Community Engagement Forum (SAHECEF) and previous chairperson, she is well-informed on the latest community engagement developments in South Africa and keen to facilitate the practice of service-learning as a pedagogy in African universities by working with all external stakeholders.
Anuradha Chakraborty
is a faculty in Centre for Women’s Studies, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. She has a Master’s in Physical Anthropology and Indian classical music and is a recipient of gold medals for the same. She completed her PhD in Life Sciences. Her areas of interest include epidemiological studies, community health, tribal and rural developmental issues, gender disparities, and education.
Tanya Clarmont
is Teme-Augama Anishnabai on her father’s side and French Canadian on her mother’s side, and has committed her life to improving relations among all Canadians. She works as the Director of Management Services with Victoria Native Friendship Centre, which includes managing the Victoria Urban Reconciliation Dialogue. She has worked with Friendship Centres for 18 years and held positions at the national, provincial and local levels. Along with her certification under the UNESCO Chair’s Mentor Training Program, Tanya holds BA’s in Native Studies, Law & Justice, and Creative Writing.
Hendri Coetzee
is an extraordinary associate-professor at the North-West University’s COMPRES research unit and the director of the Nature’s Valley Trust. As an engaged scholar, his main research focus encompasses community,
Suriani Dzulkifli
is the programme manager and co-instructor/facilitator of the UNESCO Chair’s Knowledge for Change Global Consortium training programme in community based participatory research. She is also a certified CBPR mentor of the Salish Sea K4C hub. Suriani is a PhD Candidate in Leadership Studies-Adult Education and Community Engagement at the University of Victoria. She is from Malaysia but currently based in Canada.
Irma Flores
is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education of the University of los Andes, Colombia. Her interest, both in research and teaching, focuses on teacher training in qualitative and participatory research, ethnoeducation, diversity and curricular transformation. She has a PhD in Social Sciences, Childhood and Youth; a Master’s degree in Educational and Social Development, a specialization degree in Community Development and a graduation degree in Psychology. She is a certified CBPR mentor of the Mentor Training Program of the UNESCO Chair in Community Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education. She is the coordinator of the Colombia K4C hub.
Luisa Fernanda González
is a researcher at University of los Andes, Colombia. Her research agenda focuses on issues of inclusive education, teacher training and support, teacher evaluation, curriculum, practices, public policies and social responsibility in higher education. Luisa has a Bachelor’s in Biology and Chemistry from the University of Caldas, a Master’s in Education and is a PhD candidate in Education at the University of the Andes.
Budd L. Hall
is Professor Emeritus with the School of Public Administration, University of Victoria, Canada, and Co-Chair of the UNESCO Chair in Community Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education. He was Former Dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Victoria, Chair of the Adult Education Department of the University of Toronto, and Secretary-General of the International Council for Adult Education. He is a member of the
Carol Hall
is Director of Strategic Initiatives with the Victoria Foundation, which is a partner in the Salish Sea K4C hub. She has worked in community development in Victoria, British Columbia and globally to mobilise knowledge and tools to strengthen community wellbeing in an era of rapid change. Prior to moving to Victoria, she was executive director of a foundation in New England that conserved farms and natural areas, and worked on community economic development in southern Africa. She holds a BA from the University of Pennsylvania, and Master’s degrees from Georgetown University and University College London, UK.
Siraz Hirani
is a senior professional with 20 years of strategic and operational experience with international development organisations, including 10 years at leadership positions at global and national levels. He holds an MSc in Disaster Mitigation, MSc in Life Sciences and an MBA with specialisation in finance. He is an alumni of the Harvard Kennedy School with work experience in multi-cultural & challenging countries like India, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Myanmar. His sectoral experience includes habitat development, climate change and disaster risk management. He is a certified CBPR mentor of the Mentor Training Program of the UNESCO Chair in Community Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education. He presently works as Senior Programme Management Specialist at Mahila Housing Sewa Trust (MHT).
Muhamad Hanapi bin Jamaludin
has a Bachelor’s degree in Social Science and Humanity (Malay Studies) and a Master of Arts (Theory of Knowledge and Epistemology) from National University of Malaysia (UKM). He is currently part of the Secretariat Executive of Youth Advisors to Malaysia’s Prime Minister, a Committee Member of OIC Youth Forum, Research Fellow of Malaysia Youth Council President, Head of Information for 4B Youth Club, President of WAMY Club Malaysia, and President of Kerapatan Graduan Muda Youth Organisation (KAGUM). He is also an active Malay author of books. Some of his most recent books are Barat dari Cerminan Watan (2021) and Gelintaran Fikiran Al-Attas dan Pendita Za’ba (2021). He acts as Research Fellow for Jejak Tarbiah, Deputy Secretary of Federasi Kebangsaan Pekerja Belia (FKPB), Manager of Sekolah Pembangunan Pekerja Belia dan Komuniti (SPKB), Co-founder of District Intellectual Discourse Secretariat,
Barbara Jenni
is of Swiss, French and German ancestry and now lives in W̱SÁNEĆ and lək̓ʷəŋən territories in Victoria (Canada). She has a Master’s degree in Linguistics and has worked for over a decade in various capacities supporting community-led/based research projects. Barbara is a PhD Candidate in the Faculty of Education at the University of Victoria, where she investigates the circumstances, experiences and practices of those doing the labour of knowledge sharing at/from universities. As a Research Assistant, UNESCO Chair in Community-Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education, she has played a coordinating role in the Bridging Knowledge Cultures project.
Jufitri Joha
is former President of Malaysian Youth Council (MBM). He is Vice President, Muslim Youth Movement of Malaysia (ABIM) in charge of youth and intellectual development. He obtained an LLB from International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM) and a Master’s degree in Community and Youth Work from Durham University, United Kingdom. Currently, he is pursuing his PhD in Youth Studies at Institute for Social Science Studies (IPSAS) of University Putra Malaysia (UPM).
Norhyisyamudin Bin Kamil
(AAP) was born in Kuala Pilah, N. Sembilan, Malaysia. He studied TESL education at the University College of St. Mark & St. John, Plymouth, United Kingdom. After teaching for eight years in a school, he joined the Institute of Teacher Education, Sultan Mizan Campus, Besut. He currently works at the Institute of Teacher Education, Tengku Ampuan Afzan Campus, Kuala Lipis, Pahang. His serious involvement in the development of indigenous education lead to his appointment as Deputy Head at The National Centre of Excellent for Indigenous Pedagogy (PKPPK). He continues to contribute in various fields, especially in indigenous pedagogy, teacher training and professional support, module writing and motivational programmes for indigenous education.
Niharika Kaul
has been a Research Associate at PRIA, New Delhi, working with Drs. Tandon and Hall. She completed her undergraduate degree in Sociology from Delhi University and her Bachelor of Laws from University of Durham. She has worked extensively with the UNESCO Chair in Community Based Research
Ahmad Kipacha
works as Senior Lecturer in the School of Business Studies and Humanities of the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST) in Arusha, Tanzania. He has a PhD from the University of London (SOAS) and a Master’s degree in Applied Linguistics from the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. He has been associated with interdisciplinary projects and research, and lecturing in areas of research writing in sciences, languages (Swahili and English), ethics in sciences, culture and social entrepreneurship. His current research is about forensic analysis of Swahili texts, academic writing styles, data visualisation, ethics in sciences and community-based research, and the complexity in modern Tanzanian cultural issues in literary and media outlets. Dr. Kipacha has been engaged in PACE Research Network: Project on Post-proverbial in African Cultural Expressions sponsored by Alexander von Humboldt Alumni Awards for Networking Initiatives Post-proverbial in African Studies, in collaboration with Ibadan University. He is a certified CBPR mentor of the Mentor Training Program of the UNESCO Chair in Community Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education with the Nyerere K4C hub.
Alice Veronica Lamwaka
holds a PhD in Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics. She is Senior Lecturer, Head, Pharmacy Programs and Principal Investigator of Covilyce Natural Products used in the management of Covid-19 cases. Her interest in teaching, research and community engagement focuses principally on indigenous knowledge, indigenous cultures and indigenous knowledge systems, on how these can be translated into science that can be well understood by the community. While her work is aligned towards discovery of medicines for managing both communicable and non-communicable diseases including epidemics, she has carried out extensive research on biodiversity,
Walter Lepore
is Assistant Professor in the School of Public Administration at the University of Victoria, and co-founder of the Salish Sea K4C hub that provides training in community-based research and indigenous research methodologies. He is also the Research Director for the UNESCO Chair in Community-Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education and former coordinator of the Knowledge for Change (K4C) Consortium. Before joining the University of Victoria, Dr. Lepore was an Associate Professor at the Division of Public Administration of Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (Mexico), and Associate Faculty at the Schools of Leadership Studies, and of Environment and Sustainability at Royal Roads University (Canada).
Daniel Lopera
is Industrial Designer from the Universidad Javeriana, Colombia, with a Master’s in Design Futures from Griffith University in Australia and a Master’s in Education from Universidad de los Andes, Colombia. He teaches in the areas of design futures, ontological design and research. He has carried out action-research projects in which peasant, indigenous and ex-combatant communities have participated. He led the creation of the current Design academic program at the University of Ibagué, Colombia, of which he was its director for five years. Currently, he serves as Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences of the University of Ibagué.
Darren Lortan
is Associate Professor of Mathematics at the Durban University of Technology (DUT), is a teacher and an activist interested in sustaining an interest in education at the grass roots level. Previously, he has held several leadership positions in DUT, including Executive Dean, Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Academic, and Acting Senior Director: Engagement. His interest in community engagement began through a project which marketed STEM professions to high school students. Over the years, the focus of his community engagement interests included early childhood development, youth development and educational support, adult basic education, post-school training and local
Savathrie Margie Maistry
is currently a Research Associate at Rhodes University and the Durban University of Technology. She has held numerous positions at a number of institutions, including director of community engagement at Rhodes University; lecturer and head of department (social work and social development) at University of Fort Hare; lecturer in the Centre for Continuing Education, University of Waikato, New Zealand; and served as the Africa Region Programme Manager of Volunteer Services Abroad, New Zealand. As a Research Associate with the Durban University of Technology, she was responsible for curriculum development at the Master’s and Bachelor’s level in Community Development. In addition, she supervised Master’s and doctoral postgraduate students in community engagement and in an articulation research project within the South African Post School Education and Training sector. She has extensive experience in social work and community development practice, management, education and research. She is a member of the national task team established by the Department of Social Development, Community Development Directorate for the professionalization of community development. She has researched and published in the areas of social work, community development, higher education, community engagement, integral education, community based participatory research and women’s studies.
Haikael D. Martin
is a human nutritionist with experience working in Tanzania, particularly in nutrition and health. She is working for The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology as a senior Lecturer in Human Nutrition and Dietetics. She strives to implement nutrition and nutritional-related programs and interventions that are responsive to societal issues. She is a certified CBPR mentor of the Mentor Training Program of the UNESCO Chair in Community Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education under the Nyerere Hub in Tanzania. She experiences and competencies in human nutrition and health include maternal and child nutrition, adolescent nutrition, nutritional management of disease/conditions (diabetes, hypertension and cancers), advocating for nutrition in different sectors, mentorship of
Aminuddin Mohamed
earned his PhD from the National University of Malaysia in 2017 after completing his thesis entitled Kelestarian KEDAP dalam Pembangunan Modal Insan Masyarakat Orang Asli. He is now working as a lecturer and also heads the Indigenous Pedagogy Centre of Excellence, Kampus Tengku Ampuan Afzan Teacher’s College, Pahang, Malaysia. He is actively involved in various research in the field of indigenous pedagogy and socio-cultural study at both national and international levels.
David Monk
is Lecturer in the Faculty of Education and Humanities at Gulu University, Uganda and an honorary Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom. He is also special advisor to the UNESCO Chair in Lifelong Learning Youth and Work and coordinator of the Gulu K4C Hub. His research and community work revolve around inclusive lifelong learning, developing healthy community university relationships, environmental sustainability and innovation, participatory community economics and social entrepreneurship, and understanding the vibrant social skills learning ecosystem in northern Uganda.
Alfi Moolman
is coordinating the University of the Free States’s engaged- and e-engaged scholarship activities. She has more than 20 years’ experience in community development and project management. She has worked in various industries including government, local and international funding, and corporate, private and tertiary education sectors. Alfi studied psychology and is an SAQA accredited facilitator and assessor. She is a certified CBPR mentor of the Mentor Training Program of the UNESCO Chair in Community Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education, and affiliated with the Global University of Lifelong Learning, in support of community development.
Misbakhul Munir
is an activist and social worker for the Indonesian Traditional Fishermen Association (KNTI) in East Java Province. Munir is active in the advocacy, liberation and empowerment of local fishermen on social inequality, economy and climate change issues.
is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Leadership and Management, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM). He obtained his PhD from College of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) in 2013, a Master’s degree in Organisational Leadership from Monash University in 2008, and a Bachelor’s degree in Da’wah and Islamic Management from Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) in 2005. He has published various books and articles in the field of Islamic leadership, management and community studies. He was the Director for Research Management and Innovation Centre (RIMC), USIM, and Deputy Dean (Academic and Research), Faculty of Leadership and Management, USIM. He is currently Director, Islamic Science Institute (ISI), USIM. He is also the coordinator for Mizan Research Centre (MRC), USIM and a mentor for the Mizan K4C hub. His interest of research is in Islamic leadership and management, community studies and Islamic sociology.
Khairunneezam Mohd Noor
is Associate Professor and Head of Management with Tourism Program in Faculty of Leadership and Management, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM). Holds a Bachelor of Science (Human Resource Development), Master of Science (Human Resource Development) from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, and a PhD in Management from La Trobe University, Melbourne. His writings and research revolve around leadership issues, job satisfaction, work-life balance and higher education sector issues.
Nabiela Naily
is a lecturer at faculty of Sharia and law in UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya, Indonesia. Her focus of expertise is family law, Islamic law, gender and women-children protection, and university-community engagement.
Martin Odoch
tragically passed away prior to the publication of this book. Prior to joining the Faculty of Agriculture and Environment at Gulu University as a senior lecturer, Dr. Odoch spent 20 years working as a scientist in the private sector. He was trained to teach CBPR and was a leader at Gulu University. He was best known for his integrity as a lecturer and researcher and for his advocacy and action for human rights and community development. He is missed terribly.
George Openjuru
is Vice Chancellor of Gulu University, and the chair of the board of Vice Chancellors in Uganda. He is also the coordinator for the UNESCO Chair in
Mohd. Dzulkhairi Mohd. Rani
is a medical doctor and an Associate Professor in Public Health Medicine at Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM). His research interests include community based intervention, rural medicine and population health. He is also a certified CBPR mentor at the Mizan K4c hub since 2022.
Mwemezi Johaiven Rwiza
is Senior Lecturer in the School of Materials, Energy, Water, and Environmental Sciences (MEWES) at the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), Tanzania. Dr. Rwiza is a certified CBPR mentor of the Mentor Training Program of the UNESCO Chair in Community Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education. He is an Editorial Advisory Board member of the African Journal of Engineering and Environmental Research (AJEER). Dr. Rwiza also serves as an African Host University (AHU) coordinator in the Partnership for Skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology–Regional Scholarship Innovation Fund (PASET-RSIF), an African governments-led initiative to strengthen science, technology, and engineering capability in sub-Saharan Africa. He was a Co-Principal Investigator and Programme Coordinator in the just-ended Queen Elizabeth Scholarship-Advanced Scholars Program (QES) that was implemented by Carleton University (Ottawa, Canada) in partnership with Mzuzu University (Mzuzu, Malawi), Nelson Mandela African Institute for Science and Technology (Arusha, Tanzania), and the University of Ghana (Accra, Ghana).
Manish Sharma
is Assistant Professor at School of Architecture and Design, Manipal University Jaipur. His primary research interest focuses on community-university engagement, community knowledge cultures, the concept of an empowered community-university network, urban resilience, urban utilities and urban water, specific to developing nations. He is a certified CBPR mentor of the Mentor Training Program of the UNESCO Chair in Community Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education. He, along with his students, collaborates frequently with various organisations, institutes and local authorities
Priyamvada Shrivastava
is Professor and Dean of Psychology, Associate Director at the Centre for Women’s Studies, and coordinator at the Sangwari K4C hub at Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. She has taught undergraduate and postgraduate classes in teacher’s training in psychology for thirty years. Her area of specialization is health psychology, with research interests women and health, gender issues, guidance and counseling, psychopathology and educational psychology and personality.
Sebastian Silva
is a management consultant and owner of Roundtable Consulting Inc. He has a Master’s degree in international law and is a member of the Salish Sea K4C Hub. He supports projects with Indigenous communities in British Columbia, as well as reconciliation initiatives that bring together all levels of government and community groups to address racism and create more equitable systems. As a community-based researcher, he is keen to explore how mainstream institutions can learn from Indigenous protocols that guide community engagement and the transfer of knowledge.
Rajesh Tandon
is an internationally acclaimed leader and practitioner of participatory research and development. He founded Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA) in 1982 and continues to be its chief Functionary. He is Co-Chair of the UNESCO Chair in Community based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education along with Professor Budd L. Hall. Dr. Tandon has authored more than 100 articles, a dozen books and numerous training manuals. He was inducted to the International Adult and Continuing Education (IACE) Hall of Fame (class of 2011).
Crystal Tremblay
is a faculty member and Co-chair of the Map Shop in the Department of Geography and Director of CIFAL Victoria at the University of Victoria, Canada. Since 2018, Dr. Tremblay has been the academic lead of the Salish Sea K4C Hub, working to build capacity in CBPR in higher education and communities to advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
is a lecturer at Faculty of Ushuluddin and Philosophy. His focus of expertise, which also is his current research, is the integration of community engagement in social work in higher education in Indonesia.
Andrea Vargiu
is Associate Professor of Sociology in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Sassari, Italy. He directs the FOIST Laboratory for Social Policies and Training Processes, which runs CBPR programs since its foundation in 1977. Andrea is Rector’s delegate for Third Mission (H&SS) and serves as President of the MA Course in Social Work and Social Policies. He has a solid record in action research and CBPR. He studies civic engagement of universities, social policies, and organised solidarity. He presently co-ordinates impact evaluation of national and regional projects to contrast educational poverty.
Aniksha Varoda
is Research Assistant at the Centre for Women’s Studies, and a PhD Research Scholar, School of Studies in Anthropology, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. Her research interests include women and children, health and social problems, gender, education, rural development, tribal community issues and Sustainable Development Goals.
Karen Venter
heads the Service-Learning Division within the Directorate of Community Engagement at the University of the Free State, South Africa. Having a PhD in Higher Education Studies, she is responsible for advancing the institutionalisation and glocal networking of engaged scholarship. Her research focuses on the use of appreciative inquiry for flourishing of engaged scholarship in community university research partnerships.
Reeta Venugopal
is Professor and Head of Physical Education, Director at the Centre for Women’s Studies, and coordinator and mentor in the Sangwari K4C hub at Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. She has taught undergraduate and postgraduate classes in teacher’s training in physical education for 29 years. Her research interests include women and health, gender issues, tribal women, and children, specialising in exercise physiology.
is a lecturer in the Faculty of Economics and Business at UINSA, Indonesia. His focus of expertise is accounting information systems, governance, and university-community engagement.
Lesley Wood
(DEd, MA, BASS, BA, PGCHE) is an experienced action researcher of international repute. She has developed and conducted action research training for professional development, organisational development and community development in different contexts. She is founding Director of the research entity, Community-Based Educational Research, at North-West University, South Africa, and has been awarded several national and international grants. She is a National Research Foundation rated researcher and has published over 100 articles, book chapters and books. Her latest books include Participatory Action Learning and Action Research: Theory, Process and Practice (Routledge, 2020), and Community-based Research with Vulnerable Populations (Palgrave McMillan, 2022)
Izawati Wook
is teaching law at the Faculty of Syariah and Law, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM). She graduated with an LLB (Hons) and a Master of Comparative Laws from the International Islamic University Malaysia. She obtained a PhD from the College of Law and Justice, Victoria University, Melbourne Australia. She was also admitted and enrolled as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court in Malaya. Her research interests are indigenous peoples and law, and legal education. She is a mentor at the Mizan K4C hub since 2018.
Madhura Yadav
is an architect-planner with over two-and-a-half-decade experience in academics, administration and research. She is a recipient of the AICTE scholarship for her doctoral research, along with several awards like Asia Pacific Global Award 2017, Education Leadership Award 2019, and Indo Pacific Architecture Excellence Award 2021, in recognition of her sustained commitment to architecture education. She is on several committees/expert groups set up by the Government of India, serves as a jury member of various architectural and design competitions, and a member of editorial boards of architecture, urban design and urban planning journals in India. Her current research interests are sustainable architecture and cities with inclusive approaches and community-based participatory research. She is currently the Dean of the Faculty of Design at Manipal University Jaipur.