Tools for Project Teams

Here are some useful resources to help you successfully carry out your intersectoral participatory research projects

📒 Quick Reference

📄 Summary sheet: Participatory Research 101
A tool designed to strengthen engagement and anticipate challenges throughout the development of your project.

📄 After funding is awarded: 10-step quick reference guide
This quick reference guide presents all the steps to consider following the awarding of funding by Société inclusive.
Funded teams receive a detailed version of the document, including timelines and key dates associated with each step.


🛠️ Practical Guide

📘 PACTE: Partnership for Transparent and Effective Collaborative Action
This practical guide helps you develop partnership charters.
It aims to provide a clear understanding of these charters and the knowledge required for their development.

Source: REISD and the SSA Quebec Support Unit


📚 Methodological Guides

🔹Inclusive Practices in Participatory Research
For working in partnership with people experiencing social exclusion.
This guide offers concrete strategies for including all stakeholders.

Loignon, C., Alunni-Menichini, K., Leblanc, C., Wilson, I., Foisy, J. & ENGAGE Committee

🔹Patient‑Citizen Partner Guide in Research
Intended for patients, caregivers, and citizens interested in getting involved.
It presents the foundations of patient‑oriented research.

Source: Université Laval Hub – Patient and Public Partnerships, SSA Quebec Support Unit

🔹Guide for Researchers: Building Stronger Partnerships
A resource to equip research teams working in patient/public partnerships (PPP).
It presents facilitating factors, anticipated challenges, and practice‑based learnings.

Source: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences – Patient‑Partners Initiative, Université de Sherbrooke (2022)


🌐 Websites to Explore

🔗ENGAGE Website
Promotes the engagement of people experiencing social exclusion.
You will find a wealth of practical information on participatory research.

🔗Understanding Research Website
Demystifies research through video tutorials, a glossary, and a guide to reading scientific articles.
Developed with and for citizen partners, it has been enhanced through multiple cycles of user‑centered evaluation.


🤝 Financial Partners’ LOGOS

📁 Downloadable ZIP folder
These logos must be included in all communications related to the funded project.