Inclusive Engagement
One Day Course
Overview
Inclusive engagement is essential to building strong, connected communities — but reaching and involving diverse voices takes intention, skill, and reflection. This interactive training program is designed for community leaders, development practitioners, and social change agents who want to strengthen their capacity to engage inclusively and effectively.
Learning Outcomes
Through real-world scenarios, group discussions, and practical activities, participants will explore:
why inclusive engagement matters and what it can achieve
who may be missing from the conversation and how to bring them in
common barriers to participation and how to overcome them, and
strategies for creating welcoming, participatory spaces where all voices are heard.
Whether designing programs, leading consultations, or facilitating local initiatives, this course offers tools, insights, and techniques to support deeper and more inclusive community engagement.
Meet your Facilitator
Our course delivery is led by Founder and Principal, Sarah Janali. Sarah combines theory and practice to create fun, engaging learning experiences, practical tools, and frameworks. She has a reputation for fostering environments that enable practitioners to learn from each other.
Sarah has played a pivotal role in developing, delivering, and managing community development strategies, programs, and projects across various portfolio areas. Her work spans the NFP sector, where she worked with newly arrived refugees and multicultural communities, and 15 years in local government.
As a Churchill Fellow, Sarah brings international insights from her research on strategies that promote the participation and inclusion of newcomers. Sarah's approach to coaching, training, facilitation, and strategic support helps organisations work more effectively with stakeholders and create community-led solutions to complex challenges.