What data do we need for the work within our communities? And which data for political demands? And what does it actually mean to do community-based research and work?
We ask questions and, in dialogue with our networks, work towards a strategy for empowerment, structural recognition and justice that is improved through analysis.
With the Afrozensus, we have shown that community surveys can be used to collect data in a responsible, participatory, intersectional way and with added value for respondents. At every step, we review the data in an ongoing process of analysis, reflection and re-evaluation: What does this mean for our communities?
Perhaps you have research, analysis or strategy needs that we can use to support your work or your communities? Whether qualitative or quantitative, we will find the right approach. Let’s talk!
hello [at] zedela [dot] org
With a representation survey, we find out how diverse your organisation, your company or entire sectors are in terms of managers and the workforce. To do this, we use an online questionnaire to collect data on all relevant dimensions of diversity. We compile the results for you in the form of a short report or dashboard - tailored to your specific requirements.
Representation data cannot stand on its own, but it is an important step in identifying possible areas where action is needed in your organisation and developing diversity-oriented strategies to meet your aspirations of promoting diversity in your organisation.
We are happy to support you with our expertise from administrative, sector, community, transnational and multilingual surveys. Under projects you will find examples of surveys in different contexts that we have already successfully conducted.
Your contact person: Deniz Yıldırım-Caliman (Head of Research), yildirim [at] zedela [dot] org
We take up the challenge of thinking together deficits in representation, critique of power and communities orientation. People in leadership positions have a special role to play here: in community contexts, they often bear formal responsibility and are therefore at the same time gatekeepers and supporters. In large organisations such as administrations, politics and companies, the question often arises as to how we can even get a foot in the door and into positions with the power to act and shape things, or how we do not reproduce the very things we ourselves criticise once we get ‘there’.
Nevertheless, and precisely for this reason, we are convinced that BIPoC communities need to address the topics of leadership and responsibility in a more targeted manner. With leadership formats such as the RISE Leadership Programme, we stand for this claim. The application phase for the next cohort in December 2024 starts on 12 August.
We develop leadership training courses to shape society with a strong sense of agency, a compass that is critical of discrimination and integrated into community organisations.
You want to know not only how diverse your organisation is, but also how different employees are doing in the work context? Is your organisation already implementing important measures to prevent discrimination, but you don’t know whether and how well they are reaching your employees?
We can help you answer these questions by collecting anti-discrimination data. Either by conducting group interviews and/or in combination with a representative survey in the form of an online survey. This way, you can identify groups in your organisation that are particularly vulnerable to discrimination and lay a data-based foundation for strategies to reduce discrimination.
Take a look at the study ‘Diversity in the federal administration using the example of the BMFSFJ’ to get a better idea of what the collection of anti-discrimination and equality data can look like in the context of an administrative organisation.
Your contact person: Deniz Yıldırım-Caliman (Head of Research), yildirim [at] zedela [dot] org
Even the best data does not automatically lead to change. Data and analyses must be set in motion and placed in the right place at the right time with the right people - combined with strategy and focus. With our work, we develop the basis for targeted political advocacy in order to translate community expertise and experience into strategies and administrative measures. In the GIAM project, we exchange views across communities on which statistics and narratives are particularly promising for communicating the experiences of racially discriminated communities and work on legal isues with strategic relevance.
You want to stimulate discussion among managers in your organisation in a basic presentation on diversity and discrimination? Perhaps you are already planning a survey of representation data, but don’t know what standards and pitfalls to look out for in the survey process and in the choice of methods?
We provide impulses, give presentations and design workshops on topics relating to anti-discrimination and equality data, empowerment and positive action.
Based on our research and analyses, we develop recommendations for action for diversity and empowerment-oriented developments in organisations and specialist areas.
We are happy to provide you with our expertise and customised formats - from impulses and event moderation to strategic consulting.
Contact: hello [at] zedela [dot] org
