The People's Panel applied a pragmatic vision given the amount of available funding and the one-year duration of the grants for the pilot. [...] A prime example is the community engagement session that contributed to the understanding of the community’s needs and establishing guidelines for the recruitment of the People's Panel, which then built on these and their lived experiences to co-design the funding opportunity and make funding decisions. [...] Activating diverse voices and perspectives from the community: The connections and ongoing conversations between the Tamarack project team and multiple actors (the People's Panel, PNSG, the grantee partners, and the WES Mariam Assefa Fund) contributed to the validation and continuous adaptation of the project that would not be as effective and responsive if any one component were missing from this. [...] However, considering the simplicity of the implementation of methods used and the sample sizes of the surveyed individuals, within the context of short-term projects, caution is advised when interpreting the quantitative data. [...] The process facilitated capacity building among the six grantee partners, the People’s Panel, and the local immigration partnership by providing training, learning opportunities, and resources to support the projects and the process.
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