Session 2: Voices of Practice: A series on meaningful community engagement

Session 2 | Empowering community voices and lived Experience for lasting change: Advocacy in action

4 December 2025, 2.30-4:00 pm IST

Join us for the second session in this series with Cristina Parsons Pérez, Capacity Development Director at the NCD Alliance, and Nupur Lalwani, Founder and Director of the Blue Circle Diabetes Foundation, as they explore the power of communities and lived experience advocates, in shaping policies, challenging inequities, and driving lasting health outcomes.

What to expect:

• Inspiring examples of advocacy in action from around the world
• Insights into the role of communities and lived experience advocates in driving change
• Strategies for supporting and amplifying community voices in health policy and practice
• A chance to reflect on how your work can be more inclusive, rights-based, and community-driven

Whether you work in research, policy, or community leadership, this session will inspire you to rethink the role of advocacy and equip you with ideas to create meaningful, lasting impact.

Be part of the conversation that turns lived experience into lasting change.

Cristina Parsons Pérez

Capacity Development Director, NCD Alliance

Nupur Lalwani

Founder and Director of the Blue Circle Diabetes Foundation