LIVED EXPERIENCE
Knowledge shaped by experience
Lived experience is expertise. It guides how we listen, design support, identify barriers and contribute to meaningful change.
How experience shapes our work
People are contributors to knowledge and change—not simply recipients of a service.
Listening
We create respectful spaces where people can share experiences safely and on their terms.
Co-design
We design activities and solutions with communities, not only for them.
Identifying barriers
First-hand insight helps reveal where systems exclude people or fail to respond.
Influencing change
We translate learning into practical recommendations for partners and institutions.
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When our experiences are valued, our voices lead, and our communities thrive.
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Our community, our strength
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Learning together
Sharing knowledge
Building connections
Creating change
How people shape URP
Participation can take different forms and always begins with informed choice.
1. Share experience
Contribute insight in a way that feels right for you.
2. Join conversations
Take part in groups, workshops or consultations.
3. Shape ideas
Help co-design projects, services and messages.
4. See insight in action
Understand how learning informs decisions and change.
Your experience. Your choice. Your safety.
We protect privacy, wellbeing and informed consent. You choose whether and how to take part, and you can step back at any time.
Help create change through experience
Share an insight, join a conversation or explore a collaboration with URP.