Partners for Engagement and Knowledge Exchange (PEKE)

Gabriela Jimenez's second placement was in Winnipeg at the First Nations Health and Social Secretariat Manitoba (FNHSSM), specifically with Partners for Engagement and Knowledge Exchange (PEKE). PEKE is a research initiative that started in 2014 with CIHR funding. It follows reconciliation premises to enhance exchange of Traditional and scientific knowledge, and to incorporate a holistic perspective in health improvements in First Nations and Indigenous communities located nationally (Canada) and internationally.

Gabriela's role in this placement was to structure the Evaluation Plan to be consistent with PEKE’s objectives and Indigenous perspectives.

"This opportunity was very relevant for my professional experience, because PEKE is a real project in progress, that I had to understand to develop a plan for immediate implementation. The practicum timeline was short, which made it challenging and also a wonderful hands-on learning experience that was continuously supported and supervised by PEKE’s Coordinator."