PAYING PEERS IN COMMUNITY BASED WORK AN OVERVIEW OF CONSIDERATIONS FOR EQUITABLE COMPENSATION In partnership with the Paying Peers Working Group

This guide provides an overview of considerations for equitable compensation in community-based participatory research. This approach to research involves community partners and peers in the research process. Community-based research can also provide employment and training opportunities for members of the community, and a best practice of this approach includes compensation. This guide, developed with input from participatory researchers, and peers, identifies issues in compensation and provides considerations for equitable payment.