ICEERS is looking for 15-20 individuals to take part in focus groups about their experiences with iboga or ibogaine practices and therapies. From therapeutic contexts, to traditional Bwiti initiations, to psycho-spiritual exploration – we’re looking for people with diverse experiences, including transformative, positive, or challenging, to share their perspectives.

If you’re interested, please continue reading.

ICEERS’ Iboga/ine Community Engagement Initiative is engaging with diverse stakeholders to give voice to their thoughts on what the key issues are for the future of iboga/ine. These stakeholders include treatment providers, ibogaine vendors, traditional African communities, activists and NGO representatives, regulatory agencies, scientific researchers, government representatives and iboga/ine users and patients. The goal of this project is to engage the global iboga/ine community in a process of inquiry to capture key strengths and assets, identify promising strategies and best practices, and build the foundation for a shared vision.

If you are reading this, it could be because you’d like to share your experiences with iboga or ibogaine with us. We are looking for people like you to participate in Focus Groups, where 7 to 10 people will share their experiences in a relaxed conversation. The groups will be held in an online conference room.

It’s important to note that we’re interested in the context of your experience – for example where you took part in a session or ceremony, what the experience was like, what might have made it better, how the providers/facilitators supported you – rather than in the content of your visions or personal insights gleaned. We’re looking for people with experiences in diverse contexts, including therapeutic contexts, to traditional Bwiti initiations, to psycho-spiritual exploration, and with experiences ranging from transformative, to positive, to challenging.

Your participation is completely voluntary and anonymous; all information will be treated with the strictest confidentiality. We will be recording the content of the focus groups within an encrypted system and identifying information from participants will not be disclosed under any circumstances. Likewise, everyone participating in any of these groups will also sign a confidentiality document committing to also keep the confidentiality of those present in the group.

If you agree with that, please click here to answer a few questions and to share your contact information. Not all who apply to participate will be included and we will inform applicants by September 2018.

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