Friday, was primarily a work day for the FHI 360 team – a needed one at that. With three projects to complete, Friday was spent knocking out component after component of various projects.
The first project that we’ve been working on is putting together literature regarding a correlation between adherence to medication and the financial support of savings groups. The idea behind this paper, is that financially supported community members are more able to focus on their health. On Friday, we used Mendeley, a reference gathering source like NoodleTools to help compile a list of relevant resources for the project.
The second project we’re working on is more on the technical side of things; with Dr. Callahan, research utilization specialist, from the contraceptive technologies innovation department, Chiara, Krishan, Salma, and I are working to design a presentation that both highlights the information of a past research study, but also engages the audience. One of the issues with traditional research papers is that for financiers, the information may come across as too technical, complicated, or boring. By engaging the audience, FHI 360 is more capable of garnering support and grants.
The final project that we worked on was the YTH or Youth, Tech, Health project. In this assignment we’re tasked with using social media to promote global health – a task which we’ve begun to accomplish using Instagram. With our Water.Wellness account we hope to promote global access through education, feedback, and partnerships with larger organizations like Swell. Our promotion plan is a line of Swells called the Swellness Collection, where pieces from the collection utilize artwork from developing nations. Part of the proceeds also goes to funding the construction of wells where water access is low. For the communities this aims to help, the project both provides financial support to artisans in the region, and also enables the community to get water. One of the primary challenges for at-risk water scarce populations is that low access to water impedes other aspects of life. How can a community be economically productive if they’re primary concern is dehydration?
