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The project expands the Ifrah Foundation’s model of systematic change for ending female genital mutilation (FGM) to the Banadir region of Somalia. The model of systematic change uses advocacy, awareness raising (particularly on the health impacts of FGM), community education and empowerment to shift cultural beliefs around FGM. This expansion includes a media academy for…

…E.coli and a lysis kit 3)      The aggregation of gold nanoparticles in the presence of E. Coli DNA complexes was confirmed and demonstrated a concentration-dependent change in colour. Laboratory analysis provided evidence of successful water quality detection. Results were prepared for submission to a materials chemistry journal that focuses on sustainability. The team also…

…local foods eaten in the Luuka district and green technology, i.e., germinating, roasting and sun-drying grain were used. In addition, a nutrition education intervention was implemented, using behaviour change communication approaches to improve maternal and child caregiver nutrition knowledge, perceptions and practices. The project also attempted to involve herbalists to prescribe a balanced diet to their…

…importance of the prevailing burden of NCDs in the Kenyan setting to the attention of policy-makers/administrators, healthcare workers, patients and the community. This has led to a change in attitudes and practices, driving a move to create policies for prevention and control by the policy-making stakeholders, the expansion of scope of care afforded to patients…

…African countries: Senegal, Nigeria, Gambia and Burkina Faso. Their innovative approach addresses the social norms that support the continuation of FGM through three integrated elements: (i) social change communication training using a Training of Trainers model, (ii) providing small grants to support critical skills transfer at the community level through a co-financing mechanism and iii)…

…a pilot study using quantitative and qualitative methods to assess: o    Implementation Outcomes:  how successful was the lay counselor model? o    Clinical Outcomes:  did participating families experience changes? ·         Held workshops to develop scale-up models with 29 church administrators and local leaders, resulting in ideas for sustainable, large-scale dissemination through churches in Kenya. A total…

…50 to 90% at pilot sites. This was achieved by applying established engineering knowledge to produce technical solutions that meet the needs of agate-processing businesses without radical changes to traditional accepted work processes and practices. The project team also engaged and educated a significant proportion of the worker population, their families and even some in the…