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…village-level entrepreneur networks that want to operate the Mobile Vaani platform in their catchment areas. An equity investment of $400,000 was raised in 2013 to experiment with scalability models for the network. The partnerships with WRAI and JEEViKA have further demonstrated evidence of social impact through behaviour change and collective action boosted through the project.

…water filter. Outcome So far, 614 people are participating in the project and using the water filters. Although the product was accepted by people, some awareness and change of attitude in relation to water consumption is still needed. The entire population of the five project communities has been visited and home visits have been made…

…people with hearing aids, referred 16 people to audiologists/ENT specialists and sold 43 hearing aids. WWH found that 100% of the 21 clients surveyed experienced a positive change in feelings of isolation and depression after they received their hearing aids. Based on this work, WWH estimated that audio-techs need less than 60 minutes to fit…

…highest impact in developing countries, especially in South Asian countries such as Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Vietnam, Pakistan and China. Conventional technologies – based on coagulation, flocculation, reverse osmosis, ion exchange, precipitation and surfactant-enhanced ultrafiltration – have been developed to remove arsenic from water but have numerous drawbacks, making them unsuitable and unsustainable for small-scale industries. Solution The…

…and health, and specifically, female genital cutting. The project goals include: engaging 1000 youth, 100 activists, 100 elders, 50 traditional and/or religious leaders, and 10 FGC survivors; enrolling 300 other individuals in the “No to FGC” campaign. It will aim to increase knowledge, and to change the attitudes and behaviours of children after school visits.

…salts (ORS) and zinc that uses faith networks in Abia States, Nigeria, to identify and train a cadre of "ORS moms". These women serve to deliver behaviour change messages and act as community-based suppliers of ORS and zinc, two products essential in preventing deaths due to diarrhea. Thirty “ORS moms” were identified and trained in…

…sensitive and can diagnose active, latent and drug-resistant TB. The team proposed to analyze combinations of biomarkers produced by the host during M. tuberculosis infection, such as change in expression of INF-γ, IL-15, IL-2, TNF-α by CD4+ T cells, for TB detection. The hypothesis, based on T cells population analysis, was that they could develop…

…actual groundwater samples from three regions in Bangladesh and were working towards the final refinement of the test. The test strip displays a clear and consistent colour change when exposed to a level of 10 ppb arsenic concentration in groundwater samples. The team will work towards refining the prototype test to make it robust enough…

…would recommend PDEP to other parents. The parents also reported increased knowledge of typical child development, decreased approval of physical punishment, and strong beliefs that PDEP will change their behavior and relationships with their children. The team has expanded LF training to diverse Canadian communities and is supporting its further expansion in other countries. On…

…from qualitative research with refugee youth, and will provide a forum for youth to generate prevention and post-rape care solutions. The digital comic innovation centres youth as change-agents and knowledge producers of solutions to sexual violence and post-rape care and will use comics as a critical pedagogical tool to generate empowerment by engaging youth in…