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Category: Digital Engagement

COVID-19

EpiC collaborates with the Tulonge Afya project in Tanzania to increase demand for COVID-19 vaccination through mass media outreach and community mobilization

April 11, 2022
Andrea Surette, FHI 360 Theresia Mrema, FHI 360 Waziri Nyoni, FHI 360 Tanzania started rolling out COVID-19 vaccinations in July 2021 with a national goal of vaccinating 60 percent of the country’s 58 million people by June 2022. To address... Continue Reading

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Failing forward: Five lessons from building a virtual training and network of HIV prevention advocates

November 10, 2021
Aubrey Weber, Technical Officer, Science Facilitation, FHI 360 Casey Bishopp, Technical Officer, Science Facilitation, FHI 360 During our team’s efforts to develop the virtual HIV Prevention Ambassador Trainers’ Workshop and network of Ambassador trainers—to “do virtual better”—we inevitably hit some... Continue Reading

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The success of Mali’s online reservation and case management app: Using online platforms to reach those at highest risk of HIV infection

October 28, 2021
Jean Raoul Nsanganira, Digital Communication Assistant, FHI 360 The digital era has brought innovative ways for people to stay connected and reach out to one another. While social media use is low in Mali compared to other countries (10 percent... Continue Reading

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Keeping our ears and minds open: Monitoring and evaluation for a virtual training

October 20, 2021
Lilian Tutegyereize, Technical Officer, Science Facilitation, FHI 360Aubrey Weber, Technical Officer, Science Facilitation, FHI 360 To date, the CHOICE Collaboration has conducted three virtual HIV Prevention Ambassador Trainers’ Workshops with more than 75 trainers from four countries, and a fourth... Continue Reading

COVID-19

Going online to support HIV program providers and performance during COVID-19 in the Philippines

October 5, 2021
Michael Cassell, Senior Technical Advisor, EpiCBettina Kaye Castañeda, Senior Strategic Information Advisor, EpiC PhilippinesJoven Santiago, Social & Behavior Change Communications Technical Advisor, EpiC Philippines With an estimated 16,000 new HIV infections per year—sustained primarily by gaps in HIV service access... Continue Reading

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Mentorship that matters and relationship building for better virtual trainings: An interview with Millicent Kiruki, Health Systems Researcher, LVCT Health

September 30, 2021
Interviewee: Millicent Kiruki, Health Systems Researcher, LVCT HealthInterviewer: Casey Bishopp, Technical Officer, Science Facilitation, FHI 360 My colleagues and I were up for a challenge as we prepared for a 60-person, virtual HIV Prevention Ambassador Trainers’ Workshop with participants from... Continue Reading

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From virtual participant to mentor: An HIV prevention professional offers takeaways for every role

September 20, 2021
Choice Makufa, Senior Technical Advisor, Pact Eswatini I could not believe my eyes when I read the instructions from the facilitator of the HIV Prevention Ambassador Trainers’ Workshop: “Please read the entire training package and toolkit before the training begins.”... Continue Reading

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Looking to the future of HIV prevention training: An interview with Dominica Dhakwa, Project Director, DREAMS Zimbabwe

September 8, 2021
Interviewee: Dominica Dhakwa, Project Director, DREAMS Zimbabwe, FHI 360Interviewer: Aubrey Weber, Technical Officer, Science Facilitation, FHI 360 As a project director, do you see value in virtual trainings? Yes, there is value in virtual trainings. The current COVID-19 environment requires... Continue Reading

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Making it make sense: Logistical considerations for facilitating an online-only HIV prevention training

August 30, 2021
Casey Bishopp, Technical Officer, Science Facilitation, FHI 360 When my colleagues and I realized more than 60 people representing Zimbabwe Health Interventions and FHI 360 Zimbabwe had signed up for the next iteration of our five-day HIV Prevention Ambassador Trainers’... Continue Reading

Events

I Am Me and More: Celebrating pride, self-love, and creativity with EpiC Cambodia

August 24, 2021
Vinich Virak, SBCC Technical Advisor, EpiC Cambodia In June, the USAID- and PEPFAR-supported Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC) Cambodia team celebrated lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month by raising awareness of the need to address... Continue Reading

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