Remote Ultrasound capacity building for Antenatal Access
In partnership with the University of Saskatchewan, Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief (CPAR) will design and test a capacity building program that will increase access to obstetrical care in rural Ethiopia by bringing potentially life-saving prenatal ultrasound imaging – …
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INNOVATOR: Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief
REGION: Africa
THEME:
Health & Nutrition
Increasing poultry production in Zambia
OVO will test the distribution of solar chicken egg incubators with related training as a means to help farmers in Zambia raise more chickens, diversify their incomes and improve their overall livelihoods.
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INNOVATOR: OVO Solar Technologies Inc.
REGION: Africa
THEME:
Agriculture
Kieni Fighters Resource Centre for Women and Girls
KIDS Initiative will test a new holistic prevention program, the Kieni Fighter Resource Centre for Women and Girls, that addresses behavioural, biomedical, and structural risks of HIV/AIDS infection for women and girls in Kenya. The project, which includes training to …
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INNOVATOR: KIDS Initiative
REGION: Africa
THEME:
Health & Nutrition
Inclusive E-Learning for Ugandan Youth
Embrace International Foundation will test a new approach to self-directed e-learning through the use of Mobile Learning Labs, which consist of a portable plug-and-play server RACHEL (Remote Area Community Hotspot for Education and Learning) and tablets. The project aims to …
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INNOVATOR: Embrace International Foundation
REGION: Africa
THEME:
Education
Midwifery Active Digitization Empowerment Initiative for Tanzania
CNIS will test the use of digital augmentation to improve and expand the delivery of midwifery curriculum at Tanzania’s Nursing Training Colleges. The project will evaluate the effectiveness of digital learning as a cost-effective alternative to standard classroom training, with …
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INNOVATOR: Canadian Network for International Surgery (CNIS)
REGION: Africa
THEME:
Health & Nutrition
A platform against violence on women journalists in Sudan
Alternatives will develop and test a new digital database, Harassmap, as a way to improve the safety of women journalists and protect women’s rights in Sudan. By collecting secure data on violence and harassment experienced by women journalists, the online …
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INNOVATOR: Alternatives
REGION: Africa
THEME:
Gender Equality