USC Global Impact:
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The FrontlineSMS pilot program began in the summer of 2009. The 2010 Jaalaka team will work on improving existing components and adding an analysis component to the project. The team aims to develop the FrontlineSMS beyond the pilot stage and to be used by a greater percentage of the Jeevanmukhi, a community organization that is comprised of people living with HIV (PLWHA) in the Darwad district. The goal is to scale up the program from 32 PLWHA to 100, and to increase the number of trained staff from 5 to 15 in order to expand the capacity and impact of the FrontlineSMS program.
GOALS
- Minimize technical errors that arise during data transfers
- Streamline data transmission from multiple receivers
- Eliminate loss of data during transfers
- Simplify symbols and codes
- Expand the number of participants in the program through a comprehensive outreach campaign
- Increase frequency and variety of automatic reminders to participants (e.g. doctor visits, pick up meds, personal care tips/info, etc.)
- Improve training of non-profit staff members
- Recruit and train more peer health educators
- Update training manuals
- Establish a system of error reporting and find local partners/resources to provide technical assistance to address future technical issues
- Build partnership with LEAD students to provide technical support/consultation
- Explore methods for replicating program for other STIs or public health issues
READ THE BLOGS
The USC Global Impact teams will be blogging about their projects, progress and experiences as they happen in India. Click here to read about their experiences. |
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| MEET THE TEAM |
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Candice Hung recently completed her first year in the Master of Planning program at USC. Committed to community and economic development, Candice spent the past year working for the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles.
Candice holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Development with minors in Political Science and Urban Studies. As an undergraduate student, Candice was the Director of the International Social Justice Network, and helped secure California’s divestment from Sudan in protest of the Darfur crisis. Candice has also interned for Relief International, a non-profit NGO that provides emergency relief and administers infrastructure development projects in Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia.
Candice has volunteered on grass-root development projects in Costa Rica and Romania. Candice's passions include: traveling, social justice, Taiwanese and Asian American issues, sustainability, and fantasy football and basketball. After her stay in Hubli, Candice will spend the rest of the summer backpacking through Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. |
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Jyoti Gaur attended the University of California, San Diego where she received an Environmental Policy and Biology degree. Upon graduating from UCSD, she began working for Heal the Bay, an environmental non-profit, where she worked on education and policy programs related to water quality. She is now obtaining her MBA from USC’s Marshall School of Business. She is a Society and Business Lab fellow and wants to use business to create environmental and social change. Jyoti is an avid traveler and enjoys observing cultures from all over the world. |
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Kailash Gajara came from India in July 2008 and started working towards personality development, leadership skills, multitasking quality and work in multicultural environment along with his masters degree from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. As Software Engineer he always thinks of creative ideas about Science and Technology but never executed. During his undergraduate education he had the opportunity to work with various organizations like IEEE, CSI, ISTE and now at USC he is a member of the executive board of Association of Indian Students(AIS). Has organized and handled various events in past 1.5 years with a varying number of students. Career goals include: Software Industry where he can use his computer programming skills to develop new software that reach and help mankind. HIs areas of interests are Healthcare, education and infrastruture development. In India, Kailash would like to expand the activities of his father’s NGO (research center) in rural areas of Kutch, guarat, India.
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Tisa Thomas is a sophomore majoring in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. She is currently serving as co-chair of Community Service for Associated Trustee Presidential Scholars. She is also the director of Community Building for the USC GlobeMed chapter, a non-profit organization which partners with grassroots health organizations around the world to promote health equity. She has previously volunteered at a village clinic in southern India.
Tisa is also a Siemens Westinghouse Scholar and a regional finalist in the Siemens Westinghouse Competition in Math, Science and Technology.
She is excited to be part of the Global Impact Program and is looking forward to working with the team in India.
One innovation she cannot live without is the internet because it allows her to keep in touch with her family. |
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"After meeting with sex workers here and listening to their diligence surrounding condom use and HIV/AIDS it is hard to deny that important progress is being made."
- Member of the FrontlineSMS 2009 Team |
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For more information about this program and how to get involved, please contact Polai Av (pav@usc.edu, 213.821.5000) |
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