Adapted the “Knowledge Award” contest she implemented during her internship to her own organization in order to improve the job knowledge of clinical staff. She has since integrated the contest with a new staff supervision system. Her applied project was so well-received that her organization has expanded its use to all of its 16 clinics, and it is now being replicated by her country’s Ministry of Health.

Conducted a market study and series of strategic planning workshops with organizational stakeholders to develop an action plan. The plan addresses future programming, staff development, improved financial systems, and better relations with the Board of Directors.

Augmenting her organization’s life skills and empowerment training for youth by adding agriculture and production activities to its existing reproductive health and related interventions (ongoing).

Promoted voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) services by training staff to counsel and refer youth for HIV testing and by incorporating AIDS and VCT messages into his organization’s existing income-generation and mobile clinic projects. This fellow has since fully institutionalized VCT promotion and referral into his organization’s youth center, and has become the point person for a youth capacity building project funded by UNICEF and UNFPA.

Organized a network of youth volunteers to promote reproductive health and healthy lifestyles. This network allowed her organization to expand its reach into previously unserved rural areas.

Organized a group of local men into an independent, non-profit organization committed to addressing gender-based violence and reducing the impact of HIV/AIDS. This fellow helped them register as a legal NGO; secured their start-up funding and office; and educated them in areas such as sexual health, decision-making, and advocacy. Other local organizations now approach him for technical assistance.
In addition, with financial and technical support from his PEAK host organization, this fellow launched a cybercafé for his organization. He now oversees computer and Internet training sessions that also incorporate HIV/AIDS prevention messages.

Conducted a qualitative baseline analysis of a new male involvement program. This fellow used the results to improve the service model for male programming, and her organization plans to introduce qualitative indicators into its evaluation systems, which have been purely quantitative to date.

Assessed the effectiveness of providing reproductive health information to young people during soccer camps. This fellow presented his results at the International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa (ICASA) in Nairobi, giving his organization more visibility in the international community.

Led the design and implementation of a population-based survey to evaluate her organization’s impact on individual and community-level reproductive health and environmental conditions. This fellow presented her results at a regional conference and published a “how to” guide describing the participatory processes she used to help local communities analyze their reproductive health needs in relation to their environment and then plan activities to address those needs.

Developed both a fundraising strategy and materials to market her organization’s consulting services for income-generation. As a result, her organization won a contract to work with the Ministry of Health and received a three-year grant from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).