Monthly Archives: January 2015

By Rhoda M. Makato, Community Strategy Focal Person, Kilome sub-County The mCHW project is a mobile intervention that has overcome geographical constraints and provide innovative practice-based tools for training Community Health Volunteers (CHVs). The program has facilitated increased communication and support between CHVs and their supervisors, Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWs). In Makueni the Referral…

Niall discusses the main findings of his contribution to the HEART Topic Guide on educational technology in developing countries, which was launched on 13 November 2014. The guide offers recommendations to support UK Department for International Development (DFID) advisers on how to strengthen the design, implementation and evaluation of edtech programmes. For more information, see: http://www.heart-resources.org/mmedia/niall-winters-education-technology/…

We’re very glad to welcome Hannah Wanjiru to the project, who has joined us as a researcher on the mCHW project based at Amref Health Africa. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and Communication from the University of Nairobi. Prior to joining the project, Hannah worked with the AMREF Kenya as a…