*Y.C.* Improving maternal health through awards with information and entrepreneurship skills
The Sevens community
This is a forum of women in each village who can be met with entrepreneurship skills to enhance maternal health, they are given basic facts about the subject and expected to give a feedback within one month of activity implementation in their communities, and each trained individual goes back and trains other seven members in the community of which these are promoted to different stages with different awards and recognitions
The more people reached the more benefit financially and they are assessed through their formation of clubs and visible small-scale income generating projects.
Maternal health as a concept of public health affects people of all ages, lack of information and inadequacies in financial matters limits access to better maternal health services and practices. In most of the developing countries of the world, many mothers lack the basic information, skills and facts about maternal health, in most cases women in child bearing age even lack information on the recent maternal services offered at health centres and clinics. Some just neglect the whole idea of seeking medical advice while a bigger percentage of mothers cannot access better maternal health services in their area due to distances to the nearest points for information and advice. In addition, most mothers in developing countries suffer from inadequate maternal health supplies in terms of information on nutrition, clothing and mama bag kits, most of them cannot access adequate finances to sustain their basic needs in their long periods of preconception, antenatal and post natal services.
Equipping mothers with entrepreneurship skills, a basis on which mothers can earn a simple coin to sustain the acquisition of basic needs; for nutritional, pregnancy preparatory services and recreational needs. This creates a safer environment to ensure the health of mothers. The information will be designed in a way that carries basic facts about maternal health
The entrepreneurship skills will be passed on to the mothers through home visits and family talk by the Sevens Community members
About You
Section 1: About You
First Name
KYEGOBOLA
Last Name
ROBERT
Website
Organization
Uganda Red Cross Society Iganga Branch
Country
Uganda, IGA
Are you an individual between the ages of 18 and 35 who would like to apply for a nine month Young Champions Program mentored by an Ashoka Fellow?
Yes
Section 2: About Your Organization
Organization Name
Uganda Red Cross Society Iganga Branch
Organization Website
Organization Phone
+256782995592
Organization Address
P.O.Box 554 Iganga
Organization Country
Uganda, IGA
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Your idea
Name Your Project
*Y.C.* Improving maternal health through awards with information and entrepreneurship skills
Country your work focuses on
Uganda, IGA
Describe Your Idea
The Sevens community
This is a forum of women in each village who can be met with entrepreneurship skills to enhance maternal health, they are given basic facts about the subject and expected to give a feedback within one month of activity implementation in their communities, and each trained individual goes back and trains other seven members in the community of which these are promoted to different stages with different awards and recognitions
The more people reached the more benefit financially and they are assessed through their formation of clubs and visible small-scale income generating projects.
Maternal health as a concept of public health affects people of all ages, lack of information and inadequacies in financial matters limits access to better maternal health services and practices. In most of the developing countries of the world, many mothers lack the basic information, skills and facts about maternal health, in most cases women in child bearing age even lack information on the recent maternal services offered at health centres and clinics. Some just neglect the whole idea of seeking medical advice while a bigger percentage of mothers cannot access better maternal health services in their area due to distances to the nearest points for information and advice. In addition, most mothers in developing countries suffer from inadequate maternal health supplies in terms of information on nutrition, clothing and mama bag kits, most of them cannot access adequate finances to sustain their basic needs in their long periods of preconception, antenatal and post natal services.
Equipping mothers with entrepreneurship skills, a basis on which mothers can earn a simple coin to sustain the acquisition of basic needs; for nutritional, pregnancy preparatory services and recreational needs. This creates a safer environment to ensure the health of mothers. The information will be designed in a way that carries basic facts about maternal health
The entrepreneurship skills will be passed on to the mothers through home visits and family talk by the Sevens Community members
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Innovation
What makes your idea unique?
Synergistic approaches to maternal health through the Sevens Community members, members will be equipped with information on basic facts and way forward on maternal health issues and passed to the other Sevens.
Family and group talks will help strengthen a concerted effort in fellowshipping for the health of mothers themselves as family talks will involve family heads and other stakeholders.
Improved income of women in the Community as a result of the clubs
Do you have a patent for this idea?
Yes
Impact
This Entry is about (Issues)
What impact have you had?
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Problem
In most of the developing countries of the world, many mothers lack the basic information, skills and facts about maternal health, in most cases women in child bearing age even lack information on the recent maternal services offered at health centers and clinics In addition, most mothers in developing countries suffer from inadequate maternal health supplies in terms of information on nutrition, clothing and mama bag kits, most of them cannot access adequate finances to sustain their basic needs in their long periods of preconception, antenatal and post natal services.
Actions
Group talks enhanced by door to door mobilization
Family talks with door to door approach field visits
Empowering the Sevens community with basic maternal health facts and skills
Documentation of community health records through the Sevens Community
Empower the Sevens Community with entrepreneurship skills for self-sustenance
Network with other health service providers to strengthen referral systems
Stakeholders’ meetings
The Sevens Community plan/activity review meetings
Results
Synergistic approaches to maternal health through the Sevens Community members, members will be equipped with information on basic facts and way forward on maternal health issues and passed to the other Sevens.
Family and group talks will help strengthen a concerted effort in fellowshipping for the health of mothers themselves as family talks will involve family heads and other stakeholders.
Improved income of women in the Community as a result of the clubs
What will it take for your project to be successful over the next three years? Please address each year separately, if possible.
The promoted Sevens will contribute 30 percent of their awards in cash to the Community which will be given to the successive individuals who join the club.
Each member of the first Sevens needs to reach the third generation of successors (1x7x7) to be awarded every month; this will help keep a concerted effort of recruitment of the members in the Community just like in Network marketing.
Each award comprises of a package of 17 dollars each month for 12 months, As long as one attains Seven members on board, starts the award, after the one year the award expires.
Lobbying from District pool; the Uganda Red Cross Society pool; solicited and unsolicited proposals; fundraising drives program for donations from generous organizations; individual and personal contributions.
What would prevent your project from being a success?
interference from other politicians and glory seekers
insufficiency in funds
How many people will your project serve annually?
More than 10,000
What is the average monthly household income in your target community, in US Dollars?
Less than $50
Does your project seek to have an impact on public policy?
Yes
Sustainability
What stage is your project in?
Idea phase
Is your organization a
Non‐profit/NGO/citizen sector organization
Is your initiative connected to an established organization?
If yes, provide organization name.
How long has this organization been operating?
More than 5 years
Does your organization have a Board of Directors or an Advisory Board?
Yes
Does your organization have a non-monetary partnerships with NGOs?
Yes
Does your organization have a non-monetary partnerships with businesses?
Yes
Does your organization have a non-monetary partnerships with government?
Yes
Please tell us more about how these partnerships are critical to the success of your innovation.
Networking as a core activity of the Uganda Red Cross Society, the organization liaises with partners in serving the most vulnerable people wherever they may be found especially in community service, service provision through referral, acts and offers auxiliary services to the government
What are the three most important actions needed to grow your initiative or organization?
1. To empower and facilitate Communities to improve their local health intervention and income generation.
2. To strengthen networking of community service providers and referral systems in the rural communities
Fundraising and partnership with other organisations
The Story
What was the defining moment that you led to this innovation?
In most of the developing countries of the world, many mothers lack the basic information, skills and facts about maternal health, in most cases women in child bearing age even lack information on the recent maternal services offered at health centres and clinics. Some just neglect the whole idea of seeking medical advice while a bigger percentage of mothers cannot access better maternal health services in their area due to distances to the nearest points for information and advice. In addition, most mothers in developing countries suffer from inadequate maternal health supplies in terms of information on nutrition, clothing and mama bag kits, most of them cannot access adequate finances to sustain their basic needs in their long periods of preconception, antenatal and post natal services.
Tell us about the social innovator behind this idea.
love for humanitarian work and community mobilization, improving public health and community contributions towards the most vulnerable people
How did you first hear about Changemakers?
Friend or family member
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Comments
Kyegobola,
Thanks for submitting this entry. What I like most about this entry is that engages the entire community in learning about maternal health and accessing services. I like that it is rooted in utilizing community members to be the driving and sustaining force behind the initiative. I'd really like to know more about you as and how you came up with this idea. I'd also like to know your thoughts on sustaining this iniative with the incentive program. If the "sevens" are to multiply beyond to more groups, will they be able to continue the financial incentive/ award component that seems to be creating the demand to participate in the iniative? If not, are there other alternative community and individual incentives you have considered using beyond financial that could also create demand for participation? Lastly, what types of communities (E.g. demographics) do you think are particularly important to target?
thank you for your comment, i think am growing in my initiatives
the idea behind working with women in low income earners' communities, this would be seen as an opportunity to earn in future and through their groups, they can be able to generate income from the entrepreneurship skills, each club member will be required to contribute to the treasury after every fortnight,as it will be agreed on by the whole system, this money will cater for the forthcoming beneficiaries. in addition, the beneficiaries will be contributing Thirty Percent of their Award to the treasury this will be controlled by the awarding officer while fund raising drives will go on through the local institutions, cooperate organization and individual businessmen, others will be through solicited and unsolicited proposals.
As soon as a member is able to reach the 49 members behind her in the network, then the person starts benefiting from the award which goes on for one year after which it expires
The project will be working with women to improve maternal health, the incentive makes them work tirelessly in recruiting, equipping members with skills and follow up with an anticipated gain after a stated period. however, the assumption is that by the time the person acquires 49 recruits it is a great work done,while other will fall out after a few tries and will not be eligible for the award but the intention will be to encourage them to go on with the work until the 49 people are registered under her.
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