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Post by mollybrazil on Mar 12, 2022 17:04:05 GMT
I think the theory of change approach to global health programs is so important for success. Putting in the time up front to define clear, reasonable and achievable goals helps provide a more streamlined process. Additionally, defining these goals with the help of your stakeholders will help ensure that everybody is in agreement, or at least on the same page about said goals, and more importantly, they are what the community actually needs.
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Post by Audrey on Mar 14, 2022 2:53:37 GMT
I think the theory of change approach to global health programs is so important for success. Putting in the time up front to define clear, reasonable and achievable goals helps provide a more streamlined process. Additionally, defining these goals with the help of your stakeholders will help ensure that everybody is in agreement, or at least on the same page about said goals, and more importantly, they are what the community actually needs. I agree that this initial planning stage is critical to ensure everybody is in agreement and inclusion of local community stakeholders is vital. In the zoom meeting they described how the project was threatened when the NIH funding was cut unexpectedly. Having a specific goal objective early on though allowed the team to adapt the process and funding mechanisms without compromising on the program goal. |
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Post by Camille Robinson on Mar 29, 2022 12:13:51 GMT
I think some of the key principles when organizing a global health program are what the intended impact is, what both the immediate and long term goals are, and ensuring that local stakeholder involvement is at the center. When thinking about planning a program, you have to really understand the long term impact you want to make and then work backwards to figure out how to do it. The short terms goals need to be very specific and measurable to actually know if they are being achieved. Without measuring the change or impact, you may think you are helping but not actually contributing to any long term gains. Understanding the community you will work in, their goals and objectives and getting locals to help you achieve those is also very important. Without local involvement, it is very possible to be be well-intentioned but unethical. I think this was highlighted well in the reading about the short term global health experience model.
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Post by shobanaram on Apr 4, 2022 16:27:50 GMT
I agree greatly with what has been mentioned already on this thread. The theory of change model is fascinating in that rather than the initial focus being on the creation of tools/methods aimed at particular pain point/area of potential improvement, it puts the upfront focus on the outcomes. Particularly, this focus is on the creation of outcomes that are ethically sound, culturally appropriate, and directly relevant to the pain point that has been elicited. In working backwards, it is goal oriented and appears to be deeply invested in local stakeholder insight and expertise. It brings up a number of key program management principles: the need for true integrative local stakeholder involvement and collaboration at every level(who these stakeholders are/how they are chosen/what aspects of the population they represent is another important element to consider in project development), the importance of the actual goal outcomes (both final outcomes and horizonal outcomes), a deep and nuanced needs assessment related to the pain point, and constant re-evaluation of the project (i.e. is it truly working towards the goals originally set, and if not, do the goals or do the strategies towards the goals need to be re-aligned?).
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