Supporting African Health Initiatives
Results: 1 ) HTS Leaders Supported Health-Related Projects in 5 African Countries and
2) Provided Dell Medical School Recognitition Diplomas for the African Teams Health Efforts
2) Provided Dell Medical School Recognitition Diplomas for the African Teams Health Efforts
HTS in 2017-2018
HTS became more involved with PAYLP. We not only seek to inspire. We will actively support PAYLP groups that come to Austin. PAYLP takes place 3 times per year at the University of Texas International Office. The PAYLP goal is to teach African teen leaders social entrepreneurship. All HTS Leaders have experience with fundraising and community service. We planned to share our experience with PAYLP participants.
At the end of each PAYLP, five teams composed by three teen leaders, present a community service project. Most are health-oriented and all are supposed to be self-sustainable in the long term.
Our challenge this year is to:
1) engage more HTS leaders as PAYLP speakers to showcase how teen advocacy leads to results in America
2) establish an African network where HTS leaders are peers sharing experiences and know-how to benefit the world
3) encourage HTS leaders to fundraise to jump start one or more of the health-related projects presented
4) provide ideas to African leaders on how their teams could generate revenues to jump start their projects, and
5) design and print posters to support health-related campaigns suggested by these teams
HTS became more involved with PAYLP. We not only seek to inspire. We will actively support PAYLP groups that come to Austin. PAYLP takes place 3 times per year at the University of Texas International Office. The PAYLP goal is to teach African teen leaders social entrepreneurship. All HTS Leaders have experience with fundraising and community service. We planned to share our experience with PAYLP participants.
At the end of each PAYLP, five teams composed by three teen leaders, present a community service project. Most are health-oriented and all are supposed to be self-sustainable in the long term.
Our challenge this year is to:
1) engage more HTS leaders as PAYLP speakers to showcase how teen advocacy leads to results in America
2) establish an African network where HTS leaders are peers sharing experiences and know-how to benefit the world
3) encourage HTS leaders to fundraise to jump start one or more of the health-related projects presented
4) provide ideas to African leaders on how their teams could generate revenues to jump start their projects, and
5) design and print posters to support health-related campaigns suggested by these teams
Commendations for African Project Support
HTS Supports African Health Initiatives
Alex Mancevski, Sruthi Ilangovan, Elisabeth Torres-Schulte, & Bryce Yeazell
Alex's Health Advocacy Presentation at PAYLP |
Presentation for PAYLP |
Support and Fundraising
These were the African projects HTS supported by providing them
with posters on hygiene & waste management, or entrepreneurial ideas:
with posters on hygiene & waste management, or entrepreneurial ideas:
Sudan’s “Kind Hearts-Helping Displaced People in Sudan” to help inhabitants of decade-old refugee camp.
Uganda’s “Initiative to Reduce Teen Pregnancies” because teens and their children face malnutrition, diseases and death.
Zimbabwe’s “Student Environmental Management Association” where members’ efforts and
membership fees would contribute to waste management and environmental entreprises.
membership fees would contribute to waste management and environmental entreprises.
Tanzania's "Water Purification Project" to stop more than 3300 annual diarrhea-related deaths in kids.
Zambia's "Dare to Care about Cholera" to prevent the more than 4200 Cholera cases in Zambia last year.
Additionally, HTS Leaders Bryce Yeazell and Elisabeth Torres-Schulte rallied family and friends to raise $500 to jump start the Tanzania and Zambia projects. Tanzanian and Zambian teams will receive each $250 through the PAYLP Meridian organization and/or through the U.S. Embassy in their countries.
We are keeping in touch with all five teams to design posters for their campaigns, since many lack hardware and software for this purpose.
We are keeping in touch with all five teams to design posters for their campaigns, since many lack hardware and software for this purpose.
Recognition from Dell Medical School
HTS Leaders thought that recognition from an important institution like Dell Medical School at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin would give the African Teams more leverage when talking to stakeholders and potential donors to start their projects. Dr. Rene Salazar, Assistant Dean for Diversity and Professor of Medical Education at UT signed the diplomas.