Sakina Health Evaluation

Sorry I haven't written in a while - we've been busy!!!

We have started and almost finished the Sakina Health Evaluation (SHE). We have had focus groups with the village leaders as well as other stakeholder groups in the community (men, women, church leaders, etc.). We have also done over 70 household surveys, which we identify via random sampling. It has been so fun to visit different households in Sakina. I have learned so much and I know that Emanueli and Irene have really enjoyed meeting different people in the community. They have become great ambassadors for Sustain Foundation and have spread their enthusiasm for what Sustain Foundation is doing in Sakina to the Sakina residents. It's really neat when I see people we surveyed in the street and we stop to talk and say hello.

Also, THANK YOU TEAM SAKINA and everyone who said hi on the FLIP camera. We received it on Friday and the scholars watched all the videos on Saturday. The loved it and will be videoing their own homes so that you can learn about them as well. They were so excited to learn that women are running the distance from North Carolina to Sakina and that they are named Team Sakina!

word of the day:
tathmini - interview