Since 2020, The Pitch has supported 12 exciting innovations led by local and regional institutions, giving out $600,000 to organizations in Asia and Africa.
Throughout her career, Babalola has studied everything from sexual attitudes and behaviors among African youth to the role of social norms in HIV.
“Tina’s invaluable leadership helps foster an environment of self-reflection and growth – an environment where we can become better versions of ourselves in our journey to be of service to others,” says CCP’s August Summers.
“In emergencies, people must have the information that they need in a way that they can understand it and is motivational to them,” says CCP’s Natalie Tibbels, who is leading the effort.
A CCP-led program trains local shopkeepers in Bangladesh to be sources of not just supplies but information, notably on COVID-19 vaccination.
New guidance offers aid to manage Anopheles stephensi, a malaria-carrying species new to Africa that behaves differently than the ones it is used to fighting.
“This new visual, interactive dashboard is so important,” says CCP’s Mike Toso. “Now, program planners can pull up exactly what they need to understand, on their phone, in seconds.”
“CCP has changed lives around the world, and I am so proud to have been part of that for so long,” she says.
PMI and the CCP-led Breakthrough ACTION project created a toolkit to train faith leaders about how they can encourage malaria prevention.
Not all fevers are malaria, but CCP interventions in Nigeria aim to get everyone with a fever tested and treated, and to look deeper into cases of those with negative tests.
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