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Understanding and addressing the SRH needs and challenges of young women and girls in humanitarian settings in Nigeria and Uganda
Full text linkThis research project sought to gather and use evidence to improve the design and delivery of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services among adolescent and young women in Muna El Badawe Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp in Maiduguri, Nigeria and Nakivale Refugee Settlement Camp in Isingiro, Uganda. Following quantitative and qualitative research, the study found that use of contraception and other SRHR services is low. The data indicates this may be linked to low decision-making power, stigma, and lack of awareness. The study further found differences between the two locations that may help to inform and tailor future SRHR services across humanitarian settings, including around how concentrated cultural norms in an IDP camp impact decision-making and stigma differently than the more diverse population of the refugee camp
Capturing children food exposure using wearable cameras and deep learning
Full text linkChildren’s dietary habits are influenced by complex factors within their home, school and neighborhood environments. Identifying such influencers and assessing their effects is traditionally based on self- reported data which can be prone to recall bias. We developed a culturally acceptable machine-learning-based data-collection system to objectively capture school-children’s exposure to food (including food items, food advertisements, and food outlets) in two urban Arab centers: Greater Beirut, in Lebanon, and Greater Tunis, in Tunisia. Our machine-learning-based system consists of 1) a wearable camera that captures continuous footage of children’s environment during a typical school day, 2) a machine learning model that automatically identifies images related to food from the collected data and discards any other footage, 3) a second machine learning model that classifies food-related images into images that contain actual food items, images that contain food advertisements, and images that contain food outlets, and 4) a third machine learning model that classifies images that contain food items into two classes, corresponding to whether the food items are being consumed by the child wearing the camera or whether they are consumed by others. This manuscript reports on a user-centered design study to assess the acceptability of using wearable cameras to capture food exposure among school children in Greater Beirut and Greater Tunis. We then describe how we trained our first machine learning model to detect food exposure images using data collected from the Web and utilizing the latest trends in deep learning for computer vision. Next, we describe how we trained our other machine learning models to classify food-related images into their respective categories using a combination of public data and data acquired via crowdsourcing. Finally, we describe how the different components of our system were packed together and deployed in a real-world case study and we report on its performance
Integrating gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) in animal health delivery in Nepal (English)
Full text linkNepali version available in IDRC Digital Library : Integrating gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) in animal health delivery in Nepal (Nepali)In Nepal, women are often the primary caretakers of goats. However, they experience differentiated access to animal health services due to caste. Women from upper castes have better access to veterinary services, inputs, and information, enabled by their membership in goat cooperatives. Women from lower castes, on the other hand, have restricted membership in goat cooperatives and thus, less access to local animal health service providers and services. Consequently, they are less able to benefit from animal health campaigns or small livestock related business opportunities compared to upper caste women. A study by the University of Florida demonstrated the importance of integrating a Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) approach in animal health delivery to reach, benefit and empower women of lower castes and other marginalized goat-rearing communities to improve livestock productivity and health.Global Affairs CanadaBill & Melinda Gates Foundatio
Design and construction of gender and eco-friendly fuel-less generator for female artisans in Nigeria
Full text linkAfrican civilization has traditionally been patriarchal, and this male-centered inclination permeates all facets of daily life, including the way we think about product design. Most of the user’s centered design framework is very generic and lacks the inclusiveness that is expected to address specific related design issues. Gender-centered design, a particular user-centered design paradigm, has recently risen to the forefront of product thinking. This idea ensures that men and women receive the same benefits from policies and programs while preventing the continuation of inequality. The study used a descriptive and inferential statistical analysis for the questionnaire, and it used the House of Quality (HoQ) tool to map the engineering qualities with the Voice of Customer (VoC) that was retrieved from the participant’s recorded utterance. The HoQ was later used to explore the design of a fuel-less generator prototype
Improving the gendered design in housing and public spaces based on women’s experiences in Rwanda
Full text linkThis project explored gendered design in housing and public spaces in Rwanda to identify gendered issues and suggest guidelines to make spaces more accessible for all genders. Data was collected through visits to different universities, institutions and public spaces and surveys given to policymakers and beneficiaries. A gender analysis tool helped to identify how gender can be implemented in the design of spaces and a report with guidelines was written
Desarrollar estrategias de diseño urbano para combatir violencia de género en México
Full text linkEnglish version available in IDRC Digital Library : Developing innovative urban design strategies to combat gender violence in Mexic
Estudando o uso de artefatos para reconstruir a autoimagem e a identidade entre mulheres sobreviventes de câncer de mama no Brasil
Full text linkEnglish version available in IDRC Digital Library : Studying the use of artifacts to rebuild self-image and identity among female breast cancer survivors in Brazi
Usages de l’intelligence artificielle dans la lutte contre la COVID-19 au Sénégal et Mali : adaptabilité locale et acceptabilité sociale pour une IA éthique et responsable - volet « éthique »
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