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Rationale: few guidelines exist for evaluation of information products and services
Tara Sullivan gave a presentation on the progress to date on the HIPNet M&E Guidelines for Information Products and Services. The guidelines have been through two rounds of review (internal review and HIPNet review) and the core writing/editing team is in the midst of finalizing the guidelines for a final round of review by USAID and M&E technical experts.
There are a few areas where HIPNet members can help.
1. HIPNet members can help populate the guide with examples of the indicators from their respective projects.
2. In addition, HIPNet members can share a success story in using a particular data collection methodology, including its advantages and disadvantages.
The M&E Subcommittee of HIPNet will send out an email in the near future specifying how HIPNet members can contribute to these areas of the guide.
Click to view Tara’s presentation as well as a list of the indicators (for a ranking exercise).
Contact Tara at TSULLIVA [AT] jhuccp.org
Brian Pagels and Neha Suchak of PSP-One gave a presentation on the new PSP-One online resource center at http://www.psp-one.com/section/resource/
PSP-One is funded by USAID from 2004-09. This is a 2nd version of web site which was relaunched a few months ago. The goal of the resource center is to share private sector health information across private sector organizations. The resource center serves as a venue for sharing publications as well. PSP-One partners and other organizations can use the resource center to share anything related to private sector health
How to submit materials: Send them via e-mail to info@psp-one.com. What to submit? Anything related to private sector partnerships such as new clinical activities, collaborative activities, descriptions of launch events, web sites or links
Neha Suchak & Laura Raney Neha and Laura shared copies of a consolidated spreadsheet that contained information on e-mail lists, e-mail newsletters, and websites where HIPNet members can share information about new publications, new web resources, etc. Laura also volunteered to update the spreadsheet with new resources or changes. If you would like to see a copy of the spreadsheet or suggest additions, contact Laura at lraney@pcdc.org.
Nathan Golon, who currently works at PopCouncil but has experience working as a broadcast journalist, showed the group an online presentation that he developed which uses still photos and music to present an organization or issue in a way that is both dynamic and compelling. Nathan will be moving to Guatemala and, in addition to doing some work for PopCouncil; he is also interested in working for other organizations. Nathan can be contacted at nathan@nathangolon.com. His website (http://www.nathangolon.com) is currently being redesigned, but it is still possible to view the video he presented at the Hipnet meeting. He will be adding photo galleries and high definition video soon.
Nathan’s presentation led to a discussion of photo policies and hiring free lance photographers. We agreed to continue that discussion at the next HIPNet meeting. Organizations will be asked to share their photo policies, if they have one. Additional discussion of photography ethics can be found on the Photoshare web site at http://www.photoshare.org/phototips/developethics.php.
We also agreed to share information on free lance photographers or staff photographers to enable one organization to piggyback on a photographer hired by other organizations. Laura Raney volunteered to coordinate this effort. If you have a photographer who is planning to travel or are thinking of hiring one, please contact Laura at lraney@pcdc.org.
Sandra Jordan reported that Margaret Neuse has retired from USAID and that Scott Radloff has taken over her position. He will still be doing two jobs until October. Ellen Starbird, who was the head of the PEC division, is working as his deputy. Ken Yamashita is the new head of Office of HIV/AIDS. He has 20+ years of experience working at USAID. Chris Thomas is still working at HIDN. The three offices are working on developing a communication strategy for the Bureau as a whole – pooling their communication resources. Mark Dybol is the new PEPFAR director; he is thought to be a good choice by the activist community.
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers publication Sandra has been working with this group. The fall issue of their publication will focus on family planning and will include interviews/articles with Mechai (Thailand), the president of Madagascar, Jane Goodall, and Amy Cohen. There will be a reception / panel discussion on October 11 in Washington, DC. The magazine will also include advertisements, which can be purchased. They are also looking for broader distribution. Contract Sandra if you are interested in an ad, the event, or broader distribution. (sjordan@usaid.gov)
FHI is doing a project on long-term methods (LAPM) and looking for LAPM resources from other CAs, especially advocacy efforts. If you have anything, contact Beth Robinson (brobinson@fhi.org)
Sept. 19th – YouthNet end-of-project meeting at AED. Contact Mercedes Torres for more information (mtorres@fhi.org)
Heather Johnson (INFO) and Jessica Morris (FCI) facilitated a discussion on problems with shipping and customs. Some of the issues that were discussed include:
1. Excessive customs charges – seems to happen with different companies and in a broad range of countries.
2. Specific problem countries mentioned included Peru, Mexico, Bangladesh, some countries in West Africa
3. Sometimes letters of donation don’t work
4. Global Health Council – uses M-Bag which is not guaranteed and can not be tracked.
5. INFO Project uses ocean freight for large shipments (not time-sensitive) with pretty good results. The ocean freight provider varies based on country.
6. Tips for getting materials through included:
-Always use letters of donation and be discreet with declaring the value of materials on customs invoices/commercial invoices. Always include at least five copies of all paperwork per package.
-Some items require duties to be paid even though the purpose is educational materials. Look into this before shipping or you can face delays and additional charges. (CD-Roms are a good example)
-Try different shipping companies. For example, Alison Lee recommends a company called Go Air Express (http://www.goairexpress.com ) , contact person: Michael
Contacts at CAs with experience who might be able to give you advice:
1. Sherry Cotaco (MSH) scotaco@msh.org
2. Alison Lee (Horizons) alee@pcdc.org
3. Heather Johnson hjohnso@jhuccp.org
Action item:
Please share your own experiences and tips for best practices in shipping by completing this anonymous survey. If you have had more than one experience, you can complete the survey more than one time. All results will be shared with HIPNet members and we will try to update people as we hear about countries where problems are occurring or companies that are exceptionally good or bad. To complete the survey: http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?p=WEB225LSVGTDBT
Elizabeth Bunch, Capacity Project, gave a demonstration of the project’s new HRH Global Resource Center web site. Click Here for the presentation.
If you have materials related to capacity building, staffing, training and other HR-related issues, please submit them to Elizabeth at ebunch@capacityproject.org.
www.hrhresourcecenter.org
Includes specialized keywords related to HR issues
Includes reviewer comments on resources
Dec. 6, 11 am – 3 pm (tentatively at Global Health Council)
Draft agenda:
- Copyright policies of USAID funded projects (Barbara Timmons) - Creative Commons & alternative copyright arrangements - Translation issues and problems - Photography policy / ethics discussion
New HIPNet Co-Chair: Welcome and thanks to the new HIPNet co-chair, Neha Suchak of the PSP-One Project. You can contact any of the three co-chairs any time with your concerns.
Peggy D’Adamo, mdadamo@jhuccp.org
Laura Raney, lraney@pcdc.org
Neha Suchak, neha_suchak@abtassoc.com
Berman Janis, URC-QAP jberman@urc-chs.com
Boyle Laura, AED lboyle@aed.org
Broekhuysen Erin, JSI/Deliver ebroekhuysen@jsi.com
Bunch Elizabeth, Capacity Project/Intrahealth EBunch@capacityproject.org
Burket Mary, Pathfinder International mburket@pathfind.org
Campbell Sarah, Population Council scampbell@pcdc.org
Clifton Donna, PRB dclifton@prb.org
D'Adamo Peggy, JHU/CCP INFO mdadamo@jhuccp.org
Desai Anura, AED adesai@aed.org
Finger Bill, FHI bfinger@fhi.org
Flores Tina, Global Health Council tflores@globalhealth.org
Goldstein S.M., JHU/CCP sgoldste@jhuccp.org
Golon Nathan, Population Council ngolon@pcdc.org
Han Kerri, USAID khan@usaid.gov
Hutchinson Sherry, Population Council shutchinson@pcdc.org
Johnson Heather, JHU/CCP/INFO hjohnson@jhuccp.org
Jordan Sandra, USAID sjordan@usaid.gov
Kalscheur Sandra, AED skalscheur@aed.org
Klitsch Michael, GNG Engenderhealth mklitsch@engenderhealth.org
Lee Alison, Population Council alee@pcdc.org
Lewison Dana, JHPIEGO dlewison@jhpiego.net
McCaul Madeline, JSI/Deliver mmccaul@jsi.com
Mendoza Susan, Institute for Reproductive Health smm56@georgetown.edu
Moll Linda, PHRPlus/DA linda_moll@abtassoc.com
Morris Jessica, FCI jmorris@fcimail.org
Nugent Liz, Abt/PHRPlus liz_nugent@abtassoc.com
Pagels Brian, Forum One/PSP-One bpagels@forumone.com
Purtell Jacqueline, JSI/Deliver jpurtell@jsi.com
Rajani Nicole, ACQUIRE/EngenderHealth nrajani@engenderhealth.org
Raney Laura, Population Council lraney@pcdc.org
Sethi Reena, Measure DHS reena.sethi@orcmacro.com
Settimi Stephen, USAID ssettimi@usaid.gov
Shears Kathlenn, FHI kshears@fhi.org
Stewart Jaime, CARE stewart@care.org
Suchak Neha, PSP-One/Abt Associates neha_suchak@abtassoc.com
Sullivan Tara, INFO / JHUCCP tsulliva@jhuccp.org
Timmons Barbara, MSH btimmons@msh.org
Torres Mercedes, FHI mtorres@fhi.org
Triana Veronica, International Life Sciences Institute vtriana@ilsi.org
Zuiker Anton, MEASURE Education zuiker@unc.edu
Disclaimer: The information provided on this web site is not official U.S. Government information and does not represent the views or positions of the U.S. Agency for International Development or the U.S. Government.