Week 7 : Group Partnerships

BLOG PART I

Partners:

1. World Hope
   1. We worked at World Hope and with their staff.
   2. They helped us because they provided us with workspace and connections in Sierra Leone. We helped them too because we expanded their reputation by involving them and tying them to our research.
   3. We should continue to participate in important projects so that we can continue our relationship with them.
2. Bettah Bakery
   1. They allowed us to use their spaces for baking the muffins and roasting the sweet potatoes
   2. We helped them develop their business model and they gave us access to resources we needed. We attempted to make it an equal relationship but there were some kinks that we needed to work out.
   3. It would have been a stronger relationship if they were further along in their business and we were able to fully rely on them for the things that they said we could rely on them for. 
3. Translators
   1. World Hope employee (Jawara) helped us connect with them and establish a partnership
   2. They helped us to effectively communicate and administer our questionnaires to the Sierra Leonean people. We compensated them for their work and time.
   3. To strengthen this relationship, we must keep in touch with the translators so that we can use them in upcoming years.
4. Wesleyan Church
   1. We were able to establish this partnership through our relationship with the Betteh Bakery (they have a partnership with the church)
   2. They allowed us to use their church as a platform to administer our questionnaires. They provided us with tables, chairs, and volunteers who helped us effectively gather data. We helped the church by helping them with their core goal: helping the people of Sierra Leone.
   3. To strengthen this relationship, we should be sure to keep communications strong even when we are not in Sierra Leone.
5. Allieu
   1. Partnered to help us drive our project ideas, connect us with Director of Food & Nutrition, general guidance
   2. ^ Introducing nutritious product for them
   3. More communication
6. Clinics/CHOs
   1. Our partnership with clinics and CHOs allowed us to gather data from mothers and children.
   2. The clinics allowed us to come and receive data from mothers and children. The mothers and children got to taste our food.
   3. This relationship was very beneficial. In order to make it more equitable and stronger we would need to bring enough food for everyone.
7. University of Freetown
   1. They gave us interns that we could use to help us with whatever we needed for our project
   2. We gave their students real life experience in their fields that they were interested in and they helped us further our project. We worked together nicely but it was not necessarily equitable; we are students in charge of other students. 
   3. This partnership would have been strengthened if we were positioned closer locationally 
8. College of Engineering (funding partner)
   1. The college of engineering gave us funding to conduct our research in SL this summer.
   2. To strengthen this relationship we can write a publication to bring publicity to the university and the college.
9. GELH (funding partner)
   1. GELH funded $1000 for each of us to travel to Sierra Leone.
   2. GELH helped us by making it financially feasible for us to go. We help them because we are giving them a good reputation and helping them contribute.
   3. It will be a stronger relationship after we do the GELH presentation at the end of October; they will know exactly what we did and how they helped us.
10. Creative Inquiry Dept
    1. The Creative Inquiry Department gave us funding for in country expenses 
    2. We gave them publicity for the project by coming back and producing projects
    3. We can make the relationship better by continuing to advocate and recruit new GSIF members 
11. Health Ministry of Sierra Leone
    1. The Health Ministry is giving us permission and credibility to work in the country and test our products
    2. We are protecting and helping the citizens of Sierra Leone
    3. It’s a symbiotic relationship but could be strengthened through more direct and reoccurring communications between us both

BLOG PART II

Ultimate Outcome that we want to see:

• No child in sierra leone should be malnourished or stunted

How to build a larger movement to get to this cause?

• Build a coalition 
  • Diverse group of individuals and organizations who work together to reach a common goal

OUR COALITION

Name: NewTrition Coalition 

Ultimate Goal: No child in sierra leone should be malnourished or stunted

People:

• Sierra Leone President
• Sierra Leone Honorables
• Health Ministry of Sierra Leone

We need these three partners to help us achieve our goal because they give us permission, resources, help, and credibility within the country. Their people respect them and honor them so if they are willing to help us, it will make our coalition more successful.

• Ministry of Health and Sanitation
• WHI
• UNICEF
• Mother’s Support Group
  • In country
  • UNICEF

• Soccer Player
• Sierra Leone Standards Bureau

These partners are more helpful in getting the coalition started and gaining a name for ourselves out of country. Allowing for partnerships and funding and support.