BLOG #4: Team Prompts

1. List the top 20 questions your team needs to answer to advance the venture forward. Categorize the questions if necessary.
   1. Are there any similar ventures?
   2. Is there previous research that we can build off of to improve our project?
   3. What cultural barriers do we need to address regarding maternal health?
   4. How can we make our project self-sustaining?
   5. What kind of research and films have we conducted in the past?
   6. What are the incentives for people to participate in our films?
   7. How will we continue to generate new ideas for disseminating our films?
   8. How does the governance of Sierra Leone impact our project?
   9. What kind of training do we need in order to improve our films?
   10. What new film and photography skills can we implement in order to make a new and innovative product?
   11. How will we measure the impact of our films?
   12. How can we create films that are catered to a Sierra Leone audience?
   13. What are some challenges we anticipate and how might we overcome them?
   14. How can we scale the impact of our films?
   15. How can we build off of the progress past team members have made?
   16. What resources do we need to advance our project?
   17. How do environmental influences impact maternal mortality rates in Sierra Leone?
   18. Who are new partners that we can reach out to?
   19. How can we create new products to disseminate our films in Sierra Leone with the resources they use there currently?
   20. What are new film ideas that we can cover besides antenatal and postnatal care?

2. Develop and Visualize the Theory of Change (Logic Model) for your venture. Please submit a crisp visual.

 

3. Develop a Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) plan for your venture. Identify short-term and long-term outcomes.

• For the Outputs and Outcomes you identified

1. 1. What are your metrics of success?
      1. A reduction in maternal mortality rate 
      2. Increase in number of places our films are disseminated to in order to broaden our audience and the number of people we reach 
         1. For example, more conferences, publications, films created, & an educational product utilizing our films and research 
      3. Increase in healthcare professionals 
      4. Increase in education on maternal and child health 
   2. How will you measure them?
      1. Short-Term
         1. Number of women in the healthcare field 
         2. Number of courses incorporating education on maternal and child health services such as resources available, prevention services, or even family planning 
      2. Long-Term
         1. Reduction in maternal mortality rates 
         2. Increase in attendance at health clinics, hospitals, and facilities 
         3. Increase in health-seeking behavior among pregnant women